Tag: Karnataka

Karnataka government to double refreshment allowance for pourakarmikas

September 25, 2026 admin

D.K. Shivakumar | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday announced that the State government would soon issue an order increasing the refreshment allowance for pourakarmikas from ₹35 to ₹70. Speaking at the Pourakarmikas’ Day programme in Palace Grounds, Mr. Shivakumar said that a Cabinet sub-committee would be constituted to address the…

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UG-NEET: Third round counselling from September 24

September 23, 2026 admin

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will begin the third-round seat allotment process for medical and dental courses from Thursday (September 24). Candidates eligible to participate in the third round must pay the caution deposit by September 28, depending on the course and type of seat they wish to apply for. Those who pay the caution…

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Bengaluru: Union Law Minister Meghwal visits NLSIU; ABVP submits memorandum against documentary screening

September 23, 2026 admin

A delegation of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Bengaluru, submitting a memorandum to Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal at NLSIU, Bengaluru, on Wednesday (September 16). | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Amidst the controversy over the screening of a documentary on jailed activist Umar Khalid at National Law School of India…

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Court refuses to quash money laundering proceedings against Bengaluru-based real estate firm

September 23, 2026 admin

A view of the High Court of Karnataka. | Photo Credit: File photo The High Court of Karnataka has refused to quash criminal cases and money-laundering proceedings against Ozone Urbana Infra Developers, a Bengaluru-based builder and developer, and its promoters on allegations of cheating homebuyers by collecting huge advances from them and diverting funds on…

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C.V. Raman Nagar residents urge MLA to oppose elevated corridors project in Bengaluru

September 21, 2026 admin

The residents are part of a citizen campaign urging the government of Karnataka to scrap the proposed elevated corridors, and cancel the tenders already awarded for the project. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Residents of C.V. Raman Nagar on Saturday submitted a memorandum to their MLA S. Raghu, seeking his intervention against the elevated corridors…

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SIR: As against 80.62 lakh shifted, absent names, only 6.66 lakh Form-6 applications

September 20, 2026 admin

While people can fill Form-6 even after the final rolls are published, the current figures suggest that the number of net additions could be low in the final roll. | Photo Credit: File photo While more than 80.62 lakh names were deleted from the draft roll after being marked as shifted or absent, and these…

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Panathur Railway Underbridge submerged after rain, commuters struggle through hip-deep water

September 20, 2026 admin

Several vehicles stopped midway through the RuB and had to be towed out of the underpass. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The late-night downpour on Saturday (September 19) left the infamous Panathur Railway Underbridge (RuB) flooded yet again, leaving commuters in the busy east Bengaluru locality in misery the next morning. The incident once again…

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FSDA cancels 16 pharmacy licences, suspends 8, including Pfizer depot

September 20, 2026 admin

Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader. | Photo Credit: File photo The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FSDA) has cancelled the licences of 16 pharmaceutical retailers and wholesalers and suspended those of eight others, including the licence of multinational firm Pfizer’s depot in Nelamangala, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged…

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Number of drought-hit taluks in Karnataka may cross 200

September 20, 2026 admin

G. Parameshwara, Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister, in Davangere on Sunday. More than 200 taluks in the State are likely to be declared drought-affected, Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara said in Davangere on Sunday. “Drought-affected taluks will not be declared all at once. Another 52 taluks are likely to be declared…

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OFC menace persists in Bengaluru as new GBA regulations remain pending

September 20, 2026 admin

The dangling and low-hanging Optical Fibre Cables (OFCs) continue to pose a threat to pedestrians and motorists in Bengaluru, even as fresh bylaws to tighten regulations governing the use of roads for OFCs await discussion at the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). A reality check by The Hindu shows that even busy stretches in the city,…

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