Topic: Karnataka
‘Tantrums, forgotten password, Covid lie’ — Sandalwood drug suspects keep police on toes
Prime suspects in the alleged Sandalwood drugs scandal, including actor Ragini Dwivedi & party planner Viren Khanna, are allegedly not cooperating with probe. Their lawyers deny the charge.
No budget for free sanitary pads as Karnataka govt wants to ‘save funds’ for Covid fight
Karnataka govt didn't allocate funds for Shuchi scheme in March as it wanted to streamline its budget to 'save funds' to fight the Covid-19 outbreak, say officials.
Symptomatic Covid patients drove infection in Karnataka, study finds
The study, a preprint, is a joint initiative of Public Health Foundation of India, NIMHANS, and the Karnataka government’s Directorate of Health and Family Welfare.
Karnataka wants to tweak narcotics law in state as it cracks down on drug rackets
The Karnataka govt has approached legal experts to close loopholes in the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act that allow accused to get away on technical grounds.
Karnataka minister Sriramulu writes to Goddess Durga, says wants to ‘become deputy CM’
Health Minister Sriramulu visited the Durga Shahapur temple where he offered a piece of paper along with his prayers, which the priest claims mentions his wish to become deputy CM.
BJP leader Ashok Gasti, first-time Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, dies of Covid
55-year-old BJP leader Ashok Gasti had been battling a severe Covid infection since 2 September. He could not attend any session of Parliament.
‘Bangalore Rose’ onion growers hit hard by Modi govt ban on export, say will affect income
Karnataka BJP MP Tejasvi Surya appealed to the Centre to exempt ‘Bangalore Rose’ from the ban as this special variety is grown for export to Southeast Asian countries.
Politicians add to Karnataka’s anti-Hindi drive, actors join in with T-shirt campaign
Former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy calls Hindi Diwas ‘symbol of linguistic arrogance’, while actors insist no language is superior to another in any way.
Karnataka govt agrees to hike salary of doctors after they threaten to go on strike
Over 5,000 govt doctors began an indefinite strike, threatening to shut OPDs & not release daily Covid data. But they budged after intervention by senior ministers.
Karnataka will soon have anti-drug committees in all schools and colleges, minister says
Karnataka Deputy CM and Higher Education Minister Ashwath Narayan says managements will be held responsible if there is any complaint of drug peddling in school and colleges.
Stigmatise and shame nations that keep nukes if treaties are futile in banning them
Stigma could, in time, turn domestic opinion in China, sway public attitudes in Russia, India & elsewhere, or even bring the U.S. back to the arms-control negotiating table.
Reliance Retail gets $1 billion from Silver Lake for 1.75% stake
Reliance announced on 9 Sept that the California-based private equity firm with stakes in technology-related companies will pay the amount as part of the deal.
Defence
India, China working on Ladakh peace formula — alternate week patrolling, after disengagement
Patrolling in alternate weeks has been the established practice in the Northeast, and has worked well, barring the occasional face-off.
If Modi is a true reformer, he’ll bury Vodafone ghost and campaign on reforms in Bihar
No politician sees economic reform as a vote-catcher; it’s the old, povertarian economy that gets votes. Can Modi bring farm and labour reforms centre-stage?