Bengaluru: With an eye on Assembly election, due in late April or early May, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday presented a popular state budget for fiscal 2018-19 to please all sections of society. Barring 8 per cent increase in additional excise duty on Indian-made liquor, the budget spared the[Read More…]
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Siddaramaiah to present record 13th state budget on Friday
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, would set a record of sorts on Friday by presenting his 13th state budget and 6th in a row, an official said on Wednesday. Siddaramaiah will present the budget for 2018-19 on Friday though it will not be a full-fledged[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi asks ‘pro-rich Modi’ to waive farmer loans
Koppal: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to waive loans of farmers than working only for the rich, businessmen and industrialists. “Though the Modi government works for the rich, businessmen and industrialists, I urge the Prime Minister to waive loans of farmers who are the[Read More…]
Karnataka scheme for free LPG has no central approval: Government
New Delhi: Denying that the Karnataka government is implementing the Mukhya Mantri Anila Bhagya Yojane (MMABY) in collaboration with the Centre, the Union Petroleum Ministry on Tuesday said that the state is going ahead with scheme directly without involving the national oil marketing companies (OMCs), and thus does not have the[Read More…]
Goa minister uses abusive word for Kannada people, requests media to expunge it
Panaji: Karnataka has already started diverting water from the Mhadei river which would have otherwise flowed into Goa, its Water Resource Minister Vinod Palienkar said on Saturday and termed Kannadigas “harami” (illegitimate). He later said that the abuse was uttered in the spur of the moment and requested the media[Read More…]
People waiting to oust Congress government in Karnataka: Amit Shah
Dubbing the Karnataka government “corrupt at all levels”, BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday said the state’s people are waiting to throw out the ruling Congress in the upcoming assembly elections, due in April. “The countdown for the exit of the Congress government headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has begun,[Read More…]
Rs 65 cr illegal income of Karnataka hair exporters detected
Income Tax raids on human hair exporters in Karnataka recently resulted in disclosure of Rs 65 crore and seizure of crores in cash and jewellery from them, said an official on Tuesday. “Tax evasion even on income from hair offered by devotees in temples was found by our investigation directorate[Read More…]
Karnataka to buy 640 electric vehicles under central scheme
Karnataka will purchase 640 electric vehicles under the Central government’s Fame India subsidised scheme, an official said on Monday. “We have received approval from the Department of Heavy Industries to purchase the electric vehicles under the National Electricity Mobility Mission of the Central government’s Fame India scheme,” the statement said.[Read More…]
2017: Opposition parties showed some unity, face formidable challenges
Opposition parties face a daunting task to check the BJP’s rise and expansion under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the coming year presents them opportunities to do so in eight states that go to the polls. It will also test them for their ability to build up the momentum against[Read More…]
Protesters threaten to commit mass suicide if Sunny Leone’s performs in new-year event
The pro-Kannada group Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene burnt banners and posters of actress Sunny Leone in a protest against Leone’s participation in a New Year event. The protestors while protesting in front of the Manyata Tech Park in Bengaluru claimed that the actress participation in the bash would be[Read More…]
Christians attacked in MP over alleged conversion, 30 detained
Right-wing Hindutva activists attacked Catholic carol singers in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district and also set a priest’s car ablaze, accusing them of religious conversion. The police detained over 30 members of the Catholic choir group, including priests. The incident occurred on Thursday evening. Instead of taking action against the attackers,[Read More…]
Meet Nagratna, an HIV+ woman who is leading a healthy life and spreading hopes!
