Karnataka BJP leader R Ashoka on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to conduct a special intensive revision of electoral rolls in several states, saying the exercise will ensure weeding out "illegal voters" from Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Two police officials have been suspended following a complaint by a city-based beautician who accused them of "cheating, criminal intimidation, and sexual harassment", police said on Monday.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he would continue in office for the full five year term, subject to the Congress high command's decision.
Playing down speculations about "November revolution" and major political changes in Karnataka, especially in the ruling Congress, state Minister Satish Jarkiholi on Monday said the party high command would not let any such upheaval to take place.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that the SIT, which is probing into the allegations of "multiple murders, rapes and burials" in the temple town of Dharmasthala, is likely to submit its report by the end of October.
Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has urged Union Heavy Industries Minister H D Kumaraswamy to review the performance of operators running electric buses under the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model, citing "safety lapses" and "poor service standards" in Bengaluru’s e-mobility network.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating allegations of mass burials in Dharmasthala has so far not found substantial evidence to support the claims made by whistleblower CN Chinnaiah, according to sources quoted by The New Indian Express on Monday. The team is now examining whether there was an attempt to deliberately target the temple town and identify those who may have instigated the allegations.
Participants at a panel discussion on Sunday criticised the opposition to Karnataka’s ongoing socio-educational survey, commonly referred to as the caste census, describing the resistance as irrational and detrimental to the welfare of marginalised communities and the state’s overall development.
In a major fraud, a man from Maharashtra allegedly swindled more than 8,000 women in Belagavi of over Rs 12 crore by promising them ‘work-from-home’ jobs, before fleeing from his rented home and office in Belagavi.
A recent data shows a marked increase in the number of Caesarean (C-section) deliveries in Karnataka is increasing, both in private and government facilities. Rural districts that traditionally recorded higher rates of vaginal births are also following the new trend.
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