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Is it appropriate for Yeddyurappa to make demands on who next Chief Secretary...
Months after the Congress faced a demand for a Dalit chief minister from within its own ranks, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is now facing what many think is an inappropriate demand from BS...
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Former Lokayukta’s son, 10 others get bail in Lokayukta extortion scam
The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to former Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao’s son, Ashwin Rao, and 10 others in the Lokayukta extortion scam.Among the others granted bail on Monday by a High Court...
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Dry day in Bengaluru on Tuesday, courtesy Cauvery dispute hearing
With the Supreme Court set to hear the Cauvery dispute matter on September 20, the Bengaluru police have taken measures to curb any trouble that is likely to break out.Bengaluru Police Commissioner NS...
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Karnataka to challenge Cauvery panel’s order on releasing more water in SC
Karnataka would challenge the Cauvery Supervisory Committee's Monday order to release more water to Tamil Nadu in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, said state Home Minister G. Parameshwara."As the...
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Sporadic protests in K'taka after committee asks state to release Cauvery...
Protests broke out in pockets of Karnataka soon after the Cauvery Supervisory Committee ordered the state on Monday to release 3000 cusecs of water per day for 10 days to Tamil Nadu.The committee...
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Injured animals get a lifeline: Karnataka launches emergency ambulance service
Animal rescuers in India have often found it difficult in getting immediate aid for injured animals. Many a time, animals have died before any help could arrive, with bystanders simply expressing pity...
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For fourth year in a row, will Karnataka be declared drought hit again?
Karnataka is juggling multiple water protests – over the Cauvery, Mahadayi, and Nethravati – on the back of three successive droughts, and possibly a fourth.Karnataka Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa...
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SC order is unimplementable, we don't have water: CM Siddaramaiah
With the Supreme Court overriding the Cauvery Supervisory Committee’s order and directing Karnataka to release 6000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu, CM Siddaramaiah has said the order is not...
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Protests erupt in Mandya and Mysuru over SC order on Cauvery, CM Siddaramaiah...
In the wake of the Supreme Court order on Tuesday asking Karnataka to release 6000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Kannada organizations in Mandya staged demonstrations in which they ate...
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Home-alone woman doctor in Bengaluru robbed at knifepoint by cook
A 25-year-old dentist on Monday night was robbed by her cook and his accomplices at her residence in South Bengaluru.Pratibha Jain was alone at home at the time, as her parents are visiting the US. The...
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Bengaluru citizens’ group moves SC seeking intervention in Cauvery dispute
Citing that Bengaluru faces an acute shortage of drinking water, a citizens’ group moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking intervention into the Cauvery dispute.According to reports, Bangalore...
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Cauvery tales: When K’taka minister MB Patil got emotional in Supreme Court...
The passions over Cauvery are high not just in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, but also at the real battleground – the Supreme Court of India. And the most passionate warrior, according to the accounts of...
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Dalit Karnataka woman is an anganwadi worker, but she’s not allowed to work
In an example bizarre bureaucratic delays, an anganwadi worker in Davangere has not been allowed to work for nearly three months as various levels of government keep passing the buck.“My mother worked...
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A Dakshina Kannada village has been simmering for weeks over alleged...
For the past three weeks, a small town in rural Dakshina Kannada has been on the boil over claims of forced conversion. Yet, there is no complaint with the police.On Tuesday, a large number of people,...
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K'taka MPs, MLAs, threaten to resign if govt decision on Cauvery is unfavourable
Amid the hullaballoo over the Cauvery dispute, a group of Karnataka MLAs and MPs have threatened to resign in protest against the government inaction.Many leaders from both Congress and JD(S),...
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High political drama in Karnataka over Cauvery, BJP threatens to boycott all...
Political drama is afoot in Karnataka with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah under serious pressure from all sides to reject Tuesday’s Supreme Court order to release more water to Tamil Nadu.Siddaramaiah is...
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Cauvery Water Management Board ideal solution for dispute: CWC
A Cauvery Water Management Board (CWMB) is the most ideal solution to settle the on-going Cauvery water conflict between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Central Water Commission (CWC) chairman G.S. Jha said...
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Bengaluru woman, who went to collect token for Ramzan ration, killed in stampede
A 40-year-old woman died and several others were injured in a stampede at a Shivajinagar hall in Bengaluru, where over 3000 people had turned up to collect tokens for free rations during next year’s...
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Despite efforts, Bengaluru’s National Law School not fully inclusive, finds...
When the controversy around the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle broke at IIT-Madras, one of the reports that caught Chirayu Jain’s eye was a study of the caste composition of research scholars at the...
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In the Cauvery’s birthplace, drinking water is just one of many worries for...
The passions that have been running high over the Cauvery have eclipsed that the river’s birthplace is in Kodagu district, where it is an integral part of the lives of the Kodavas, but not in terms of...
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