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Thousands including citizens, children, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), city BJP MPs and Kannada activists led by 91-year-old environmental activist, A.N. Yellappa Reddy, congregated at Lalbagh on August 31, 2026, opposing the recent amendments to two laws the government brought in and the tunnel road project. Published – August 31, 2026 02:52 pm IST Source link
Rare blue-violet flowers add charm to kudremukh trekking trails, in Western Ghats of Karnataka. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Adding a distinctive charm to the beauty of the Western Ghats, a rare blue-violet flower resembling Neelakurinji has bloomed big along some trekking trails in the Kudremukh region of Chikkamagaluru district recently, attracting more trekkers and…
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Reiterating Karnataka’s opposition to the Kasturirangan report, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday announced a special session of the legislature to discuss the consequences of implementing the report and pass a resolution in this regard. “The Centre has notified the draft, and we have to file our objection. The draft notification has shocked us. We…
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David D’Souza. | Photo Credit: File photo Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said that legal action will be taken against persons who have shared and published audio clips related to a man claiming to be underworld operative Hemanth Poojary. The clips were found in a mobile phone belonging to Raju, an assailant arrested in…
MGP’s founding-working president Bhamy V. Shenoy and working president S.K. Dinesh have written to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot urging him not to give his assent to the proposed amendment to the Act. | Photo Credit: File photo The Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has planned a silent protest in Mysuru on August 30 against the State government’s…
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The drought had reportedly affected agricultural operations too, with only 71% of the targeted area sown so far Stating that the current rainfall deficiency in Karnataka was among the four worst recorded since 1976, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Monday indicated that the State was laying the groundwork to declare 102 taluks drought-hit at…
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Efforts are under way to prevent migration from rural areas of Yadgir district, which is facing severe drought, through local employment generation. | Photo Credit: File photo At Shahpur village of Malkapur Gram Panchayat in Bidar district, Narshappa, Shivaraj, Nagappa and Tukkappa, all senior citizens, have stayed back in their village even as distress…
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Shantinagara BMTC Airport bus waiting room, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Flaking paint, damp-stained walls and poorly lit interiors have left the air-conditioned airport bus lounge at the Shantinagara Traffic and Transit Management Centre (TTMC) in a state of neglect, raising concerns about the upkeep of a facility meant to provide airport bus…
1,07,96,415 crore, that is the number of voters facing possible exclusion from the Karnataka’s electoral rolls after being categorised as Absent, Shifted, Dead, Duplicate and Others (ASDDO), following the conclusion of enumeration phase on August 17. At close to1.08 crore, that is close to one-fifth of the State’s electorate. With the draft electoral roll scheduled…
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