Tag: Karnataka

Karnataka's Labour Minister, Santhosh Lad, announced the government is evaluating a Bill to extend work hours for software professionals to 14 hours daily. This proposal comes under pressure from the IT industry. The minister emphasized that public opinion and discussions among major stakeholders are crucial before making any decisions.

In Karnataka's Yadgir district, a minor girl threw a three-month-old baby into a well after her love proposal was rejected by the baby's uncle. The deceased infant, Meenakshi, was found dead after an investigation led to the minor's confession.

A tragic accident occurred at Gundenahalli cross in Byadagi Taluk early Friday, resulting in 13 fatalities and four injuries when a van collided with a parked lorry on National Highway 48. The victims were returning from Chincholi Mayamma Devasthana to Yemehatti village.

Ankita Basappa Konnur, a student of Morarji Desai Residential School at Melligeri in Bagalkot district, topped the class 10 board examinations in Karnataka, scoring 625 out of 625 marks after the results were announced on Thursday.

During the Karnataka Lok Sabha elections, a polling booth in Idiginatha village faced a violent mob attack, resulting in an EVM being set ablaze and disruptions caused by stone-pelting. Despite these challenges, election efforts continued with enhanced security.

The staff confirmed that they had reached the level where the baby was stuck and needed to drill a hole horizontally to reach the toddler.

The step taken in spirit with the Prime Minister’s vision of 'Viksit Bharat-Samridh Bharat' would provide educational facilities to 4200 students out of which 3150 belong to the minority population, the ministry said.

The accused had raised the 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans during the victory celebration of Rajya Sabha member Syed Naseer Hussain in the state legislature after the announcement of the results on February 27.

Polling was held for 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, four in Karnataka and one seat in Himachal Pradesh. On February 20, 41 candidates including BJP chief J P Nadda, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan were elected unopposed to the Upper House.

The state, which has 103 active monkey fever cases, had recorded three deaths so far, one each in Chikkamagaluru, Uttara Kannada and Shivamogga districts.

Rao said, "Government hospitals are meant for serving the public, not for personal engagements. I will not tolerate such indiscipline."

Adapting zero tolerance approach towards violence, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has imposed a hefty fine of Rs 10,000 on a man for misbehaving with a woman passenger.

A bizarre incident has come to the fore from Karnataka’s Murugamalla Chikkaballapur district where leaked photos have kicked off a row on the internet. 

The ED in a statement said that it carried out searches on Friday at various locations in Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Hubballi (Karnataka) and Mumbai (Maharashtra). 

A headmaster of government school here was suspended on Friday for allegedly throwing acid kept for cleaning toilet at a girl student.