Importing poor quality cashew seeds has caused a decline in our exports. Vishwak started a cashew export business in January 2016. He runs Sree Krishna Prasad cashews in Udupi, Karnataka, which imports raw cashew seeds from Zimbabwe. The declining quality of the seeds has led to a decrease in the amount of cashew he used […]
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High Court of Karnataka restated that a customer in a brothel cannot be brought into criminal proceedings. After hearing the petition filed by a man who was charged in such a case, the single judge bench of Justice M Nagarpasanna said, “It is not in dispute that the petitioner was a customer in the brothel […]
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Not even one per cent women are exposed to skill-based training programmes in the state. A woman in her mid-twenties was sipping her evening tea while talking about her start-up ideas. She was working in a small software company for a few years. But that was before Covid. Currently, she is unemployed but is actively […]
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“While big players have the advantage of deep pockets and strong lobbies, MSMEs tend to lag behind though their potential is recognised.” Bengaluru: Years ago, many students joined the Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) to study aerospace engineering. When they came out, they either joined established aeronautical companies or established their own small and medium […]
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Lack of awareness and connectivity issues limit the potential of potters. Lakshmi, a pottery maker, sat anxiously among the unsold earthen pots that she made in the morning. She wakes up every day at 6 a.m. to make these earthen pots and potteries. The most prominent thing on her face was her red eyes amidst […]
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These hamper our right to information, say activists. If you have applied for benefits under a government scheme, and want to check the status of your application, chances are you’ll see ‘error code 404: this page doesn’t not exist’ on the screen. If you are researching the details of a ministry’s fund disbursement, you may […]
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The right to wear hijab cannot be traced to freedom of expression, the court argued. Bengaluru: A three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court on March 15 has ruled the hijab is not “essential” to Islam. The court has also upheld the ban on wearing hijab inside educational institutes across the state. In January, six hijab-clad […]
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The Karnataka BJP manifesto for 2018 promised to empower women by providing them with a variety of benefits. Women are still yet to receive the benefits of the schemes. Mangala, a below Poverty Line (BPL) cardholder in Kumbalgodu, works as a housing-keeping attendant and had high hopes from the ruling Karnataka government. But her expectations were shattered […]
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