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CET 2023 result announced in Karnataka

Vignesh Nataraj Kumar has topped the engineering stream with 97.889% of marks. He is from Sri Kumaran Children’s Home, Bengaluru.

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023

Many senior women in Karnataka feel their workplaces support them, says report

Around 33% of senior women in Bengaluru are engaged in full-time or part-time employment while 85% of them said that they worked in an employment-friendly atmosphere, according to “Women and Ageing: Invisible or Empowered?”, a report released by HelpAge India on Wednesday (June 14), the eve of UN recognized ‘World…

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

Charges of ‘adjustment politics’ during Assembly elections trigger political debate

The comments of BJP leaders Pratap Simha and C.T. Ravi on “adjustment politics” causing the party’s rout in the 2023 Assembly elections have sparked off a political debate in Karnataka.

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

High Court quashes sedition case against Bidar school for staging play on CAA, NRC

The High Court of Karnataka in Kalaburagi has quashed the sedition case booked against Bidar’s Shaheen School for staging a play by schoolchildren on the theme of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in 2020.

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

Vijayapura MP Ramesh Jigajinagi wants BJP to hang leaders who denied tickets to seniors, for loss in Karnataka Assembly elections

Vijayapura MP Ramesh Jigajinagi says that some BJP leaders denied tickets to senior leaders and replaced them with new faces. “That was the real reason for our defeat. If that had not happened, BJP would have won 130 seats and formed the government. I do not know who came up…

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

Top news developments in Karnataka on June 14, 2023

Top news developments in Karnataka on June 14, 2023

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2023

Bengaluru boy Dhruv Advani gets all-India fifth rank in NEET-2023

The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the NEET-2023 result late on Tuesday (June 13). Dhruv Advani from Bengaluru, secured the fifth rank at the all-India level and is the topper in Karnataka. He scored 715 marks (99.99%) out of 720 in the NEET exam.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

KPRS demands withdrawal of circular on linking Aadhaar with farm pumpsets

Activists of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) staged a demonstration outside the headquarters of Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) in Kalaburagi on Tuesday demanding that the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) circular on linking Aadhaar with irrigation pumpsets of below 10 HP within six months, be withdrawn.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Special court attaches 82 properties of Janardhana Reddy and his wife in illegal mining case

The special court of sessions, set up to exclusively deal with criminal cases related to former and present MPs/MLAs in Karnataka, has ordered attachment of 82 properties belonging to former Minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his wife G. Lakshmi Aruna till the adjudication of the corruption case related to illegal…

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Karnataka power rate hike temporary: PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi

Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi on June 13 said that the hike in power rates is temporary. “The issue is resolved soon,” he said.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023