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Karnataka Cabinet decides to provide internal reservation among SCs
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to provide internal reservation among Scheduled Castes by categorising 101 castes among them into three categories, official sources said. In a special meeting on Tuesday, the…
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Verbal duel between BJP, Congress over Dharmasthala excavation
Bengaluru: The ruling Congress and opposition BJP traded charges on Sunday, August 17, over the ongoing excavation in Dharmasthala, based on allegations of multiple murders, rapes and burials, particularly of young women…
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Karnataka’s ‘study abroad scheme’ attracts over 5,000 aspirants
Bengaluru: Over 5,000 students have already registered for the Karnataka government’s ambitious Study Abroad initiative through the Karnataka Vocational Training and Skill Development Corporation (KVTSDC), under the Department of Skill Development. Encouraging…
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Dalit auto driver dies by suicide in Karnataka; blames police harassment
A young man from the Dalit community in Chikmanglur district of Karnataka died by suicide, alleging police brutality and caste-based abuse. The incident took place on August 13 in Samse village in…
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Karnataka BJP MLA offers Rs 5L reward for interfaith marriage
Former Karnataka minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bijapur district, Basangouda Patil Yatnal, has announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh to any Hindu man marrying a Muslim woman. “We…
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SIT uses ground penetrating radar tech in Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ probe
Bengaluru: The SIT probing allegations of several bodies being buried at various locations in Dharmasthala village has begun inspections using Ground Penetrating Radar technology, officials said. On Monday, August 11, the Special…
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Fact Check: Is Karnataka family labeled ‘fake voters’ by Rahul Gandhi genuine?
The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has claimed that a family of voters is fake. However, preliminary verification by the Election Commission in Bengaluru has stated that the…
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Karnataka CEO probes Rahul Gandhi’s election fraud claims, says Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said the state Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar has ordered an investigation into Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of election fraud. CEO…
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Kharge, Rahul to lead Congress ‘Vote Adhikar Rally’ in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will hold the party’s ‘Vote adhikar rally’ at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park on Friday, which is being organised in…
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Dharmasthala case: SC to hear plea against Karnataka HC order lifting media gag
New Delhi: The Supreme Court would hear on Friday a plea challenging a recent order of the Karnataka High Court quashing a media gag on reportage surrounding the controversial Dharmasthala mass burial…
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Bus services hit as transport workers begin strike across Karnataka, passengers stranded
Bengaluru: Employees of Karnataka’s state-owned transport corporations began an indefinite strike on Tuesday morning, severely affecting public bus services across the state and leaving passengers in the lurch. The unions went ahead…
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Dharmasthala mass burial: Skeletal remains found at new site
Karnataka: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged mass burial case in Karnataka‘s Dharmasthala on Monday, August 4, recovered multiple skeletal remains from a new site identified by the anonymous complainant,…
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Dharmasthala case: Gag order judge an alumnus of Heggade-run institute
Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge at Bengaluru Vijay Kumar Rai, responsible for passing the interim media gag order in connection with the alleged Dharmasthala mass burial case, has requested that the…
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3 held for poisoning school water tank in Karnataka to frame headmaster
In a shocking incident, the Karnataka police arrested three men for allegedly poisoning a government school water tank with pesticides in order to frame its Muslim headmaster and create communal unrest. Thirteen…
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Karnataka HC quashes gag order on Dharmasthala temple coverage
In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court on Friday, August 1, quashed the gag order imposed by a local court against media coverage of the ongoing Dharmasthala’s alleged mass burial case.…
