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Activists demand Bengaluru’s Hesaraghatta grasslands be turned into...
EnvironmentConservationists allege reckless driving over the grasslands, paragliding and illegal sand mining have posed a threat to the habitat.Soumya ChatterjeeEnvironmental conservationists in...
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Residents of Karnataka’s Changadi to be rehabilitated from wildlife sanctuary
RehabilitationWhile some had resisted being shifted out of the forest, they later softened their stand after recognising that rehabilitation is a better option for their future...
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‘They think we carry the virus’: Scores of domestic workers in Bengaluru lose...
Labour Stigmatised as ‘carriers of infection’, domestic workers say apartment associations are banning them from buildings.Theja RamKent, a healthcare products company known for manufacturing RO...
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2 Adivasi women from Jharkhand exploited, one allegedly gang raped at...
ExploitationThe women, Sumitra* and Reema* had allegedly been trafficked to work in the factory from Jharkhand in October 2019.Geetika MantriImage for representation. By Suheil Ahmed/Picxy Two Adivasi...
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K’taka govt cancels trains citing ‘no passengers’, even as thousands yearn...
CoronavirusAK Singh, General Manager SWR told TNM that 13 trains for Wednesday and Thursday have been cancelled due to ‘not enough passengers’.Soumya ChatterjeeRepresentational image/PTIEven as...
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Karnataka plans to open temples, churches, mosques to public from June 1
CoronavirusHowever, the decision will be subject to Centre's guidelines on the next course of lockdown.TNM StaffTemples, churches mosques and other worship centres in Karnataka, closed for over two...
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Karnataka reports 135 new COVID-19 cases, three more succumb to disease
CoronavirusThe cases in Karnataka have risen to 2,418 and 47 people have succumbed to the disease so far.TNM StaffPTIThe Karnataka government in its daily bulletin has reported 135 new cases of...
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Karnataka nurse gets COVID-19, officials say he may not have worn PPE properly
CoronavirusSo far, 15 of his primary contacts have been quarantined and their swab samples have been collected. Theja RamAfter a 35-year-old male nurse employed at Karnataka’s Ballari district...
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K’taka to name flyover in Bengaluru after Veer Savarkar, opposition questions...
Controversy Former Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah and HD Kumaraswamy and other opposition leaders have called the move an “insult” to freedom fighters from Karnataka's soil.TNM StaffPTIThe Congress and...
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Karnataka considers opening up malls and hotels, awaits Centre’s nod
LockdownThe Bruhat Bangalore Hotels Association and the Shopping Centre Association met Chief Minister Yediyurappa on Tuesday seeking permission for dine-in service at hotels and the opening of...
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Karnataka to soon have health register for all its citizens
HealthThe project will be piloted first in Chikkaballapura and Dakshina Kannada districts.PTIPTI imageThe Karnataka government on Wednesday said it would soon launch a project to maintain the health...
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Schools in Karnataka will not reopen on June 1, state to formulate guidelines
CoronavirusThe education department, however, said that guidelines will be issued on Monday. TNM StaffJune 1, is generally the day schools reopen after the summer break. However, due to the lockdown in...
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Karnataka reports 115 new COVID-19 cases, including 9 in Bengaluru
CoronavirusThe Karnataka government in its bulletin noted that 95 out of the total 115 cases on Thursday are people who came from other states.Alithea Stephanie MounikaRepresentational imageThe...
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Karnataka changes stand: No ban on flights from 5 states, only limiting it
CoronavirusThe state government said that the decision was taken as many returnees from these states were testing positive for the coronavirus infection.TNM StaffThe Karnataka government on Thursday...
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‘Exercise to exclude migrants’: HC slams Karnataka govt for SMS fiasco
Migrant CrisisThe court further ordered the state government to place on record in what order workers registered on Seva Sindhu portal are chosen to be taken on these trains.Alithea Stephanie...
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Many people forced into debt in K’taka due to lockdown, says Azim Premji Univ...
CoronavirusEight in 10 households reported consuming less food than before, among the survey participants. Soumya ChatterjeePTI : Image for representationA detailed survey carried out by Azim Premji...
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Decision to name Bengaluru flyover after Savarkar put on hold amid opposition...
CM Yediyurappa was supposed to inaugurate the flyover on Thursday, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Savarkar, but the decision was deferred. PTI A decision to name a flyover in Bengaluru after...
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Days after removal, saffron flags reinstalled in Bengaluru market
Law and orderNo first information report (FIR) was registered over the incident despite the police receiving five complaints. TNM StaffDays after saffron flags placed in the Vijayanagar market area in...
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Will locust swarms in India impact Karnataka? Experts weigh in
Agriculture Karnataka Agriculture Minister BC Patil held a meeting with Department officials on Thursday as the locusts have reportedly reached the Maharashtra-Telangana border. Soumya...
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Almost half of Karnataka’s COVID-19 patients are those who returned from...
Coronavirus Prior to this only, only May 23 saw a spike in cases in excess of 200 with an addition of 216 cases Soumya ChatterjeeImage for representationMore than two months since the onset of the...
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