Job security still a fantasy for many outsourced employees who work on a contract. They have threatened to go on strike from December 19 if their demands are not met. Outsourced workers — drivers, loaders, cleaners, and water delivery people will not work from Dec 20, as a part of their protest against unequal wages. […]
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Parties said that social media will play a major role in the upcoming elections. Major parties contesting the upcoming Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike (BBMP) elections have dedicated social media teams for campaigning on various social media platforms Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Suresh N said, “Digital media today is omnipresent. With 5G being rolled out, using […]
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Political parties are working out strategies to fix the city’s tattered infrastructure, if they win. Major parties contesting for the upcoming Bengaluru municipal elections are promising to fix the city’s drainage systems and potholes if elected to power. The Karnataka High Court, recently ordered the government and the Election Commission to conduct elections before December […]
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Political parties across the city claim that they have not received any directives from the Election Commission. No political party in Karnataka seems to have made any progress regarding the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections. Despite the High Court order to conduct (BBMP) election before December 31, 2022, major parties like the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), […]
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Members from minority communities are keen on joining the SDPI party. The media attention given to the Social Democratic Party of India(SDPI) has increased following the recent ban of the Popular Front of India(PFI). This is, in turn, attracting new members to the party. In Chitradurga district in North Karnataka, 150 Dalits have joined the […]
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He has been appointed as the Prime Minister of the country for the fifth time. By Supriya Mehta and Mrunmayee Kulkarni Ranil Wickremesinghe of the United National Party (UNP) has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s next Prime Minister (PM) today. PTI reported that Ranil Wickremesinghe met the President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on May 11 evening, before Rajapaksa […]
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Police said that the rally got cancelled due to a high court order. The SC Road, Gandhinagara witnessed a thumping atmosphere full of colours and anticipation for the ‘Janata Jaladhare’ rally today. Tribal girls from Ramnagara performed Dollu Kunitha while men adorned in party relics played the drums. They were joined by a transgender person […]
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The Congress and the Aam Admi Party (AAP) bring in leaders and workers from other parties. By Sourasis Bose and Kaustubh Bagalkote Even though the Bengaluru weather is inclement and irregular, there were no irregularities in the political environment of Karnataka as members from Janata Dal (Secular), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Prajakeeya Party switched […]
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Basavaraj Rayareddy has accused Ashwath Narayan of corruption in connection to the laptop scam. Basavaraj Rayareddy, the Vice President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), called for a judicial or Lokayukta enquiry against CN Ashwath Narayan, the Minister of Higher Education of Karnataka, with respect to the laptop scam. “When I was the minister, we […]
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A state level unity march and harmony convention is going to be held on May 14 in Udupi. Amidst the communal tensions in Karnataka, historian Ramchandra Guha made an appeal to restore communal harmony in the state. Guha said that Karnataka is a land of many cultures and religions which have lived in peace and […]
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