Topic: Karnataka
Did Tejasvi Surya apologise for ‘communal’ remark? His office says no, BBMP staff say yes
BJP's Tejasvi Surya sparked a row earlier this week when he singled out 17 Muslim staff members at a Bengaluru Covid war room and alleged they were running a bed-blocking scam.
Karnataka announces lockdown for 14 days from Tuesday night, free vaccines for all over 18
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said shops selling essential commodities will be allowed to remain open only from 6am to 10am.
Over 10,000 new Covid-19 cases, 40 deaths reported in Karnataka Sunday
The Bengaluru urban area alone reported 7,584 Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths. Over 2,600 patients were discharged across Karnataka Sunday.
Yediyurappa doesn’t want to see it, but Modi and Shah have sent the signal for Karnataka
There is no way that Modi and Shah will go to the next Karnataka election with an 80-year-old man as the BJP’s face.
24-year-old stabbed in Karnataka for travelling with woman of other community
Police said a group of people stopped a private bus at Kankanady and stabbed the man with a sharp weapon. Eight people have been detained.
20 months, 12 flip-flops: Why Karnataka’s Yediyurappa govt is being called a ‘U-turn govt’
From Indira Canteens and migrant movement during lockdown to Panchamshali Lingayat quota demand, BS Yediyurappa has rolled back at least 12 major orders or decisions since July 2019.
Karnataka MLAs cite ‘viral deepfakes’ of Obama in plea to restrain media after Jarkiholi case
Six Karnataka MLAs moved court seeking an injunction against media. Plea was filed days after former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigned following allegations of sexual harassment.
A year on, family of India’s ‘first’ virus victim awaits Covid-positive report, wants closure
Kalburgi resident Qazi Muhammad Hussain Siddiqui died on 10 March 2020. Two days later, the Karnataka health department announced he died of Covid.
Ramesh Jarkiholi isn’t first. Karnataka’s politicians have habit of landing in sex scandals
Over a dozen of Karnataka’s politicians, cutting across party lines, have been embroiled in some form of a sex scandal in the last two decades.
Centre asks for report after Karnataka Agriculture Minister gets Covid vaccine at home
Despite facing flak from various quarters including Karnataka Health Minister, Agriculture Minister B C Patil said there was nothing wrong in getting inoculated at home.
There was more to Vira Sathidar than ‘Court’. He fought caste with theatre for 40 years
Vira Sathidar found prominence only in 2014 with the National Award-winning film 'Court'. But he leaves behind a rich legacy for the young generation of rights activists.
‘Worrying signs’: Covid hits rural India hard, it now has nearly half of all new cases
The total number of daily cases being reported across India is nearly 300 per cent higher as compared to last year, meaning they will exert pressure on rural health infrastructure.
Defence
These soldiers are serving 24×7 to cremate veterans, dependents succumbing to Covid
From 4 pyres at Delhi's Brar Square cremation ground, the infrastructure is being raised to deal with 20 bodies at a time due to the increased Covid toll.
Modi govt is in denial & India is back to being a flailing state
Modi government didn’t strengthen the foundations of basic governance in the last 7 years. Now, the PM has retreated and ministers are failing, adding to the Covid disaster.