Karnataka
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Karnataka: Three killed as heavy rain lashes state
Bengaluru: At least three people were killed as incessant rain lashed Karnataka in the last 48 hours, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting downpours across the state till June 22. A…
- Bangalore
Anti-Agnipath protests reach Karnataka, 30 arrested
Bengaluru: Protests against ‘Agnipath’, the Centre’s ambitious scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces, erupted in several parts of Belagavi and Dharwad districts in Karnataka on Saturday, forcing the police to…
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Police use lathi-charge to disperse anti-Agnipath protesters in Karnataka’s Dharwad
Dharwad (Karnataka): Police resorted to mild lathi-charge to disperse anti-Agnipath protesters as they attempted to take out a protest march against the defence recruitment scheme here, officials said on Saturday. According to…
- Bangalore
Karnataka II PUC results : 61.88% clear exams, girls outshine boys
Bengaluru: Girls outshone boys in the Karnataka 2nd PUC exams this year, while overall pass percentage was 61.88 per cent. The result was announced by the Karnataka Pre-University Examination Board on Saturday.…
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Karnataka: Locals stop sending kids to Anganwadi centre after Dalit helper’s appointment
Bidar: In a shocking incident, locals living in a village in Karnataka’s Bidar district have boycotted an Anganwadi centre run by the state government after it appointed a Dalit woman as a…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru Idgah maidan row: Major face-off between BBMP, Wakf Board
Bengaluru: In an interesting development, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the government’s civic agency, and the Wakf Board have locked horns over the Idgah Maidan property. The Wakf Board has refused…
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Karnataka: Mother tries to smuggle drugs into prison for son
Bengaluru: In a shocking case, the Karnataka Police have arrested a woman on charges of trying to smuggle drugs into the Central Prison of Parappana Agrahara in Bengaluru for her jailed son,…
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Karnataka Prophet Row: Police says no to VHP, Bajrang Dal for rally
Mangaluru: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal (BD) have been denied permission to hold a protest rally against the violence amid protests in many parts of the country over the controversial…
- Bangalore
Modi, Nadda visit to Karnataka; cabinet expansion talks surface again
Bengaluru: The discussion on the much delayed cabinet expansion in Karnataka has again come to the fore ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president J.P. Nadda to…
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Karnataka: CET 2022 exam to begin from June 16
Bengaluru: The Common Entrance Test (CET 2022) – gateway to becoming eligible for seeking entry into professional courses in Karnataka – will be held from June 16-18 as scheduled. The exam will…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Justice B S Patil is the new Lokayukta
Bengaluru: Justice B S Patil took oath as the Lokayukta of Karnataka on Wednesday at the swearing-in ceremony organised at the Glass House of Raj Bhavan. Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot administered the oath…
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Basavaraj Bommai in tears after watching ‘777 Charlie’ movie
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was in tears after watching Rakshit Shetty starrer movie “777 Charlie” here. According to the film crew, the movie written and directed by Kiranraj K, is…
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Belagavi: 3 arrested for hanging effigy of Nupur Sharma
Belagavi: Three persons were arrested for hanging an effigy of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma from an electric wire resembling a public execution near a mosque on Fort Road, police said, on…
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Experts fear textbook revision row will dent image of Karnataka as education hub
Bengaluru: Karnataka has been known as an educational hub at the national level. Educational clusters are established across the state. People from across the country prefer to study in reputed educational institutions…
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Textbook row: Karnataka Min orders to drop Dalit writer’s poem
Bengaluru: Amid the controversy over revision of textbooks in Karnataka, the ruling BJP has ordered to drop a poem by a famous Dalit writer which says that the sun and moon are…