Meet, Nagratna Sunil Ramgowda, a courageous woman from Belagavi who has been giving hopes to the hundreds of hopeless people around Karnataka. Nagratna had no idea how her destiny will take a turn when she was told that she and her husband are HIV positive. The doctors had clearly told[Read More…]
Karnataka to promote start-ups with French collaboration
Karnataka has signed an agreement with Business France India to collaborate on promoting start-ups in five areas. “We have identified the five areas of collaboration for promoting start-up ecosystems in both countries,” Karnataka IT Minister of State Priyank Kharge told reporters on Friday on the margins of the Bengaluru Tech[Read More…]
OPDs in Karnataka private hospitals to reopen today after HC order
Private hospitals across Karnataka, including Bengaluru would reopen their Out Patient Departments (OPDs) on Friday on the advice of the Karnataka High Court on Thursday, said two official of the medical associations. “OPDs in all private hospitals across Bengaluru will re-open on Friday as advised by the High Court bench,”[Read More…]
Doctor strike shuts OPDs in Karnataka private hospitals
Hundreds of private hospitals across Karnataka on Thursday shut their OPDs again as thousands of doctors intensified their strike against the penal provisions in the amendment bill to the KPME Act drafted by the government. The four-day strike began on Tuesday. The OPDs were also shut on November 3. “OPDs[Read More…]
Tight security across Karnataka for Tipu festival
Security has been tightened across Karnataka on Friday to ensure peaceful celebration of the state-sponsored Tipu Sultan Jayanti in honour of the erstwhile Mysore ruler amid protests by the right-wing opposition. Additional forces, including the paramilitary troopers have been deployed in Bengaluru, Kodagu, Mandya, Mysuru and Mangaluru across the southern[Read More…]
40,000 private hospitals, clinics closed in Karnataka
Around 40,000 private hospitals and clinics remained closed on Friday as private doctors went on strike protesting against Karnataka’s proposed amendments to a medical bill to fix costs for private hospitals and penalise doctors. “Nearly 50,000 private doctors from across Karnataka will abstain from their duties on Friday against the[Read More…]
People living in Karnataka should learn Kannada: CM
People living in Karnataka should learn Kannada, said Karnataka chief minister, Siddaramaiah on Wednesday emphasizing that not knowing regional language would mean showing disrespect to it. “Everyone who lives here is a Kannadiga. Whoever lives in Karnataka should learn Kannada and make their children learn it too,” Siddaramaiah said while[Read More…]
13 killed in Karnataka road accident
Mandya: Thirteen persons, including 10 women, and a five-year-old child were killed when a mini-truck they were travelling in rammed into a huge tree here, police said on Monday. “There was also a sort of stampede as people scrambled to get out of the vehicle after the accident,” a police officer[Read More…]
Pioneer in development of Mysore, Tipu Sultan dies historic death fighting British: President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said the erstwhile Mysore ruler, Tipu Sultan died a “historic death” fighting the British and called him a “pioneer” in the development of Mysore rockets in warfare. “Tipu Sultan died a historic death fighting the British. He was also a pioneer in the development[Read More…]
We know who killed Gauri Lankesh: Karnataka govt
The killers of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh have been identified, said Karnataka government on Tuesday. “We know who it is,” home minister, Ramalinga Reddy told NDTV. However, it refused to divulge the details saying, broadcasting more information could jeopardize the case. “We have got clues, but we cannot tell[Read More…]
Gauri Lankesh murder: CCTV shows how the killing takes place
After journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot three times, she tried to run into her house in Bengaluru but failed. She collapsed outside, where neighbours who heard the gunshots found her lying in a pool of blood. The killing, which has outraged journalists, activists, and citizens, was reportedly recorded by security[Read More…]
Karnataka: Only one physical education teacher for over 1,204 govt colleges
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…]
Karnataka plans free education for girls up to post-graduation level
In a progressive move, the Karnataka government has decided to provide free education for girls in the state up to post-graduation even in private educational institutions. At present, the girls are provided free education in government schools and colleges up to undergraduate level. Now, the initiative will be extended to[Read More…]
Watch: Amit Shah mistakenly slammed Karnataka BJP president instead of state CM
Bharatiya Janata Party president, Amit Shah has committed a major blunder on Thursday while speaking at an event in Karnataka. Shah mistakenly named BS Yeddyurappa, president of Karnataka, BJP instead of Karnataka chief minister, Siddaramaiah while slamming the opposition party in rule. While he kept on speaking without even realizing[Read More…]