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Topic: Karnataka government

Karnataka govt’s online betting ban draft bill skipped consultations with IT dept

Consultations for the proposed Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill are yet to take place. Bill proposes to set up a regulatory authority to oversee online gaming.

Quashing IPS officer’s suspension over Bengaluru stampede, CAT says ‘cops don’t have Aladdin’s lamp’

IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash had challenged Karnataka govt’s order suspending him in connection with stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 4 June.

Bengaluru stampede: CAT overturns IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash’s suspension order

The CAT also noted that its findings could be extended to the cases of Dayananda and Tekkannavar, opening the door for their potential reinstatement.

Two years of governance ‘paralysis’ in Karnataka as CM Siddaramaiah focuses on saving chair

Siddaramaiah government faces questions over the State Education Policy, which is still pending, funds crunch, farmland acquisition & infighting, among other issues. 

How CM Siddaramaiah’s grip on his govt is weakening as dissent within Karnataka Congress grows

Already dealing with corruption allegations, price hikes to offset cost of welfare guarantees & Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede, the CM seems to be operating under shadow of uncertainty.

Karnataka caste survey: What’s behind Congress high command’s call for a recount

The caste survey report was submitted to the state government last year, but it has not been made public, even though some portions have purportedly come out through leaks.

Karnataka to set up ‘anti-communal force’ amid simmering tensions in coastal districts

State Home Minister Parameshwara said the force will be constituted along the lines of 'anti-naxal force' & scour all platforms, speeches & social media, to identify provocative content.

Karnataka’s Congress govt, Oppn band together to fight a common enemy: honeytraps

Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara while announcing a high-level probe, says in assembly that ‘if this (honeytrap) continues, it will adversely impact a lot of people’.

How Greater Bengaluru panel’s report could clear decks for Shivakumar’s big-ticket pet projects

Recommendations by Greater Bengaluru Governance Committee could take away more power from city councils. Karnataka's capital has not had elected council for nearly five years now.

Karnataka govt to reissue wrongly cancelled BPL cards, says Deputy CM DK Shivakumar

The situation will be assessed by MLAs of concerned regions and the Guarantee Implementation Committee will visit homes to resolve any errors in the cancellation of BPL cards.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.