Row in K’taka over painting classrooms in saffron colour
A row has erupted in Karnataka over a decision by the state's BJP government to paint 8,100 classrooms in saffron colour under the 'Viveka scheme' named after Swami Vivekananda.
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As assembly polls loom, Bommai woos coastal Karnataka
Ahead of the assembly polls due early next year, the BJP government in Karnataka is wooing the coastal region with several sops. The state government will offer subsidy to fishermen who upgrade their motor boats from kerosene…
K’taka’s highest civilian award to be presented posthumously to Puneet Raj Kumar
'Karnataka Ratna', the highest civilian award of Government of Karnataka, will be presented posthumously to noted Kannada actor, Puneet Raj Kumar, in front of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on November 1.
Karnataka cabinet clears ordinance hiking SC, ST reservation
The Karnataka cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, on Thursday decided to promulgate an ordinance to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) by 2 per cent and for Scheduled Tribes (STs) by 4 per cent.
Details of corruption in Congress regime will be sent to Rahul Gandhi: K’taka CM
Reacting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement that only people having money will get jobs in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday that details of corruption during the Congress regime in the state…
Bommai, Yediyurappa have breakfast at Dalit home
As BJP leaders continued their Jan Sankalp Yatra in Karnataka for a second day on Wednesday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor B.S. Yediyurappa had breakfast at the home of Hirala Kollappa, a Dalit man, in…