Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:19:19
After months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka opened on Friday for 8-10th standard students.
A fair number of students attended the first day’s physical classes, said sources in the Education Department. Some schools reported over 60 per cent attendance.
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Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:16:41
Karnataka logged 1,003 fresh COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths on Friday, taking the total number of infections to 29,66,194 and the toll to 37,573.
The day also saw 1,199 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 29,12,633. Bengaluru Urban topped in the number of new infections with 310, as the city saw 276 discharges and six deaths. The total number of active cases
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Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:12:37
The Karnataka assembly on Friday passed the ''Identification of Prisoners (Karnataka Amendment) Bill,'' which seeks to include collection of blood, DNA, voice and iris scan samples as "measurements" of offenders for effective surveillance and prevention of breach of peace and crime.
The bill, which amends the Central act of Identification of Prisoners with respect to its application to Karnatak
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Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:10:34
Karnataka Energy Minister V Sunil Kumar on Thursday said there was no proposal before the government to privatise the energy sector in the state.
"There was absolutely no plans or proposal before the government to privatise the energy sector in the state, and I want to clarify that there is no need to have any worry about it," Kumar said.
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Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:08:46
The Karnataka government has shown keen interest on mega textile parks in the state, Secretary in the Textiles ministry U P Singh said on Friday.
"Karnataka is keen on a mega textile park in the state. We have not yet taken any decision on any of the proposals because the project is still in its infancy," Singh told reporters.
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Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:01:59
Activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal on Thursday staged a protest near Kadri in the city and raised slogans against the state government protesting against the demolition of Mahadevamma temple in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district recently.
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Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:58:53
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid his last respects to former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha member Oscar Fernandes, calling him "a friend, a guide and a true soldier" of the party.
The former Congress President also met the family of Fernandes.
"Spent some time with the family of Shri Oscar Fernandes Ji and paid last respects to him- a friend, a guide and a true soldier of the C
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Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:57:07
A day after 24 new ministers were administered the oath of office in Gujarat, there has been no visible protest by members of the previous Vijay Rupani-led cabinet.
None of the ministers in the earlier government found place in the ministry of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel who replaced Rupani two days ago.
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Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:55:06
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that his ministry is in talks with a foreign company to construct an electric highway from Delhi to Jaipur.
While reviewing the progress of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (DME) at Dausa, in Rajasthan, Gadkari said like electric railway engines, buses and trucks will also be powered by electricity.
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