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Farmers in Bidar threaten suicide over non-payment of crop insurance
ProtestThey enrolled for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in 2016-17, but allege they have not yet received payments.TNM StaffAround 300 farmers in Bidar threatened to take their own lives,...
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Hiding vessels in vests, swapping gold for fakes: B'luru shops on 'clever'...
Crime While shopkeepers follow different methods to deter shoplifters, they seldom file a police complaint.Geetika MantriImage for representationByju, who has run the Casio departmental store in New...
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Irony that officials need to be reminded to do their duty: Lokayukta pulls up...
Civic issuesThe Lokayukta was hearing a case on Thursday pertaining to five lakes in Bengaluru which were inspected by himself. TNM StaffThe Karnataka government and civic body Bruhat Bengaluru...
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Karnataka government launches cleanliness campaign ‘Swachhameva Jayate’
SanitationThe campaign coincides with the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 survey, being undertaken by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.TNM StaffThe government of Karnataka launched the...
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Karnataka to use drones for better governance, launches pilot project
GovernanceThe state has provided a grant of Rs 2.5 crore for implementation of the pilot project.TNM StaffKarnataka on Thursday launched a pilot project using drones for providing better governance,...
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Tragedy strikes K’taka family: 39-yr-old working as chef in Kabul abducted...
DeathPatson Rodrigues (39) was the main earner of the family and is survived by his wife and 5-year-old daughter.TNM StaffPatson (39)In a tragic incident, three foreign nationals, out of whom one has...
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Look beyond Bengaluru: K’taka CM pitches tier-2, tier 3 cities to investors
Politics Kumaraswamy has also assured the investors that a Special Cell will be set up in the CM’s office to remove hurdles for investors, who wish to set up industries in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.TNM...
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Employee of BBMP contractor links biometrics to benami accounts, draws salary
CorruptionSubrahmanya fraudulently registered himself as a pourakarmika, and had access to the biometric set up of the ward. TNM StaffFIle imageWhile many pourakarmikas cleaning Bengaluru's streets...
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B’luru civic workers assaulted for taking down illegal flex boards, 4 arrested
CrimeThe Karnataka High Court had earlier ordered illegal flex boards be removed by the BBMP.TNM StaffRepresentation photoThe Karnataka High Court pulled by the Bengaluru police a day after a group of...
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IIM-B prof advises students not to join Hindustan Unilever over Kodai mercury...
Hindustan Unilever Limited’s (HUL) thermometer factory in Kodaikanal proved to be an environmental and health disaster for its employees and communities surrounding the factory. Prajwal Bhat Deepak...
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K'taka govt rejects Centre's proposal for elevated corridor in Bandipur Tiger...
EnvironmentKarnataka Minister for Environment and Forests R Shankar said that the government had already written to the Centre, stating that work on the project cannot be taken up.TNM...
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Another BBMP scam? K’taka HC cancels tender awarded by civic body for waste...
Civic IssuesThe HC observed that terms of the tender were in violation of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (KTPP) Act.Soumya ChatterjeeThe Karnataka High Court on Thursday cancelled a...
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K'taka govt pulled up for failure to file reports on human rights cases in...
Human RightsKarnataka Minister of Social Welfare, Priyank Kharge, has promised to improve things under his watch. Soumya ChatterjeeHL Dattu. File photo: PTIKarnataka government has been pulled up for...
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BBMP cracks down on illegal flex banners, seizes 18820 kg of flex material in...
Civic IssuesBBMP officials also raided the printing shops of flex banners in Binnypet and Mahadevapura and seized all the materials.TNM StaffRepresentation photoAfter much delay in tackling the problem...
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Mangaluru man arrested for derogatory FB post against CM Kumaraswamy
CrimeSeveral posts on the ‘Kudla Trolls’ page, published after the state budget and following the demand for separate statehood, were seen to be abusing the CM.TNM StaffThe Central Crime Branch of the...
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Shiroor seer death: Police yet to find any motive pointing to murder
DeathThe police have also warned the media against airing stories based on rumours and unsubstantiated claims.TNM StaffAfter the mysterious death of Lakshmivara Theertha, the former pontiff of the...
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'Who'd kill a little boy?' asks father of 4-yr-old allegedly 'sacrificed' in...
CrimeThe 4-year-old boy was found murdered in the outskirts of Bandigani village in Bagalakote.Theja Ram"Who would think of murdering a 4-year-old boy? Are there such monstrous people in this world?"...
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210 acres of defence land swapped for infra projects in Bengaluru
InfrastructureA joint declaration was made in Bengaluru by Defence Minister Sitharaman and Karnataka CM, HD Kumaraswamy.IANSPTIIn a quid-pro-quo, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday agreed...
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After 22 years, Aero India may shift out of Bengaluru, K’taka leaders protest
ControversyWith only six months to go, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman said the Centre is yet to finalise the host state.TNM StaffAero India 2009, Wikipedia Commons - Vishak PillaiWill the Aero...
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Install CCTV camera, else pay fine or face closure: K’taka police to...
SecurityThe new notification in June 2018 mandates that all establishments and institutions, which have huge public gathering, should maintain public safety measures to ensure security to the...
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