Tag: Karnataka
35 Acres Of Land Allotted For Burial Of Covid Victims In Bengaluru
The Karnataka government has set aside 35 acres of land to exclusively bury Covid victims from the city, following some people objecting to burials near their dwellings, an official said on Thursday.....
Congress Bets On Man Friday Shivakumar To Revive In Karnataka
The opposition Congress has picked its Man Friday D.K. Shivakumar to revive its fortunes in Karnataka after three consecutive electoral defeats since May 2018 state Assembly polls, with the worst being in May 2019 general elections, when it retained one and lost 20 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats it contested in a pre-poll alliance with the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in the southern state.....
Girls Outshine Boys In Karnataka PUC Exams
Girls fared better than boys in Karnataka's Pre-University Course (PUC) board exams whose results were declared across the southern state on Tuesday.....
Weekend Lockdown Imposed In Karnataka's Covid-hit Kodagu District
A complete lockdown has been imposed in Karnataka's Kodagu district on two weekends (Saturday and Sunday) of this month in view of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, an official said on Saturday.....
Yediyurappa's Son Made Karnataka BJP Vice-president
B.Y. Vijayandra, second son of Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, has been appointed vice-president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state unit. ....
Karnataka Among Highest Covid-testing States In India
Karnataka has conducted 20 lakh coronavirus tests in less than five months to emerge as one of the highest coronavirus-testing states in India, an official said on Wednesday. ....
Treat All Official Languages On Par With Hindi: Kumaraswamy
Continuing his battle against the Union government giving preference to Hindi, former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday claimed that it has indicated its rejection of the demand to also give primacy to other official languages like Kannada by amending the Constitution. ....
Karnataka Imposes Rs 1,000 Penalty For Not Wearing Masks
In the wake of rising Covid-19 cases, Karnataka on Wednesday declared that the penalty for not wearing a mask in public places would be increased to Rs 1000 in urban areas while it is Rs 500 in rural areas. ....
Farmers Block Roads, Hold Rallies In Karnataka Against Farm Bills
Thousands of farmers blocked roads, held huge rallies and staged demonstrations in cities and towns across Karnataka on Friday against the farm Bills of the Centre and the Bills the state government has proposed to amend the APMC Act and Land Reforms Act.....
Karnataka Assembly Passes 9 Bills In Just Three Hours
In just three hours, the Karnataka Assembly passed 9 Bills including crucial ones like Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill on Friday. ....
