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North Karnataka associations seek second capital, international airport
The Federation of North Karnataka Associations has urged the State Government to designate a city in the region as the second capital of Karnataka, and also establish an international airport
Delhi Police, Chandrashekhar Azad oppose in HC YouTuber’s anticipatory bail plea in SC/ST Act case
YouTuber Ajeet Bharti’s counsel maintained that a caste reference, by itself, would not constitute an offence unless it was accompanied by an intention to insult or humiliate a person on account of caste; the remarks, he said, had to be considered in the context of the social media exchange in which they were made
DUSU polls: Delhi HC rejects challenge to participation of students affiliated with NSUI, ABVP; says no violation of Lyngdoh report
The Bench, however, cautioned against the participation and influence of political parties in the DUSU elections, and asked DU authorities to take note of a social media post by a candidate of AAP student wing for allegedly displaying not only the name of the party but also its election symbol
Anant Nag, second Kannada star to win Dadasaheb Phalke
After Dr. Rajkumar received the honour in 1995, no Kannada actor had bagged the country’s highest award in the field of cinema; though cinematographer V. K. Murthy, from Karnataka, was honoured with the award in 2008, it was for his work in Hindi cinema
Now, cybercrime cases in Karnataka must be transferred to specialised stations immediately after registration of FIR
The move comes amid concerns that delay in acting on cyber fraud complaints can hamper efforts to preserve digital evidence
85% of fuel dispensing nozzles checked across petrol stations in Karnataka found to be defective
805 petrol stations in Karnataka were checked and these were deliberately chosen since the recalibration exercise of fuel dispensing nozzles at these stations had been done less than a year ago
Here are the big stories from Karnataka today
Welcome to the Karnataka Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today. Curated and written by Nalme Nachiyar.
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board bats for carpooling to curb vehicular emissions in Bengaluru
The KSPCB said that their Source Apportionment Study conducted for Bengaluru under the National Clean Air Programme found that vehicular emissions contributed nearly 40% of the overall Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 load, making them the single largest contributor to PM2.5 pollution.
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