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Topic: Karnataka

After water ATMs, Karnataka now plans 24×7 rice ATMs for ration card holders to end queues

Rice ATMs will dispense fixed amount of grains, with the govt planning to allow access to these machines through smart card or a biometric system instead of coins.

‘Don’t be Covid super spreaders’ — Karnataka politicians urged to ensure sustained use of mask

Experts and members of the administration have advised public representatives to be extra careful as their job entails interactions in closed spaces.

Online classes not fair to competitive students — Karnataka minister on why colleges must open

Karnataka is first state to announce reopening of colleges. Higher Education Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan says govt may consider no-holiday academic year to complete syllabi.

Karnataka pvt hospitals say won’t be able to pay staff if govt doesn’t clear Rs 35-cr dues

Karnataka govt owes 100 hospitals dues that are reimbursement towards Covid patients’ bills. But trust responsible for clearing the bills alleges ‘agenda’ on part of hospitals.

Karnataka coverts old bus into toilet for women, equips it with sanitary pads, baby stalls

Run on solar power, the Sthree toilet-bus parked at Majestic Central Bus Stand in Bengaluru has Indian & western toilets, solar sensor lights, and baby diaper changing areas.

Karnataka’s ex-IPS officer ‘Singham’ Annamalai joins BJP, will fight polls from Tamil Nadu

K. Annamalai, known as 'Singham', resigned as South Bengaluru DCP in 2019 after a 9-yr IPS career. He now wants to work in home state Tamil Nadu where he says BJP is 'misinterpreted'.

This is how Karnataka’s Covid War Room is fighting the big battle, one app at a time

Karnataka govt has developed 8 in-house apps as part of its pandemic management. IAS officer Munish Moudgil, the Covid War Room chief, has been at forefront of this effort.

Yediyurappa govt reverses Ganesh Chaturthi order, allows low-key celebrations

Days after it banned all Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, the Karnataka government overturned its order. The move came after requests from Hindu groups.

Uttar Pradesh now among India’s 5 worst Covid-hit states, cases double in 3 weeks

UP — just behind Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka — has recorded 1.63 lakh cases so far, with active cases at 50,242.

‘Warned Naveen, but he did not listen’ — father of man whose post led to Bengaluru riots

P. Naveen Kumar distributed sweets among local residents, including Muslims, after Ayodhya Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan. Neighbours say it looked like he was 'provoking people'.

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Punjab to Andhra to Telangana—state govts’ spending on freebies harming India’s growth story

It’s unfortunate that the increase in the overall debt due to irresponsible freebies is causing the downgrade in ratings by international agencies.

Indian airports currently lag behind global ones in a key revenue stream, but change is in the air

India’s major airports earned average of $4.3/customer in 2023-24 from non-aeronautical sources, much lesser than $7.2-15.9 of global ones, according to rating agency ICRA.

Indian Coast Guard conducts pollution response seminar and mock drill in West Bengal

The event was organized by the ICG at its headquarters coast guard district.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?