Muslim community to take legal action

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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Solar workers remain in darkness

Suryamitra Skill Development Programme (SSDP) is not able to meet the growing demands of the solar power capacity of Karnataka. The room for skill development training on the first floor of Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) located on a hill in Naagarabhaavi remains empty with just black seats lined in rows. The gap between […]

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Donations at Bengaluru’s skin bank return to pre-COVID levels

Despite an increase at the bank, the only skin bank in Bengaluru is unable to meet the existing demands of burn patients. Pragya Prasun who has been actively campaigning for skin banks for around a decade now recalls her own experience of needing skin donation at the time of her treatment. Being a burn victim, […]

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Economic growth, a priority for Gujarat election

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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Most people with Marathi roots favour Karnataka in the border-dispute

The ongoing Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute sees tightening of police security at the borders of the two states. The Marathi speaking community of Karnataka are not ready to merge with Maharashtra, yet, “My mother tongue is Marathi but I am loyal to Karnataka,” said chairperson of Karnataka Maratha Communities Development Corporation Ltd (KMCDC), Dr M G […]

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Beedi workers prefer to spend now than save

The workers who roll beedis in Bengaluru’s beedi colony are leaving the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme. Beedi workers would rather not have 10 percent of their salary deducted for the  Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme (EPFO). They say that they get paid less than the minimum wage and a 10 percent cut would mean tightening their […]

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