The second phase of polling for the 144 Gram Panchayats based in several regions of Dakshina Kannada like Belthangady, Puttur, Sullia and Kaduba taluks, has begun on Sunday morning. For the 1,541 seats in the 114 Gram Panchayats, as many as 3,421 candidates are contesting in the elections. At the Hirebandadi Gram Panchayat Limits, among…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa used the word ‘selfish’ for those who are protesting against the contentious farm laws on Friday and stated that around 99 per cent of the farmers supported the reforms. While addressing the event organized for farmers on the birth anniversary of ex-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Yediyurappa promised about having…
Former Prime Minister and supremo of JD (S) party, Deve Gowda on Saturday promised to keep the regional party alive and will make a try to come to power in the Karnataka’s Assembly elections to be held in 2023, on its own. Regarding the speculation of merging with BJP, Deve Gowda, while addressing the news…
From the 13 people that returned from UK to Karnataka, a report will released about any incidence of the new strain of Covid-19 on Monday, as per the experts of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). Presently, the laboratory of NIMHANS is working on 12 samples and another is shortly going to…
Opposition Party Leader, Siddaramaiah has urged Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to resign from his post after the Karnataka High Court rejected his petition which wanted quashing of the investigation of the KIADB land denotification. Siddaramaiah tweeted, “High Court has dismissed @BSYBJP’s petition to quash the investigation of KIADB land denotification. BS Yediyurappa should immediately…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has withdrawn the decision of imposing a night curfew in the state just six hours prior to its implementation on Thursday. In a statement, Yediyurappa stated, “Based on experts’ opinion, it was decided to impose a night curfew aimed at curbing the spread of the new Covid-19 strain detected in…
With the sudden announcement of the night curfew, the vegetable and fruit vendors based in KR Market and Kalasipalyam are astounded with the decision of the chief minister saying this would badly affect the business. The wholesales procure the produce when it is available in the midnight hours and said the curfew would impact the…
Dakshina Kannada had peaceful polling on Tuesday in districts which includes 106 gram panchayats in Mangaluru, Moodbidri and Bantwal taluks and though the Covid-19 pandemic has a threat catch, the voters were very enthusiastic in terms of exercising their rights. The polling commenced at 7 am in the morning and gained a gradual pace by…
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport has launched 24/7 Covid-19 testing facility, which is a boost to the city’s Covid-19 testing amenities. The testing unit is an RT-PCR centre, right in the vicinity of the arrival terminal. The unit;s management and operations are under Bengaluru-origin Auriga Research Private Limited. According to an official statement released by Bangalore…
In the first phase of the Karnataka local body elections, polling has commenced for 3,019 gram panchayats on Tuesday. Over 50 percent villages in the state of Karnataka will be voting in the 23,706 booths during the Civid-19 pandemic. The voting started at 7 am and will go on till 5 pm in the evening….
