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Caste politics is rocking BJP ruled Karnataka
Bengaluru: With several communities up in arms demanding a fresh look at the caste-based reservation list, Karnataka is witnessing a cacophony of unprecedented proportion with religio-political undertone. Panchamsalis, a sub-caste group…
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Bangalore News
Yeddyurappa Facing Relentless Salvos
BJP hardliner and Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has become a source of acute embarrassment for the party, Government and Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa by relentlessly firing salvos. Though…
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Technology
Tesla to set up India’s first manufacturing unit in Karnataka: Yediyurappa
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa declared on Saturday that the US-based electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla will set up its production unit here. “American car company Tesla…
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India
Anti-cow slaughter Bill passed in K’taka Legislative Council
Bengaluru: The anti-cow slaughter Bill was passed in the Karnataka Legislative Council by a voice-vote on Monday amid protest by the Congress party and JD(S). The Bill, already passed by the…
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India
Karnataka: Major explosion kills at least 6 people
Bengaluru: An explosion of a truckload of explosives, suspected to be meant for mining, killed at least six people in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district on Thursday night and sent shockwaves in neighbouring…
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Bangalore News
Anti-cow slaughter ordinance ‘constitutionally valid’, says Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru: In a major boost to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the State, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday observed that the provision in the ordinance relating to…
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Politics
Doubling farmers income biggest priority of Modi govt: Amit Shah
Bagalkote: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said doubling farmers income was the biggest priority of the Narendra Modi government and that the three central farm laws would ensure manifold…
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Bangalore News
Karnataka cabinet expansion stokes dissonance, dissidence
By expanding his cabinet on Wednesday (January 13), Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) may have bargained for more trouble than he intended to resolve. He is facing a…
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Crime and Accident
11 killed in road mishap in Karnataka
Dharwad: Eleven people including nine women were killed in a road accident near Itigatti village in the district on Friday. Most of them hailed from Davanagere district, police said. The tempo-traveller…
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Bovine slaughter ban in Karnataka will hit the farmers hard
Bengaluru: Karnataka has clamped a strict ban on sale of beef since January 5 following promulgation of an ordinance banning slaughter of cows and bulls of all ages and buffaloes under…
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Union Minister Shripad Naik injured in road mishap,wife dead
Bengaluru: Union Minister Shripad Naik was injured while his wife and a personal assistant were killed in a road accident in Karnataka on Monday, police said. The 68-year old minister…
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India
Karnataka on alert to contain bird flu spread, blocks poultry from Kerala
Mysore (Karnataka): Karnataka is on high alert to contain the spread of avian influenza as it blocked entry of poultry and other birds from Kerala on Wednesday. The district administration…
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Karnataka: Days after chaos in Council, Dy chairman Dharmegowda found dead
Chikkamagaluru: Fifteen days after unruly scenes unfolded in the Karnataka Legislative Council where he was reportedly heckled, deputy chairman and member of legislative council SL Dharmegowda was found dead on…
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India
ED attaches assets worth Rs 4,109 Cr in Agri Gold Ponzi scheme case
New Delhi: The ED has attached properties worth Rs 4,109 crore spread across various states in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged Ponzi scheme, the agency said on Thursday. The…
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Bangalore News
Karnataka imposes night curfew amid new COVID strain
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to impose a state-wide night curfew from 10 pm to 6 am starting from Wednesday till January 2.The curfew will be in effect till…
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Bangalore News
Karnataka: Wistron says thousands of iPhones were stolen during violence at Narsapura plant
Bengaluru: The Wistron Corporation has filed a complaint at the Vemagal police station regarding the violent incident that took place at its Narsapura iPhone manufacturing plant. In the complaint, company…
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Bangalore News
Karnataka: Demanding better wages, workers ransack Wistron Corporation’s iPhone plant
Bengaluru: Disgruntled employees on Saturday ransacked the Narsapura iPhone manufacturing plant, run by Taiwan based Wistron corporation. As per media reports, the employees were unhappy over delayed salaries. According to…
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Karnataka: BJP-Congress engage in brawl in Legislative Council
Bengaluru: Ruckus between BJP and Congress leaders over the chairman post during the Karnataka Legislative Council in Bengaluru, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Congress MLCs heckled and pushed Deputy Chairman of…
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Karnataka: Lack of numbers force BJP to step back on anti-cow slaughter bill
Bengaluru: Fearing the loss of face, the ruling BJP on Thursday did not table the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill – 2020 which is also popularly…
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Karnataka passes ‘most stringent’ anti-cow slaughter Bill
Bengaluru: Amid din in the Assembly, the Karnataka government on Wednesday passed the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2020, which is also known as the anti-cow slaughter…
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Farmers who commit suicide are cowards, says Karnataka Minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Agriculture Minister B C Patil on Thursday said farmers who commit suicide are cowards, drawing flak from the opposition. “The farmers who commit suicide are cowards. Only a…
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Bangalore News
Cyclone Nivar to hit Karnataka, IMD issues yellow alert
Bengaluru: The ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm Nivar, which is moving towards northwest direction is excepted to turn into a normal cyclonic storm in the South Interior districts of Karnataka, India…
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Bangalore News
Setting up of Maratha Development Corporation stirs linguistic cauldron in Karnataka
Karnataka may face a statewide bandh on December 5 if the Yeddiyurapa government refuses to rescind its decision to set up a Maratha Development Corporation. Organisations representing interest of Kannada…
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Bangalore News
Karnataka, UK to collaborate in diverse sectors to spur growth
Bengaluru: Karnataka would collaborate with the UK in diverse sectors such as renewable energy, pollution control, animation, gaming, regulatory sandboxes and waste management, said state Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on…
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India
Ban on ‘Love Jihad’, cow slaughter in Karnataka soon: BJP leader C T Ravi
Bengaluru: A ban on ‘Love Jihad’ and cow slaughter would be a reality in Karnataka very soon, BJP national general secretary C T Ravi said on Friday. The former Karnataka Minister,…
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Bangalore News
Karnataka by-elections: Yediyurappa can breathe easy with two wins
Bengaluru: By wrapping up the two Assembly seats—Rajarajeshwari Nagar in Bengaluru Urban district and the rural seat of Sira—the BJP has shown that not only its grip over the electorate remains…
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India
‘K’taka to act tough on marriages involving religious conversion’
Bengaluru: A Karnataka minister has said that the state government would soon enact a law to ban religious conversions for the sake of marriage. BJP national general secretary Taking to…
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750 kg stingray caught in Karnataka, video clip goes viral
Udupi (Karnataka): A deep sea fishing boat that had sailed off from the Malpe port found that a giant stingray fish was trapped in its net. The fishermen of the area…
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Army pressed into service in 4 flood-hit Karnataka dists; CM to undertake aerial survey
Kalaburagi: The flood situation remained grim on Sunday in four districts of Karnataka with Krishna and Bhima rivers in spate as the Army, the national and state disaster response forces undertook…
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Bollywood News
Kangana Ranaut in trouble as police files FIR against her over farmers tweet
Mumbai: Karnataka police on Tuesday registered an FIR has been registered against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut by Karnataka over her tweet allegedly targeting farmers protesting against the central farm laws.…
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