Kannadigas complain that they are facing language barriers in the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Kannada-speaking residents of the Kasaragod district of Kerala are facing cultural and language barriers in the state as they are considered minorities there. Subramaniam, a Kannada- speaking resident of Kasaragod, said that he has faced language barriers and it is the […]
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Karnataka State Fire Emergency Services(KSFES) is conducting its annual sports event for the first time after COVID-19. The sports event happened in the new stadium at the Mundkur Fire and Emergency Services Academy on Bannerghatta road. Tejas, a fire department employee, who takes part in the event every year, said, “This year it was conducted […]
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The committee could take a month or more to look into their inclusion in the list of scheduled castes. Bedajangama communities from different districts of Karnataka have been protesting for the last 156 days for their schedule caste certificates at Freedom park in Bangalore.Officials say that there is confusion over whether the Bedajangama is a […]
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Differently Abled students feel more comfortable in special schools. Seats reserved for differently abled people in educational institutions remain vacant most of the time. Veena C, Superintendent, Seshadripuram Pre University college, said, “We have reservations for differently abled people but till date we have not received any applications. We do not have enough space in […]
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Opposition political parties attacking Gujarat Model of BJP for campaign. Parties such as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are focusing on the economic development of the state for the Gujarat elections. Anshul Avijit, national spokesperson of the INC said, “Our main agenda is economic development.” He added […]
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Scheme to provide housing for SC/ST communities still not being implemented The Onti Mane Scheme is yet to be executed by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The scheme still awaits a list of lands owned by the Schedule Caste and Tribe community members. The scheme talks about providing up to Rs. 5 lakhs to the […]
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PU students say they would prefer descriptive papers over MCQ exams. Pre-University (PU) students are not happy about the Karnataka government’s plan to base their exams on Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Bhavana, a PU student, studying Commerce at Seshadripuram Pre-University College, said, “I would like it if exams are descriptive as we would get to […]
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BJP spokesperson says everyone deserves a chance to reform. Opposition parties have said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to intimidate voters by using muscle power in the upcoming elections after a history sheeter Wilson Garden Naga was seen at Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development, V Somanna’s residence. Aam Aadmi Party’s […]
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They want the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to restart scholarship programmes for minority communities. The Indian National Congress said that of the Rs 29,000 crore fund for the welfare of Schedule Caste(SC) and Schedule Tribes(ST) in the state, only 14 percent of it has been utilized so far. V.S Urugappa, Former MP of Bellary district, […]
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There are around 3650 ancient monuments and archaeological sites in India, out of which 129 are in Karnataka The release date of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)’s Heritage Atlas has not been decided yet, even though it has been nearly two years since it was announced. In early 2021, former Minister of State for […]
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