Months after the government issued an order to employ physical education teachers at government PU colleges that have over 500 students, no measures have been taken yet. According to the statistics from the department of pre-university education, there are only 20 physical education teachers across Karnataka. This was revealed by[Read More…]
A 24-year-old man was killed after being run over by the SUV of former Karnataka chief minister, BS Yeddyurappa’s son, late on Thursday night. As per reports, the incident reportedly happened near Madapura Cross in Karnataka, when BY Raghvendra was on his way to his constituency. The police have reached[Read More…]
Nearly 101 Indira Canteens, one of Karnataka Government’s most ambitious projects to serve affordable food to everyone, will roll out on Wednesday. Notably, these canteens will serve breakfast at Rs 5 and lunch and dinner at Rs 10. Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi has inaugurated the first canteen in Jayanagar, Bangalore.[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a hospital in Bengaluru denied admission to the family members of a 23-year-old accident victim. The victim’s family alleged that he was not allowed inside Victoria Hospital on Monday for treatment. The patient’s family further added that they were restricted from entering as the guards and[Read More…]
The main opposition Congress in Telangana on Monday asked the Karnataka government to release water from its reservoirs to meet the drinking water needs. Telangana A letter was written by Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy, in this regard, to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also belongs to the Congress.[Read More…]
Tulasigeri village in Bagalkot of Karnataka weaves khadi cloth that is used for making the national flag hoisted at Red Fort and other such government installations. The stitching is done at the Khadi Gramodyog, Samyukta Sangha in Hubballi. Days before the nation begins preparations for the Independence Day celebrations, a[Read More…]
The BJP’s top brass aren’t happy with Karnataka unit after it failed to do much during raid on energy minister, DK Shivakumar. Congress leader Shivakumar recently faced an income tax probe. Though the congress attacked PM Modi and party national president, Amit Shah over the use of the taxmen, none[Read More…]
Soon after the Karnataka chief minister, Siddaramaiah asked the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited to temporarily redesign the signs at metro stations and remove Hindi names from them, Hindi sign boards outside metro stations in Bengaluru were removed by the authorities today. According to ANI reports, in Karnataka, after protests[Read More…]
Former chief minister of Karnataka, Dharam Singh passed away on Thursday. Dharam Singh was the 17th chief minister of Karnataka, a state in southern India, from 2004 to 2006. The veteran Congress leader died due to cardiac failure at about 9 am at a private hospital in Bengaluru. He was[Read More…]
Journalist Arnab Goswami has once again been caught in a stir of controversy as KJ George, Karnataka’s Minister for Bengaluru Development and Town Planning has filed a criminal defamation against the journalist and news channel Times Now. Goswami had been the editor-in-chief of the channel till November 2016. The minister[Read More…]
In a rare incident, a 32-year-old man played a guitar while doctors operated his brain of a neurological disorder in Bengaluru. The seven-hour surgery at a city hospital last week relieved the man of musician’s dystonia, a condition that cramped three fingers on his left hand. It was a year[Read More…]
Abdul Karim Telgi, a convict in the counterfeit stamp paper scam, received special treatment in the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail in Bengaluru, Karnataka, says a report by DIG (Prisons) D Roopa. Reportedly, Telgi received body massage from several convicted prisoners allotted to him. Telgi is also said to be infamous[Read More…]
General Secretary of AIADMK and convict VK Sasikala Natarajan was accused on Wednesday of bribing Karnataka director general of prisons (DGP) Satyanarayana Rao and city central jail officials for undue favors. A local news channel confirmed the reports and quoted Deputy Inspector of Prisons (DIG) Roopa Moudgil, who submitted the[Read More…]
An Ola cab driver has been accused of physically assaulting a woman passenger following an argument over payment. The incident happened when the Bengaluru-based woman tried to pay electronically through her e-wallet. She was allegedly slapped on the face and showered with verbal abuses by the cab driver, K B[Read More…]
A hotel in Bengaluru denied entry to a couple on grounds that they belonged to different religions. Shafeek Subaida Hakkim and Divya DV, a married couple from Kerala, were denied a hotel room in Olive Residency Hotel at Annipuram Main Road in Sudhama Nagar. The hotel authorities refused to allot[Read More…]
On the supposed ground of increased input costs following GST, liquor prices in Bengaluru stores rise by 13.28%. The liquor itself does not come under the new taxation regime and any increase in costs is not to be passed on by the manufacturer. Though, since Saturday, liquor stores have been[Read More…]
Karnataka will protest against Centre on imposition of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. While talking about the mounting protests against “imposition” of Hindi in Bengaluru, he said, “The Karnataka government will not tolerate imposition of Hindi. Hindi is being used in Metro rail citing the three-language[Read More…]
In another instance of duplicity, a man cheated over 100 women by posing as a central government employee on various matrimonial websites. He was arrested by the Bagalur police, reported The News Minute. The information gathered by the police upon interrogating him has revealed that he has duped over 100[Read More…]
Twitter is all praises for Bengaluru Police, as a city resident, Aparna Vinod, has expressed her gratitude for the cops for helping her out from a tough situation. Of late, Aparna was stranded on the road for an hour in the night, with a friend, and was struggling to find[Read More…]
Liquor ban on highways is about to hit Bengaluru in a few day putting a lot of bars and restaurants under the heat. The ban sale of liquor within 500 metres of highways directed by the Supreme Court is set to affect Bengaluru’s famous pubs as it is declared that[Read More…]
Two journalists in Karnataka were sentenced to jail on Thursday. Assembly Speaker, KB Koliwad, sentenced them to a year in jail for writing defamatory articles against legislators. Noted scribe, Ravi Belagere, the editor of “Hi Bangalore “, is also one of those sentenced. Both the journalists write for Kannada tabloids.[Read More…]
Now people of Bengaluru can get fuel delivered at their doorstep, all credit to a city-based start-up company called ANB Fuels Private Limited has recently started a new fuel delivery service called ‘My Petrol Pump’. This service which is currently available in few selected areas in Bengaluru offers both pick-up[Read More…]
On Wednesday, the Karnataka government announced crop loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000 per farmer. The move will benefit over 22,27,506 farmers who have obtained loans from cooperative banks. “Farmers are in distress. They have been demanding loan waiver. We have to respond to farmers, even though it will[Read More…]
Health Minister K R Ramesh Kumar informed the Legislative Council on Monday that 2,869 cases of fake doctors had been identified across the state in the recent past. He added that the government is to blame here as they didn’t take measures to prevent it at the preliminary level. Replying[Read More…]
In Karnataka, the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government is all set to announce a free health bhagya for all. Under the coverage, free medical treatment will be provided to everyone in both government and private hospitals. The decision is seen to be a move keeping an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections.[Read More…]
