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Dharmasthala case: Government monitoring social media posts; will take action if required, says Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara
The State Government has formed a Special Investigation Team to look into the claims of alleged mass murder, rape and mass burials in Dharmasthala over the past two decades
ED raids on promoters of defaulting realty project Ozone Urbana in Bengaluru, Mumbai
The project, Ozone Urbana Housing Township in Devanahalli taluk, is one of the biggest defaulters of Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA-K) revenue recovery orders
'Officials steal votes': Rahul said, 'We have atom bombs, election commission will not be saved when it explodes; Even if you have retired; Won't leave
This is the second time in the last nine days that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has threatened the officials of the Election Commission. While coming out of Parliament on Friday, Rahul had said in an interaction with the media that the Election Commission was stealing votes. We have an atom bomb. The Election Commission will not be able to survive when it explodes. We will not spare those involved in stealing votes in the Election Commission because you are working against India, which is treason. Wherever you are, even if you retire, we will not leave you. Earlier on July 24, Rahul had said, "I w
Centre will support highway upgrade in north Karnataka, says Belagavi MP Jagadish Shettar
The Union Minister told BJP MP Jagadish Shettar that the projects will be cleared on a case-by- case basis, depending on how fast the government of Karnataka moves with the projects
Still waiting in the wings: Why Karnataka has never had a Dalit chief minister; decades of dominance by powerful castes tell the real story
Despite forming a significant portion of Karnataka's electorate, Scheduled Castes have been historically denied the chief minister's position due to entrenched caste hierarchies and political calculations. Several Dalit leaders have been contenders, but the top post has largely alternated between Vokkaligas and Lingayats. Internal divisions within the Dalit community further complicate their path to leadership.
Upalokayukta calls for replication of Rayanakere waste treatment plants in other districts of Karnataka
Officials instructed to conduct a public impact assessment in a 5-10 km radius around waste management units to ensure that the residents in the nearby area were not affected
15-year-old boy walks 150km with severed arm to escape forced labour
A 15-year-old boy from Bihar, allegedly confined to a room and forced into labour at a dairy farm in Haryana’s Jind, walked more than 150km with a severed left forearm before he was rescued by two government school teachers and a police officer in Tauru, Nuh district, earlier this week, police said on Thursday
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.
Chinese website selling doormats with pictures of Lord Jagannath: Day of Odisha. CM says AliExpress apologizes, company removes product when dispute escalates
A controversy has erupted over the sale of doormats with pictures of Lord Jagannath on Chinese e-commerce website AliExpress. State Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida termed it as "insulting" and demanded an apology from AliExpress. The e-commerce website removed the product after protests mounted on social media. Parida wrote on Twitter, "Mahaprabhu Jagannath is connected to the heart and soul of every Odia. I strongly condemn the sale of doormats with pictures of Lord Jagannath by Chinese e-commerce platform Ali Express. It should be removed immediately and an apology should be tendered to
New blood group 'CRIB' found in Karnataka: Discovered after 10 months of research; This is extremely rare, only 10 people in the world have
A 38-year-old woman from Karnataka's Kolar district has been diagnosed with a blood group that has not yet been identified anywhere in the world. It has been named CRIB. So far, only 10 people with this blood group have been found in the world. The matter came to light when the woman was admitted to the hospital for a heart surgery. The woman's blood group was O Rh+, which is considered to be the most normal, but when blood was collected for surgery, no O positive unit matched her body. The case was serious so the sample was sent for testing to the advanced lab of Rotary Bengaluru TTK Blood Ce
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