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Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday announced that the Karnataka government would establish “Walls of Gratitude” to honour landowners who voluntarily part with their land for public infrastructure and development projects. The names of those who gave up their land will be etched on these walls. Mr. Shivakumar made the announcement after inaugurating Major Arterial…
A file photo of the Karnataka Public Service Commission building, near Vidhana Soudha, in Bangalore. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR “Unlike other States, regular recruitments have not taken place in various departments at the State government level in Karnataka,” said Gaurav Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary to the Energy Department. Speaking after inaugurating the National…
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Since the introduction of the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app for attendance under MGNREGA, workers have repeatedly reported difficulties due to poor mobile network connectivity. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Ahead of the rollout of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin), 2025 (VB-GRAM G), which is proposed to replace MGNREGA, the Karnataka…
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Nearly 20 reported technical faults and service disruptions have occurred across Bengaluru’s Namma Metro network since January 2024, with the Purple Line accounting for the highest number of incidents, according to Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya. Raising concerns over the repeated breakdowns, Mr. Surya, in an X post on Thursday, said that the issue was…
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The sale of beer increased the total Excise collection between May 11 and June 11, 2026, to ₹3,745.14 crore from ₹3,261.24 crore in the corresponding period last year. | Photo Credit: File photo Buoyed by a whopping growth in sales of beer after prices of some of the low alcohol-content beer came down — following…
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Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbu Kumar Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V. Anbu Kumar has requested all heads of departments to temporarily exempt staff deployed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) from daily biometric attendance and attendance through the Kartavya Attendance App during the period of the exercise. ‘Utmost urgency’ In a letter on Monday,…
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Bengaluru is one of India’s most economically important cities, and it’s safe to say that whoever is in charge of the IT city’s development wields considerable power and clout. What makes Bengaluru Development politically and administratively more significant than other cabinet portfolios? Will its bifurcation improve accountability and decision-making, or lead to coordination challenges? What…
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Every day, thousands of patients and their attendants visit Bengaluru’s major government-run hospitals seeking medical care. However, many of them are forced to navigate a host of pedestrian, traffic and civic challenges before they can access healthcare facilities. A visit by The Hindu to several prominent government hospitals in the city found recurring issues ranging…
Over 32,000 traffic e-challan cases were settled on day one of Fine Concession scheme on Sunday. The Police Department collected ₹96.73 lakh through various prescribed modes of payment. The rebate of 50% was introduced by the State government for pending traffic e-challan cases registered by the police. The scheme came into effect on Sunday. The…
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A child enjoying the rain from a bus window in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Evening showers on Saturday left several arterial and sub-arterial roads across the city waterlogged, leading to traffic snarls, vehicle breakdowns, and disruptions during peak hours. The situation was particularly severe in the eastern parts of the…
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