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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicKarnataka government

Topic: Karnataka government

Cash-strapped Karnataka govt considers reviving plan to develop satellite towns around Bengaluru

Kicking off with Bidadi town, the project will help raise funds without cutting into the state’s guarantee schemes which the government can’t risk starving to retain its momentum in Karnataka.

Karnataka govt orders state depts to shut down accounts with SBI, PNB over non-refund of deposits

A state government circular on 12 August said the meeting with the bank officials did not yield any result and the matter is now sub judice.

Shivakumar promises to review dress codes in elite clubs, malls as perennial row flares up

Row over a farmer being denied entry to Bengaluru's GT Mall has revived old debate over dress codes. Siddaramaiah, now Karnataka CM, was once denied entry to a club over his attire.

Bengaluru bike taxi riders fear more attacks on fraternity as govt flip-flop leaves them stranded

Amid govt’s crackdown, there is no clarity on whether two-wheeler taxis can continue to operate in Bengaluru, adding to increasing tensions between auto drivers and bike taxi riders.

Seven arrested for stripping woman naked, tying her to pole in Karnataka’s Belagavi

Police said the 42-year-old woman was stripped naked, paraded and assaulted after being tied to an electric pole Monday after her son eloped with a girl of the same village.

‘Lay siege to MLAs’ homes’ — minister’s speech on SC sub-quotas lays bare fissures in Siddaramaiah govt

Minister K.H. Muniyappa’s speech Tuesday kicked up a maelstrom over sub-quotas for different SC groups, an issue that has been simmering all year.

Siddaramaiah govt counters Kumaraswamy’s ‘artificial power shortage’ barb — ‘BJP’s fault, heavy demand’

State Energy Minister K.J. George addresses media in Delhi, says Karnataka meeting demand by purchasing power from UP, Punjab. Denies money laundering on imported coal purchase.

How Delhi Police juggled unexpected requests from world leaders during G20

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Karnataka govt threatens legal action against Aaj Tak’s Sudhir Chaudhary for ‘misinformation’

Congress govt accuses Chaudhary of spreading misinformation about scheme promising subsidy to religious minorities to buy commercial vehicles. Scheme dates back to BJP govt.

Vehicles targeted, Fadnavis calls Bommai — BJP in tight spot as Karnataka-Maharashtra row escalates

Opposition parties attack Shinde-Fadnavis govt for yielding to ‘ultimatums’ from BJP-ruled Karnataka after two Maharashtra ministers ‘defer’ Belagavi visit.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.