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BJP is anti-minority: Siddu reacts to discontinuation of Shaadi Bhagya
Davangere: Lashing out at BS Yediyurappa over the decision to discontinue the Shaadi Bhagya scheme, former chief minister Siddaramaiah said that the move reflects the anti-minority attitude ot the BJP government. In an order issued on Saturday, the state government directed the minority welfare d
Corona Virus Scare: Tanveer Sait calls on State government to declare holidays for all schools
Bengaluru: Former Primary and Secondary Education Minister of Karnataka and MLA, Tanveer Sait on Saturday called on the state government to declare holidays to schools across the state in the wake of Corona Virus spread adding that the move should be aimed at keeping the students of the state. Sa
28 days paid leave in Karnataka if you have flu-like symptoms
Bengaluru: With the coronavirus scare spreading to Karnataka, employees can take 28 days of paid leave if they furnish to their employers a medical certificate from ESI or any government hospital. The Labour Department has issued a circular to all employers to grant the leave should it be applied fo
Shaheen school row: Play hasn’t caused disharmony, rules court
Bengaluru: In connection with the controversial play enacted by students of Shaheen Primary and High School, the district and sessions court in Bidar noted that the play has not caused any disharmony in the society. A row had erupted after the play, themed on protests against the Citizenship (Ame
Staff clean 86,000 KSRTC Buses amid coronavirus alert
Belthangady: As the coronavirus infection has been identified in Telangana, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) officials have directed the staff to wear safety masks and also informed to clean 86,000 buses from 84 depots that are divided among 17 sections effective Wednesday, Mar
PU Board exams: 2 held for circulating question paper online within an hour
Vijayapur: The city police arrested a student and a person police for taking a photograph of the II PU physics question paper and circulating it on social media. As the paper was circulated after the commencement of the examination, the Department of Pre-University Education has ruled out a paper
PU Board exams: Physics Question paper leaked on social media within an hour
Vijayapur: The PU board exams in the state commenced today and though measures were taken to prevent question paper leakage, the first three pages of Physics question paper went viral on social media within an hour of commencement of the exams. The incident is said to have occurred at Shanteshwar
Bidar sedition case: Court grants anticipatory bail to school management officials
Bidar: A local court on Tuesday gave anticipatory bail to Abdul Qadeer, chairman of the Shaheen Group of Institutions, Bidar, and four other members of the staff of the management in a sedition case filed against them for staging a play that was alleged to be derogatory to prime minister Narendra Mo
Karnataka government to move resolution in favour of CAA
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is contemplating to move a resolution in the ongoing budget session of the Assembly to implement the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA). Sensing strong opposition from the Congress to such a resolution, the government has decided to bring it through the back door, camouf
Karnataka man kills porcupine and posts video of cooking it, held by Forest dept
A 25-year-old Karnataka man was arrested on Sunday after Forest Department officials took note of a viral video of him killing a porcupine which was posted on his TikTok account. The accused has been identified as one Manjunath Biryalhissa, a native of Jewargi taluk in Karnataka’s north west Kala
Karnataka govt doctor faces departmental inquiry for being allegedly drunk on duty
A Karnataka doctor at a government hospital is in trouble after he allegedly consumed liquor while on duty and will now face a departmental inquiry. The accused has been identified as Dr Channakeshava. The incident of the doctor being inebriated while at work came to light on Saturday after staff
Maneater leopard mauls baby in Tumakuru, Karnataka
Tumakuru: A two and a half year old baby became the latest victim of a maneater leopard that has been terrorising villages in three taluks of Tumakuru district in Karnataka. The baby, Chandana, was playing in the front yard of her father’s farmhouse in Bychanahalli village in Tumakuru taluk, and
Karnataka: Yasir Hassan elected as state President of Popular Front of India
Bengaluru: State General Assembly of Popular Front of India(PFI), Karnataka state was held on 27 - 29 February 2020 in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district. New office bearers for the term 2020 - 2022 were elected. Yasir Hassan was elected as new state president and Nasir Pasha Bangalore as State Gen
2 construction workers die in Mangaluru wall collapse
Mangaluru: Two construction labourers died and one seriously injured when the retaining wall alongside the site collapsed on Friday afternoon at Karangalpady in Mangaluru. Sources said that the incident took place around 1 am when the labourers were working at the site. The fire department off
Freedom fighter and one of India's oldest men, Sudhakar Chaturvedi dies in Bengaluru
Centenarian freedom fighter, vedic scholar and a former journalist who had witnessed the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Sudhakar Krishna Rao died on Thursday in Bengaluru. Known as Pandit Sudhakar “Chaturvedi” as he was well versed in the four vedas, the scholar died at his home in Bengaluru’s Jayanagar
Infosys Foundation extends INR 18 Crore aid to govt schools
Bengaluru: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, has extended a help of Rs18 crores for imparting computer education in the government schools of Karnataka. An announcement in this regard was made in a meeting between Infosys Foundation chief Sudha Murthy and primary and secondar
33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria’s Idlib
Ankara: At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed as violence escalates in Syria’s Idlib province after an airstrike blamed on Damascus, with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg condemning “indiscriminate” attacks by the Assad regime and Russia. Dozens more soldiers were injured and taken to Turkey for tr
DK Shivakumar likely to be appointed KPCC president
Bengaluru: With assembly session around the corner, DK Shivakumar’s name is likely to be announced as the next president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on February 29 as per some sources. The high command is said to have rejected the earlier proposal of the party of creating two s