Study shows that constant exposure to dusty and unhealthy environment triggers several lung diseases in the traffic policemen in Karnataka. Air pollution and high level of Particulate matter (PM) are adding to the problems. Unhealthy road conditions, dusty job environment and constant exposure to high levels of air pollution are causing breathing difficulties among the […]
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Lack of separate funds limits the availability of computers to selected schools in Karnataka. The government schools in Karnataka lack digital infrastructure like computer labs and smart classes and a separate computer teacher to teach the subject. There are only a few systems in the schools and the basic skills are taught to the students […]
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Congress hopes to get more supporters with Geetha Shivarajkumar and B B Ningaiah joining the party. Geetha Shivarajkumar, wife of Kannada actor Shivarajkumar and B B Ningaiahfrom Janta Dal (Secular) join the Congress Party on April 28, 2023. Raghu Dodderi, spokesperson of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) said, “Dr Raj Kumar’s family has a big […]
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Officials from the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) say that they are still waiting for the state government’s orders on the matter of free bus passes for women. The free bus passes for women working in the organised sector, that were to be launched by KSRTC on April 1, 2023, will not be launched […]
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Autonomous colleges, however, have started the process. Colleges affiliated with Bangalore University are awaiting the official circular from the university to start admissions whereas autonomous colleges have already begun the admissions process after the result of Karnataka’s Second Pre University (PU) exams came out on Friday. The pass percentage this year stood 74 percent, 12 […]
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Self-proclaimed cow activist to be brought back from Rajasthan tomorrow, the police said. Puneeth Kerehalli and his associates are yet to be brought back from Rajasthan as the police do not yet have travelling tickets to reach Ramnagara. Karthik Reddy, Superintendent of Police of Ramanagara said ,“He(Puneeth Kerehalli) still has not been brought back because […]
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Muslim religious leaders plan to discuss their removal from the reservation with Vokkaliga and Lingayat leaders in the state. Fearing that they will be blamed for communal tensions before the assembly elections of 2023, the Muslim community of Karnataka will take the legal way to fight for their reservation rights. Recently, the Karnataka government scrapped […]
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India’s cotton exports saw a 61 percent decline in September 2022, report shows. Cotton exports in India have been declining since the last few months of 2022 and have gone down by 61 percent. Study by The Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) shows that decreasing global demand and less production have contributed to this decline., […]
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Karnataka has only two APMCs linked to the e-NAM platform despite it having the largest producer of agricultural products. It is now planning to integrate three new APMCs with e-NAM. Karnataka has the least number of Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platforms in the entire country, though it was the first to introduce an e-trading […]
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The number of kidnapping cases in Karnataka has risen by 1,054 in 2022, as compared to 2021. The number of kidnapping cases being registered in Karnataka has witnessed a hike in the past year. Police attribute this increase to cases of elopement or underage marriages, which are being registered as kidnapping. “There has been a […]
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