The BJP has strongly reacted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's decision to lift the ban on wearing Hijab in classrooms, saying it raises concerns about the "secular nature" of educational spaces.
Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the restrictions on wearing hijab (head scarf) in educational institutions in the state will be lifted from December 23, saying choice of dress and food is personal and no one should interfere in it.
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Bengaluru: The Aam Aadmi Party's state unit on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah immediately refer the Karnataka Soap and Detergent Factory bribery case to the Lokayukta to re-investigate former BJP MLA K Madal Virupakshappa.
Bengaluru: Lokayukta sleuths on Friday raided ten government hospitals in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts following complaints about alleged irregularities and illegalities.
Bengaluru: Close on the heels of an incident in Kolar where school students were 'forced' to clean the soakpit, another incident of pupils being allegedly asked to clean toilets at a government school here has come to light.
Hundreds of citizens staged a protest, blocking the Karwar-Ilkal state highway at Habbuwada in the city, on Friday, in the backdrop of the death of a school teacher, who fell off his motorbike while riding on the road and a truck ran over him.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah snapped back at the BJP for its criticism following the sharing of a video of him and two of his Cabinet ministers journeying in a chartered flight to New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning the Opposition party how the PM travels.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the suspension of 146 opposition MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is murder of democracy and a display of 'dictatorial tendencies.'
Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) entered into an agreement with the Union Bank of India on Thursday to provide a scheme of premium-free accident compensation insurance worth Rs 1.2 crore for its staff.
The opposition BJP came down heavily on the Congress government in Karnataka on Friday for flaunting rich fortune and luxury lifestyles' after a video went viral showing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his cabinet colleague B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan in a private jet. In the video, Siddaramaiah is seen along with Housing Minister Khan and Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, among others.
