Tag: Karnataka
Tight Security Across Karnataka For Tipu Festival
Security has been tightened across Karnataka on Friday to ensure peaceful celebration of the state-sponsored Tipu Sultan Jayanti in honour of the erstwhile Mysore ruler amid protests by the right-wing opposition.....
Karnataka Private Doctors Return To Work; Treat Out-patients
Private doctors across Karnataka were back to work on Saturday and began treating out-patients after they called off their five-day strike on Friday.....
Rahul Lone Candidate For Congress Chief's Post
Marking a generational shift, Rahul Gandhi is all set to take over as Congress President next week as he was the only candidate to file nominations before deadline expired on Monday for the post amid opposition jibes over dynasty politics in a contest with no one else in the fray.....
SC To Hear Plea On Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packages
The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea against a Karnataka High Court order reducing the pictorial warning on cigarette packets and on packaging of other tobacco products.....
No Interim Stay On Karnataka HC Order Against Tobacco Picture Warnings: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday declined an interim stay of the Karnataka High Court order setting aside the 2014 Rules mandating that 85 per cent space on both the sides of a packet of cigarettes or other tobacco products carry pictorial warning on their harmful effects. ....
Shutdown Call In Karnataka For Mahadayi Water On Thursday
A call for 12-hour shutdown on Thursday in Karnataka has been given by several Kannada organisations and regional outfits for the Mahadayi river water from the neighbouring Goa state in the northwest.....
SC Reduces TN's Cauvery Water Share
In a setback to Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court on Friday reduced its share of Cauvery river water to 177.25 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) down from 192 tmcft allocated by a Tribunal in 2007.....
SIT Questioning Man In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case: Official
A 37-year-old man arrested under the Arms Act for illegal possession of ammunition is being questioned in connection with the murder of Kannada tabloid Editor Gauri Lankesh in the city nearly six months ago, police said on Friday.....
Modi's Policies Not Inclusive, Farmers Ignored: Rahul
Invoking Karnataka's 12th century social reformer Basavanna, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were "not inclusive" as he ignored farmers but waived off loans of big industrialists.....
Will Track Murderers Of BJP Activists From Abyss: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said if his party came to power in Karnataka, it would catch hold of murderers of his party activists even if they hide in the abyss. ....
