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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Members of Panchamasali (Lingayat) community hold rally in Bengaluru's Palace Grounds for inclusion in 2A reservation category.
Heavy rains lashes Hubballi
Hubballi received heavy showers on Sunday.
Litigation management policy to be unveiled on February 27
To address pendency of cases, the Karnataka government will soon adopt a litigation-management policy approved by the cabinet.
Chamarajanagar to have its own disaster response team
The Chamarajanagar district administration will launch Disaster Response Team (DRT) by training around 50 volunteers, who can support the emergency response agencies during disasters and emergencies.
Six arrested for selling beef in Mandya
The Malavalli police have arrested six persons on the charges of selling beef on Saturday.
Karnataka CM urges PM Modi to approve 6 proposals under canal modernisation project
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to approve 6 proposals worth Rs 6,673 crores under modernisation of canals project.
Passenger numbers rise at Bengaluru airport
About 30,000 passengers now fly through the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on average every day, in encouraging signs for the travel industry that’s recovering from the pandemic. Good connectivity to smaller destinations is driving the numbers. Last month, there were an average 270 flights to nonmetro cities daily.
Karnataka government issues circular in view of rising cases of Covid-19 in neighbouring Maharashtra
#Karnataka government issues a circular in view of rising cases of #Covid19 in neighbouring #Maharashtra. "A negati… https://t.co/mdUnz1pI5e
— TOI Bengaluru (@TOIBengaluru) 1613817987000The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Karnataka government and others after hearing a plea filed by Congress MLA of Pulikeshinagar Constituency R Akhanda Srinivasamurthy, challenging the bail granted to former Mayor of Bengaluru Sampath Raj and former Corporator Abdul Raqueeb Zakir in the alleged East Bengaluru violence on August 12, 2020, which claimed lives of four people.
We're also constructing a Ram Mandir in our village. Even we have faith in God. Our beliefs are our personal issues & should not be used as a political tool. It is unfortunate that BJP leaders are using Ram Mandir construction for their political benefits.
Siddaramaiah
We have not found Brazilian, South African Covid strains in Karnataka, says health minister
We have not found any South African strain or Brazilian Covid strains. All that we have found is the UK strain, only in those passengers who travelled from the UK to Bengaluru. We have not allowed it to spread, says Karnataka health minister Dr K Sudhakar.
On an avg, 4,000-5,000 cases being reported in Kerala & 5,000-6,000 in Maharashtra daily. We share borders with them. So, we issued circulars. Unless we see RT-PCR negative certificates from those coming from these states they won't be permitted to enter Karnataka: Health minister
There is no difference between Siddaramaiah and PFI: KS Eshwarappa
PFI tells people to not contribute (for Ram temple) as it's disputed land, Siddaramaiah says the same. They have the same opinion. There is no difference between Siddaramaiah and PFI, they are one, says Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa.
One Siddaramaiah is enough to destroy the Congress party. Similarly, HD Kumaraswamy is destroying his party. Even the poor are giving Rs 10 each (for Ram temple) out of devotion. Siddaramaiah says that it's disputed land, so he won't contribute: Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa
Reservation: Karnataka govt to form a committee, led by a retired HC judge
Our govt has decided to form a committee, led by a retired high court judge. It'll collect info of all communities, give it to state cabinet & we'll make decision based on the report. We'll give our support to those communities eligible (for reservation), says Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa.
There is no proposal for lockdown, weekend lockdown or night curfew in Karnataka: Minister Dr K Sudhakar
Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar has clarified, "There is no proposal for lockdown, weekend lockdown or night curfew in Karnataka."
B S Yediyurappa’s challenges mount as quota clamour gets louder
Chief minister B S Yediyurappa is facing twin challenges of inner party dissent and growing agitations by various groups demanding reservation or an increase in quota. Realising that protests may snowball into a major political storm, the cabinet on Thursday decided to consult experts, mainly to see how the government can tide over the crisis. Yediyurappa reportedly directed his cabinet colleagues to win over seers of their communities to blunt the agitations. “The BJP high command is miffed with these developments and worried about political implications,’’ a senior minister close to Yediyurappa said. READ FULL STORY
Palike wants to rehire doctors it had laid off
BBMP, which had only last week relieved over 103 doctors who had helped the civic body battle the pandemic, now wants to rehire them as cases are rising. The civic body cited lack of funds and reducing infections while relieving the 103 MBBS and BDS doctors it hired on a six-month contract to handle the pandemic in August 2020.
Nimhans to sequence +ve samples of Kerala returnees
Nimhans is set to conduct genomic sequencing on swab samples taken from students in nursing colleges in Mangaluru and Bengaluru who tested positive for Covid. The aim is to check if a new variant of the SARSCoV-2 virus was responsible for these outbreaks. The samples were delivered to Nimhans on February 16. Read more