Tag: Karnataka

Common man may get a peek into Chandrayaan-3 at Bengaluru Tech Summit

November 25, 2023 admin

Priyank Kharge (right), Karnataka Minister for Information Technology & Biotechnology and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, on November 25, 2023 addresses the media on the Bengaluru Tech Summit. Photo: Special Arrangement One of the highlights of this year’s edition of Karnataka’s annual tech exposition, Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS), scheduled to begin on November 29, will be…

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Dash of dandiya and garba in Dasara celebrations in Bengaluru

October 20, 2023 admin

According to organisers in Bengaluru, every event draws in at least a thousand persons from all walks of life. | Photo Credit: Arivarasu M The energetic rhythms of dandiya and garba have taken Bengaluru by storm, with a variety of clubs and dance academies hosting these festive gatherings at multiple locations across the city as…

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12 Killed In Blaze At Karnataka Firecracker Shop

October 7, 2023 admin

Fireworks were being offloaded from a truck when one of the boxes caught fire. Bengaluru: At least 12 people were killed after a blaze broke out at a firecracker shop in Karnataka on Saturday, police said. Naveen, the owner of the shop in Attibele near the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, was offloading fireworks from a truck…

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BJP MP Tejasvi Surya On Cauvery Water Row

September 27, 2023 admin

Tejasvi Surya alleged Congress’ political benefits in helping its INDIA partner DMK in Tamil Nadu. Bengaluru: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday slammed the ruling Karanataka Congress over its mismanagement of the Cauvery water dispute. “Politics is being done by Congress party which is trying to favour their INDIA alliance partner in Tamil Nadu. Yesterday,…

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Karnataka Plans To Ban Hookah Bars, Raise Minimum Age For Tobacco Products

September 21, 2023 admin

The minister said the relevant Act will be amended. Bengaluru: To tackle the threat of young people getting addicted to tobacco, the Karnataka government is planning to ban hookah bars and increase the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21. Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said the government plans to amend the Cigarettes and…

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PM Modi Over Hoysala Temples’ Inclusion In UNESCO’s World Heritage List

September 18, 2023 admin

Yesterday, Santiniketan was also inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed happiness over the inclusion of Karnataka’s Hoysala Temples’ sacred ensembles in the World Heritage site list and said these temples are a testament to India’s rich cultural heritage. Taking to X, PM Modi said, “More…

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BJP, JDS Join Hands Ahead Of 2024 Lok Sabha Poll In Karnataka. But Why?

September 11, 2023 admin

Janata Dal (Secular) boss HD Deve Gowda and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File). Bengaluru: Four months ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) slumped to humiliating defeats in the Karnataka election. The BJP won just 66 seats and was ousted from power and the JDS was left, many thought, on the brink…

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Will They, Won’t They? On Talk Of BJP-JDS Deal In Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy Says

September 10, 2023 admin

JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy is a two-time former Karnataka Chief Minister (File). Bengaluru: Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy has dismissed talk his party has allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha election, explaining that negotiations are still in an “initial phase” and “a lot of discussions are yet to…

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Charge Against Centre

September 7, 2023 admin

Bengaluru: Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the BJP government at the Centre of being anti-poor and pro-capitalists. He also said that the BJP was ‘neech’ (despicable) and anti-humanity as they had denied supply of additional supply of rice to aid the poor. Karnataka had sought rice from the Centre to provide an additional 5 kgs…

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HD Kumaraswamy After Recovering From Stroke

September 3, 2023 admin

Mr Kumaraswamy appealed to the people not to take the symptoms of stroke lightly. Bangalore: Former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who has recovered from a stroke due to timely treatment, said on Sunday that this was his “third birth”. Giving credit to God and the team of doctors who treated him, the JD(S) second-in-command said…

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