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Fervour marks Venkaiah Swamy Aradhana in Andhra Pradesh

At Golagamudi in Nellore district, Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy led devotees in pulling the chariot during the 41st Aradhana festival of Lord Venkaiah Swamy. The district administration made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the festival, which saw a footfall of over 1 lakh pilgrims from A.P., Telangana, Karnataka…

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Vehicles registered before April 2019 in Karnataka must get HSRP number plates before November 17

About 2 crore vehicles were registered in Karnataka before 2019.

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah visits ISRO, felicitates Chairperson S. Somnath

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah also met the space agency’s Chandrayaan-3 project directors, scientists, engineers and staff and congratulated them.

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JD(S) leader Ayanur Manjunath joins Congress in Karnataka

Ayanur Manjunath was in the BJP before joining the JD(S) on the eve of the Karnataka legislative Assembly polls in May 2023. He was a close aide of BJP veteran B.S. Yediyurappa.

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Cauvery dispute: All-party delegation to meet PM

Leaders of major political parties in Bengaluru agree to take a delegation to PM Modi to explain Karnataka's water situation in rain deficit year. They will urge PM to notify Krishna Tribunal 2 award and seek forest clearances for Mahadayi drinking water project. CM Siddaramaiah says Karnataka will argue for…

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BBMP files FIR against Congress workers for putting up banner in front of KPCC office

A BBMP official has filed a case against unidentified individuals for putting up an unauthorised banner opposite the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee office on Queens Road on Monday

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Why trouble begins in rain-deficit year and what can be done

The demand for a scientific distress formula, according to Karnataka Water Resources Department officials, stems from the fact that currently the allocation for the States in a distress year is “ad hoc”, and both the Cauvery tribunal and the Supreme Court have not clearly spelt out the formula.

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Delimitation saga: Wards reduced to 225 ahead of BBMP polls

The Karnataka government has put out a draft of the new delimited 225 wards with their names, boundaries, and printed maps, in Bengaluru’s civic body, calling for objections from the public. Repeated demands to publish digital interactive maps of the proposed wards and to allow objections to be filed online…

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Karnataka begins ground-truthing exercise in about 120 taluks to know if drought can be declared

The Karnataka government has taken up ground-truthing exercise to know if the situation provides for declaration of drought in about 120 taluks that are facing shortage of rainfall.

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Karnataka: BJP dubs SEP as ‘Sonia Gandhi Education Policy’

BJP leaders vented their ire against the Congress government in Karnataka over the withdrawal of National Education Policy (NEP) and the proposal to introduce State Education Policy (SEP). Former Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai mocked the proposed SEP as “Sonia Gandhi Education Policy.”

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Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery realisation crosses 25 TMC in current water year

Tamil Nadu's Cauvery water realisation crosses 25 TMC; due to CWMA direction, Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs for 15 days. Mettur dam storage 21.625 TMC, inflow 11,002 cusecs, discharge 10,003 cusecs.

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Karnataka will stress on scientific distress formula for sharing Cauvery water during hearing in Supreme Court

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Karnataka is facing rain deficit this year, and it is a cycle that happens once in 5-6 years. Due to poor rainfall in catchment areas of Cauvery, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavathy, State was unable to release the stipulated amount of water. Need solution for rain…

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Karnataka in 5th place in terms of corporate investments, as per RBI data

Purpose-wise pattern of projects indicates that investment in green field (new) projects accounted for the largest share of 93.1% in the total cost of projects financed by banks and FIs during 2022-23, in line with the trend seen in the past.

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Disinterest in a tree census of Bengaluru: Deliberate and by design?

Axed, felled, and carted away for umpteen road projects, trees in their thousands have vanished from the once green face of Bengaluru city. But ask the authorities to put a precise number on the trees lost, and a deafening silence greets you. For, a tree census, mandated and reiterated by…

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Karnataka High Court directs NLSIU to give provisional admission to 33-year-old transgender person to 3-year LLB course

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, to grant provisional admission to a 33-year-old transgender person for the three-year LLB course for the academic year 2023-24

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All-party meeting on inter-State river water issues, including Cauvery, today

Amid a war of words between the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) over the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, the all-party meeting to discuss the inter-State river water issues pertaining to Karnataka will take place on Wednesday.

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Karnataka should have petitioned Supreme Court on ‘violation’ of crop size by Tamil Nadu, says BJP

Taking exception to the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu by the Karnataka government, the Opposition BJP on Tuesday contended that the government should have submitted facts related to the alleged violation of the neighbouring State in terms of crop size that has been allowed.

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Year-long events being planned for celebrating golden jubilee of State’s renaming as Karnataka

Karnataka to celebrate golden jubilee of renaming as 'Karnataka' with year-long events. Govt. to hold meetings to elicit public opinion, publish 50 books, give facelift to Kannada schools in border areas, consider Padma award for those who worked for Kannada, address regional imbalance in trusts/academies, build memorials/museums for writers/musicians, and…

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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan attacks Karnataka’s decision to scrap NEP

Responding to the Karnataka State government’s decision to scrap the NEP, Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan said the document was not a political but a visionary one, created by the country’s leading educationists

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Cauvery dispute: Supreme Court Bench to hear Tamil Nadu’s plea on August 25

Supreme Court to hear Tamil Nadu plea for Cauvery water release on August 25. TN seeks 24,000 cusecs for standing crops, Karnataka to make good 28.849 TMC water shortfall. TN urges SC to direct Karnataka to ensure stipulated releases for September 2023 and to ensure 10,000 cusecs from KRS and…

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HC notice on plea complaining about non-shifting of Information Commission’s Bench to Kalaburagi

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition, which has complained about the failure of the government to shift the office of the State Information Commission’s Kalaburagi Bench to Kalaburagi from Bengaluru for the past four-and-a-half years.

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Leaders divided over Minister’s statement that State govt. is considering bifurcating Belagavi district

Div. of Belagavi district divides leaders: Some support, others oppose. BJP leaders Anna Saheb Jolle, Balachandra Jarkiholi support idea. Kannada orgs. oppose, fear it will strengthen Marathi demand for merger. Bailhongal district agitation committee warns govt. against unilateral decision. Raju Kage, MLA, demands Athani be made new district. Delimitation of…

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