Six ministers from the BJP-led government of Karnataka have appealed to a city court on Friday, asking for an injunction against newspapers and TV channels due to publishing defamatory content against them. The six ministers who took the move are Agriculture Minister BC Patil, Cooperation Minister HT Somashekar, Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar, Health and Family…
A seething member, from All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA) stated, “Enabler of crime is as much of a criminal as one found guilty. By pronouncing the statement in the highest court of Indian Judiciary, the Chief Justice of India has committed a crime.” AIPWA members had gathered around the Mysore Bank Circle on Saturday…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed for assets estimated to be Rs 79.70 lakh worth for income tax official Abhishek Tripathi and his family over the charges of money laundering, an official revealed on Thursday. The official said in a statement, “Order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to attach…
The rate of mutation of the Covid-19 virus has been surging in Bengaluru when compared with the national average, according to the observation reports from the researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Professor Utpal Tatu, Department of Biochemistry, IISc headed the research team, who discovered that isolates or viral samples collected from the nasal…
Bengaluru has taken the lead as the top performer in the Million+ category over the final rankings of Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 along with the Municipal Performer Index (MPI) 2020. Pune got the second rank, and the other cities that scored well are Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Indore, Vadodara, and Greater…
The High Court has issued an order to the state government to announce as to whether it is willing to organize a study on the grant of temporary permit to extract sand from the coastal regulation zone. The PIL was pertaining to sand mining permits at Phalguni river located in the Dakshina Kannada. A division…
Karnataka is all geared up to introduce helicopter tourism in several parts of the Karnataka, starting from Mysuru. The helicopters will be connecting tourists with the nearby states and will be at an economical rate, revealed the officials. While addressing the media on Tuesday, Karnataka Tourism Minister CP Yogeeshwara spoke that tourism in the state…
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Tuesday conducted a raid at the house of a BBMP official who was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 20 lakh in February. The ACB officials investigated the residence of S N Devendrappa, Assistant Director, Town Planning, BBMP for the C sector of Amruthanagar. The ACB officials also checked the…
According to the latest findings of the study, though most Indian homes are conditioned to rigorous cleaning practices, a large quantity of harmful dust allergens and dust particles still persist in the houses. A sample of 150 homes or flats have been selected to identify their level of cleanliness for the different studies in 2018…
With the onset of the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country, the second phase particularly targets senior citizens and above 45 with comorbidities, an overall count of 4,942 people have been been administered the shot, thereby taking the total tally of the state to 8.25 lakh, revealed the Karnataka Government. From the…
