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…]
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Telengana Congress urges Karnataka gov to release water
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…]
Unnoticed flag-makers of India who are only remembered on 15 Aug and 26 Jan
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…]
BJP unhappy over Karnataka units’ ‘failure’ to show state protecting corrupt during DKS raid
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…]
Against Hindi imposition, Bengaluru Metro removes Hindi sign boards
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…]
Karnataka minister files defamation case against Arnab Goswami
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…]
Aadhaar row: Karnataka, Punjab, West Bengal, Puducherry back right to privacy
Three states along with one Union territory including Karnataka, Punjab, West Bengal and Puducherry backed the constitutionality of the right to privacy on Wednesday. Kapil Sibal, who represented these states, told Supreme Court that with the advent of technology that is pervasive in nature, the state had become dominant enough[Read More…]
India and US seeing rise in hate crimes and have little regard for the poor: Martin Luther King III
A three-day conference is being organised in Karnataka on Dalit icon, BR Ambedkar, and the state of Dalits in the country. In his inaugural address at the symposium on Friday, human rights activist and social reformer, Martin Luther King III drew a parallel between India and the US, and said[Read More…]
Sasikala gave 2 Cr to Karnataka prison officials for VIP treatment, says DG Prison
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…]
22 states abolish check posts after GST rollout
Just three days after the GST rollout, as many as 22 states have removed check posts. With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax GST, states such as Delhi, West Bengal and Maharashtra have abolished check-posts; while states, including Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and some north-eastern states, are also in[Read More…]
After GST roll-out, Bengaluru shops hike liquor prices
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 to protest against imposition of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states
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…]
Karnataka: Man arrested for defrauding over 100 women for money and sexual favours
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…]
Liquor ban on highway to hit Bengaluru soon!
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 Karnataka journalists sentenced to jail for writing defamatory articles
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…]
‘My Petrol Pump’ delivers fuel at your doorstep!
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…]
Alarming rise of numbers of fake doctors in Karnataka
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…]
Karnataka: Free health bhagya for all soon
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…]
Karnataka to launch ‘Treat All Policy’ for HIV patients
Karnataka is going to launch a ‘Treat All Policy’ on Wednesday considering just less than half of HIV patients are registered with anti retroviral therapy (ART) and receiving treatment. With the new policy at place, an additional 20,000 patients will be eligible for ART. Karnataka is among the eight high-prevalence[Read More…]
Many in Karnataka don’t know national anthem: Shiv Sena Goa President
In a statement that could strike political controversy, Shiv Sena Goa unit president Shivprasad Joshi said many people in neighbouring Karnataka cannot sing the national anthem. “People in Goa are patriots. I know many students who can sing complete Vande Mataram unlike Karnataka where many people do not even know[Read More…]
Woman unfolds her story: Sex slave for three years
Over the years, the number of rape cases and women molestation has been vehemently increasing. The subjugation of women has become a daily trend for today’s world. Recently in Karnataka, a woman was allegedly used a sex slave for three years by a gang of men and was later left[Read More…]
No more VIP culture in Karnataka: Ambulance overtakes CM’s convoy
In a blow to the VIP culture, an ambulance of Hosmat hospital, which was carrying an emergency patient, was given precedence over Chief Minister of Karnataka convoy. The ambulance was allowed to overtake CM of Karnataka convoy with their concurrence. “BTP (Bangalore Traffic police) stood by my instructions to prioritise[Read More…]
Civil court grants anticipatory bail to Karnataka’s ex-CM Kumaraswamy
On Wednesday, a city civil court awarded a 7 day anticipatory bail to former Karnataka CM and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) lawmaker H.D. Kumaraswamy. He is allegedly involved in a mining scam in which a serving IAS officer was arrested on Monday. Kumaraswamy, who was the JD-S Chief Minister in 2006-07,[Read More…]
Court orders Ananth Kumar, Yeddyurappa to give voice samples
Union Minister Ananth Kumar and Karnataka Bhartiya Jantha Party (BJP) chief BS Yeddyurappa were on Saturday directed by an additional chief metropolitan magistrate court to appear before the cyber crime cell in seven days and give voice samples. This is in connection with a case where the Cyber Crime police are probing[Read More…]
Karnataka: Petrol pumps to remain shut on Sundays from May 14
Karnataka Federation of Petroleum Traders has decided to shut all 3,000 filling stations in the state on all Sundays starting from May 14. The petrol bunks will remain open for the customers for only 12 hours from May 15, 2017. The move came after the federation decided to back protest initiated[Read More…]