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700 child marriages in Karnataka during 2024-25: CM Siddaramaiah slams officials over lapses

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has strongly criticised senior district officials after the state reported a shocking 700 child marriages during the 2024–25 period, with five districts alone accounting for over 50% of these cases. The Chief Minister’s remarks came during a recent two-day review meeting with Deputy Commissioners (DCs), Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Superintendents of Police (SPs), and other senior administrators.

 


Karnataka: Lokayukta raids places connected to government officials

The sleuths of Karnataka Lokayukta on Saturday conducted raids at multiple locations across the state, connected to government officials who are accused of amassing assets disproportionate to their known source of income, officials said.


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National conference on AI for empowering persons with disabilities held in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the landscape of accessibility and inclusive development, a message that stood central at the National Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Persons with Disabilities, held today in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

 

Elderly man tested positive for Covid-19 dies in Karnataka, taking total death toll in state to 3

Bengaluru: A 63-year-old man who tested positive for Covid-19 died at a private hospital in Mysuru, taking the total coronavirus-related death toll in the state to three, officials said on Friday.

 

Kamal Haasan's films will be 'banned' in Karnataka if he does not apologise: Min. Shivaraj Tangadagi

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi on Friday made it clear that actor Kamal Haasan's films will be "banned" in the state, as decided by the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), if he does not apologise for his remarks about the Kannada language.

 

For first time in 125 years, Karnataka has recorded highest rainfall in May: CM Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said, for the first time in the last 125 years, the state has recorded the highest rainfall in the month of May, and 28 districts have received more than usual rainfall.

 

DK Shivakumar accuses BJP, other organisations of provocation; assures peace in Dakshina Kannada

Bengaluru: Asserting that the government will bring the situation in the communally sensitive coastal region, especially Dakshina Kannada district, under control, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday accused the BJP and other organisations of indulging in provocations.

 

'My love for Karnataka is true, won’t apologise,' says Kamal Haasan

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan, who stoked a controversy by his "Kannada was born out of Tamil remark," on Friday yet again declined to apologise and said he believed in law and justice and his love for Karnataka was true.

Siddaramaiah launches real-time 'CM Dashboard' for development monitoring

The 'Chief Minister's Dashboard' (CM Dashboard), a platform that provides real-time, integrated insights into key development indicators across Karnataka was launched on Friday.

Veteran Kannada writer H.S. Venkateshamurthy passes away at 80

Veteran Kannada writer, acclaimed poet, playwright, and academic Dr. H.S. Venkateshamurthy passed away on Friday at the age of 80. He had been admitted to the hospital due to age-related ailments and breathed his last early this morning, according to medical sources.

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