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File photo Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Labour, Santosh Lad, stated on Monday that the government is under pressure from the IT industry to bring forth new legislation proposing extra hours of work for techies, but is evaluating the matter. He clarified that the government is still evaluating the Bill that would allow software professionals to…
Representational Image New Delhi: Amid a huge uproar over a bill that directed private firms in Karnataka to reserve jobs for Kannadigas, the state government is now planning to raise the IT staff’s working hours to 14 per day, the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) said on Saturday. According to the KITU, the proposal…
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The landslide occurred near Shirur village in Ankola Taluk on National Highway 66 on Tuesday. Bengaluru: Four people were killed and three others went missing in a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains in the Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka, a senior officer said. The landslide occurred near Shirur village in Ankola Taluk on National…
The superintendents of the districts supervised the raids. Bengaluru: Lokayukta sleuths on Thursday conducted raids at 56 places across the state and found that 11 government officers and engineers had amassed assets worth Rs 45.14 crore that are disproportionate to their known sources of income, the office of the Lokayukta said. In an early morning…
The Karnataka deputy chief minister said there was nothing wrong with the move. Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) should be “ashamed” for issuing a notice to the state government in connection with the alleged diversion of funds meant for SC/STs. The deputy…
Karnataka found eight Kebab samples unsafe due to the use of artificial colour (Representative) New Delhi: The Karnataka government on Monday prohibited the use of artificial colouring agents in the preparation of vegetarian, chicken and fish kebabs in the state, saying it can have a serious impact on the health of the public. Announcing the…
One student was injured in the fight inside the college auditorium: Report (Representational) Bidar: A clash broke out between two groups of students at an engineering college here over playing a song from actor Prabhas-starrer ‘Adipurush‘ at a cultural event on Wednesday, police sources said. Soon after the ‘Jai Sriram’ song was played, a section…
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SkyServe, a Bengaluru-based space tech and edge computing technology company, has announced that it has successfully achieved Smart Earth Imaging in orbit. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Bengaluru-based space tech and edge computing technology company SkyServe has announced that it has successfully achieved Smart Earth Imaging in orbit. In mid-April, SkyServe collaborated with space logistics…
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KS Eshwarappa files his nomination papers for Lok Sabha elections. (FILE) New Delhi: The Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka is gearing up for a three-way battle with children of former Chief Ministers and a veteran leader in the fray. BJP has fielded sitting MP BY Raghvendra, son of former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and…
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New Delhi: Karnataka government has urged the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to seek other nations help to trace JDS leader Prajwal Revanna, who is accused of allegedly raping multiple women. Revanna, the grandson of former prime minister Deve Gowda, left the country after videos showing him allegedly harassing women surfaced on social media, triggering…
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