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‘Kannada Cannot Be Forced On Muslims, It Is A Delicate Issue’: KDA Chairman Purushottama Bilimale
Purushottama Bilimale, Chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, is facing criticism for a recent Facebook post suggesting that the matter of teaching Kannada in Urdu-medium schools and madrassas be put on hold as the minority community is opposing it. This comes from the recent controversy… Read More
‘Deeply Disturbing’: Software Body Nasscom Slams Karnataka’s Job Quotas Bill In Private Sector, Seeks Its Withdrawal
Software body Nasscom has said that Karnataka cabinet-approved bill for reservation of jobs in private industry to locals will hamper growth of tech industry and impact employment. Nasscom added that if the bill is not withdrawn, it could force companies to relocate. Further, the body… Read More
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Congress Gave OBC Quota Share To Muslims In Karnataka To Save Its Vote Bank
Criticising the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the grand old party has ‘snatched’ the reservation quota of the OBCs in Karnataka and gave around 15 per cent of that to the people of the Muslim community in the southern state to save… Read More
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All Freebies, Zero Wealth Creation: How Congress Party’s 5 Nyay ‘Manifesto’ Reads Like A Toolkit To Bankrupt India
On Tuesday (19th March), the Congress party declared from its X handle that its working committee is finally holding some concrete discussions about the ‘manifesto’ for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. While the party is yet to give a detailed version of what it… Read More
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Karnataka: Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot Refuses To Sign Controversial Temple Tax Bill, Asks ‘Why Only Hindu Temples?’
On Thursday (21st March), the Karnataka government faced a significant setback as Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot declined to sign the controversial Temple Tax bill, raising concerns about the taxation of only Hindu temples. Advocating for the taxation of all religious bodies Gehlot stressed that singling… Read More
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Fielding Jaishankar From Karnataka Would Be A Good Bet For The BJP
A thick rumour has been making the rounds in Karnataka that External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar may be asked to contest from the state this time. With the 2024 general elections weeks away, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is reportedly planning to field Union… Read More
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MPs Must Present Report Cards, This Trio Is Doing Exactly That
Amongst MPs from Karnataka, three stand out — Tejasvi Surya, Prathap Simha and B Y Raghavendra, all relatively young in politics. They have been active both in Parliament and their respective constituencies over the last five years. Surya has an attendance of 77 per cent,… Read More
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Shocking!‘They Kept Two Dolls In A Tent, Called It Ram’: Karnataka Minister KN Rajanna Mocks Ram Lalla Idol
On 16th January, while addressing an event in Bengaluru, Karnataka’s Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna alleged that the Bhartiya Janata Party is cheating people in the name of Lord Ram claiming that Ram Lalla idol was like ‘two dolls in a tent’. Read more at:… Read More
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Karnataka: Kar Sevak Srikanth Poojari Released After Mass Protests
Nine days after his arrest, Kar Sevak Srikanth Poojari was released on Saturday from prison in Hubballi city of Karnataka where Hindu activists gathered in large numbers outside the prison to celebrate the former’s release. The Hindu activists put garlands around Poojari’s neck and raised… Read More
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‘Godhra-like Incident Can Take Place In Karnataka’: Congress Leader BK Hariprasad Over Consecration Ceremony In Ayodhya
With the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya fast approaching, the Congress party, which is still ambiguous about its stance on the temple, found itself mired in a controversy after Karnataka leader BK Hariprasad warned of ‘Godhra-like incident’ in the state ahead of the… Read More
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Reasons For Karnataka Cops Seeking Mercy Killing
Karnataka Cops in lower rank claim that they are facing mental torture as a result of staying away from their partners, children and parents. Unable to bear the brunt of serving away from their families, thousands of police officers in Karnataka have sought mercy-killing of… Read More
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Seer of Chitradurga’s Murugharajendra Bruhanmutt, where Rahul Gandhi took ‘deeksha’, arrested in POCSO case
“On 20th November (Monday), a Lingayat seer and the pontiff of the Chitradurga Murugharajendra Bruhan Mutt Shivamurthy Sharanaru was re-arrested from Davangere, Karnataka. The arrest took place hours after a Court had issued a non-bailable warrant in the second Protection of Children from Sexual Offences… Read More
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Karnataka Bans Hijab In Exams, Allows Mangalsutra After Protests By Hindutva Groups
To prevent malpractice, the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has implemented a rule that prohibits the use of any type of head cover in the exam hall during recruitment exams for various boards and corporations. Read more at: https://swarajyamag.com/news-headlines/karnataka-bans-hijab-in-exams-allows-mangalsutra-after-protests-by-hindutva-groups Read More
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Don’t Believe Congress And Rahul Gandhi!
After promising to establish a Jeans Park in Ballari with a commitment of investing Rs. 5,000 crores, Dynast @RahulGandhi is nowhere to be seen as Karnataka plunges into darkness. @INCKarnataka has pushed the state into a huge power crisis forcing industries to shut down, farmers… Read More
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Karnataka: Farmers Demanding Power Supply In Vijayapura Take Crocodile To Electricity Office
Load shedding in Karnataka’s Vijayapura has been troubling citizens as it is but has also seriously inconvenienced crocodiles now. You read that right. In a bizarre turn of events, the farmers who were protesting load shedding took a crocodile to the Hubli Electricity Supply Company… Read More