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Banu Mushtaq’s Kannada publisher scrambles to meet growing demand after Booker win

Following the international acclaim of Heart Lamp, the book by veteran Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq that recently won the coveted International Booker Prize, demand for its Kannada edition, Hasina Mattu Itara Kathegalu, has surged across bookstores in Karnataka.


University of Liverpool to open first foreign university campus in Bengaluru by 2026

Bengaluru: The University of Liverpool, a prominent member of the UK’s prestigious Russell Group, has officially announced plans to establish its first overseas campus in Bengaluru by 2026. The announcement was made during a high-profile event attended by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development M. B. Patil, Higher Education Minister M. C. Sudhakar, and Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, all of whom expressed strong support for the initiative.

 


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CM Siddaramaiah slams BJP for ‘false narrative’ on Urdu, Kannada funding

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the BJP of spreading a "false narrative" that his government is neglecting Kannada and allocating more funds for Urdu, calling it not only untrue but a "deliberate attempt" to create communal tension.

 
Karnataka: After ousting of two MLA’s, BJP’s seat strength in state assembly plummets to 62

Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party which had secured 66 seats in the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections, being the official opposition party, has now lost its seat strength, plummeting to 62 MLA’s, owing to different reasons.

 
Case filed against BJP’s Manikanth Rathod for alleged denigrating remarks against Priyank Kharge

Kalaburagi: A case has been registered against BJP leader Manikanth Rathod for allegedly insulting Minister Priyank Kharge. The case was filed at Chittapur police station here on Monday, May 26.

 
DK Shivakumar faces backlash over meeting with Israeli diplomat amid Gaza conflict

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar has come under sharp criticism on social media after he shared details of his meeting with Inbal Stone, Deputy Consul General at the Consulate General of Israel, at Vidhana Soudha. In his post, Shivakumar stated that he had received an invitation to attend Israel’s Independence Day celebrations scheduled for June 5 and expressed a desire to strengthen ties between Karnataka and Israel, especially in innovation, technology, and sustainable development.

 
DK Shivakumar slams 'silence' of Karnataka MPs, union ministers on Andhra CM’s HAL relocation pitch

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday "questioned the silence" of union ministers and MPs from Karnataka over Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s reported pitch to shift HAL’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) production from Karnataka to his state.

 
K'taka Minister Sharan Prakash Patil says COVID situation under control, urges caution

Bengaluru: With COVID-19 cases on the rise in the state, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil on Tuesday said doctors and health workers have been instructed to wear masks.

 
Anil Kumble to be named Forest and Wildlife ambassador: Karnataka minister Eshwar B Khandre

Bengaluru: Former cricketer Anil Kumble will be nominated as the Forest and Wildlife Ambassador, Forest, Biology and Environment Minister Eshwar B Khandre said on Tuesday.

 
State government appoints Special DC for K-RIDE, officer to take charge immediately

The state government appointed IAS officer Vasanthi Amar BV as the Special Deputy Commissioner of Railway Infrastructure Development Company Karnataka (K-RIDE) on Monday, adding that the officer will take charge with immediate effect.

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