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Rumors of change in Karnataka CM do rounds after B S Yediyurappa’s Delhi trip

Senior ReporterSeptember 18, 2020

Political circles across Karnataka are abuzz with talk that the chief minister could be changed by December citing Yediyurappa’s age-related problems, while it is also being said that the March...

Education National

More than 60,000 Karnataka Anganwadi teachers to get smartphones

Senior ReporterSeptember 15, 2020September 16, 2020

More than 60,000 Anganwadi teachers in the state are going tech-savvy as the Karnataka state government is providing them smartphones which will be part of their daily work. Under the...

National

Wave of anti-hindi sentiments sweeps across New generation Kannada Activists

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterSeptember 13, 2020September 13, 2020

A wave of ‘anti-Hindi imposition’ sentiment is gaining momentum in Karnataka on the back of social media campaigns by pro-Kannada activists who range across the ideological spectrum from the Left...

Education National

Karnataka Private Schools plan to introduce ‘COVID fees’

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterSeptember 10, 2020

Private school managements in Karnataka plan to increase maintenance fees to ensure regular sanitisation of premises and other precautionary measures. Some are increasing it under the special head “COVID fees”....

National Science & Tech

Ayush doctors in Karnataka barred from practicing allopathy in emergencies

Senior ReporterSeptember 10, 2020

Karnataka state government has barred the AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sidda and Homeopathy) doctors from prescribing allopathic drugs in emergencies. Earlier they were authorised to do so. The order states,...

National Travel

Karnataka CM inaugurates Air Ambulance Service

Rajalakshmi ,Senior Staff ReporterSeptember 8, 2020

Bengaluru-based ICATT Kyathi's integrated air ambulance services was inaugurated by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and the entire top brass of the Karnataka Government including two Deputy CMs, health minister,...

Lifestyle National

Karnataka Temples serve Marijuana as Prasad to attain ‘enlightenment’

Senior ReporterSeptember 6, 2020September 8, 2020

Marijuana, a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant, is facing crackdown from the police in Karnataka amid Sandalwood drug racket. However, the cannabis is sacred in certain temples of North...

Business National

Karnataka’s new IT policy to provide 60 lakh jobs

Senior ReporterSeptember 3, 2020September 4, 2020

Karnataka has unveiled its new IT policy for 2020-25, which aims to generate over 60 lakh direct and indirect jobs in the sector. The state government says it wants to...

National

Karnataka permits Bars to serve liquor from Sept 1 with 50% capacity

Senior ReporterSeptember 1, 2020

Karnataka has allowed Bars, pubs, clubs and restaurants to serve liquor from Sept 1 with 50% of their seating capacity, said Excise Minister H Nagesh, a day after the Centre...

National People

Covid-19 Pandemic takes Karnataka teachers to Farms as labourers

Nathan R ThomasAugust 31, 2020September 2, 2020

Guest lecturers and some private school teachers, who were imparting education to the children, are in financial distress and eking out a living by engaging in odd jobs. Several guest...