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Loudspeaker row: Everyone should abide by law, says Karnataka CM Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the police have already issued a circular to this effect and meetings will be held at the police station level

Cabinet reshuffle or expansion after Delhi visit: Karnataka CM Bommai

Speaking to reporters Bommai said that the matter of cabinet expansion has been discussed with party President J P Nadda already

Same conspirators behind sex CD row and Karnataka contractor death: BJP MLA

The BJP leader, however, has not revealed the names of alleged conspirators so far

IBM keen to share knowledge with Karnataka govt on cyber security, AI

The three-member IBM delegation led by Sandip Patil, managing director, IBM South Asia assured the minister that the company would help the government in formulating a cyber-security policy

Contractor death: Congress demands FIR against Karnataka minister

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accused the prime minister and the Karnataka chief minister of being complicit in the contractor's death

DA payable to govt employees in Karnataka hiked by 2.75 per cent

The Karnataka govt on Tuesday issued an order enhancing the rates of Dearness Allowance payable to government employees from the existing 24.50% to 27.25% of basic pay from January 1 this year

Will ensure education of students returning from Ukraine: Karnataka min

'We are discussing about reducing fee for medical courses,' Sudhakar stated in the Legislative Council

Karnataka govt launches programme to provide 5 lakh jobs to women

Minister of Higher Education, Electronics, IT-BT, S & T and Skill Development Dr C N Aswath Narayan on Tuesday launched Women@Work (W@W) programme with an aim to provide five lakh jobs within 2026 to women with necessary employable skills.Participating in an event organised by Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) in association with KTECH and Karnataka Skill Development Corporation to mark the Women's Day celebrations, the minister launched the new initiative that was also held as part of the Karnataka digital economy mission programme.Ashwin D Gowda, MD, Karnataka State Skills Development Corporation, KDEM Chairman B V Naidu, CEO Sanjeev Gupta, and Ramkumar Narayanan of VMware among others were also present.Speaking on the occasion, Dr Aswath Narayan said women who will be imparted training in specialized skills will become employable in the next five years which will go a long way in contributing to the country's GDP growth.Dr Narayan said as part of the Women@Work ...

Karnataka Budget: CM proposes doing away with govt control over temples

In his maiden budget for 2022-23 presented on Friday, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai proposed for doing away with government control on temples in the state by giving autonomy to those coming under the purview of Endowment department. He had first indicated about bringing in a law aimed at 'freeing' Hindu temples from state control, while addressing the BJP state executive meeting in December last year. "There is a long pending demand to do away with the government control on the temples. By considering these demands of devotees, autonomy will be given to temples coming under the purview of the Endowment department. Necessary legal action will be taken to delegate the discretion of developmental works to the temples," Bommai said in his budget speech. A total of 34,563 temples in the state come under Muzrai (Endowment) department, and they have been categorised as grade A, B and C, based on their revenue generation. A total of 207 temples with annual revenue above Rs 25

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai to present budget on March 4

The budget session would be held from March 4-30, according to the provisional schedule of the Legislative Assembly Secretariat on Wednesday

Decision on NIA probe into Bajrang Dal activist murder after inquiry: CM

Amidst demand to hand over the probe into killing of a Bajrang Dal activist in Shivamogga to NIA, Karnataka CM Bommai said a decision will be taken based on the outcome of police investigation.

Karnataka assembly passes bills to hike salary of CM, Ministers and MLAs

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed bills enhancing salaries and allowances of Chief Minister, Ministers and legislators.

Hijab should be kept out of schools, Karnataka govt reiterates in HC

The Bench comprises Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awa­sthi, Justice J M Khazi and Justice Krishna M Dixit

Hijab not an essential religious practice, reiterates Karnataka govt in HC

The Karnataka government reiterated that Hijab is not an essential religious practice and said religious instructions should be kept outside the educational institutions.

Hijab row: HC directs Karnataka govt not to violate interim order

The bench asked the advocate to give a written submission on the matter and directed the government to see to it that interim orders are not violated

Karnataka: English lecturer quits job over alleged bar on her hijab

In her resignation letter Chandini has said that she is resigning as she was asked to remove her hijab which she has been wearing for three years in the college

Hijab not an essential religious practice of Islam: Karnataka govt to HC

We have taken a stand that wearing hijab is not an essential religious part of Islam: Advocate General of Karnataka Prabhuling Navadgi told the High Court

No need for negative RT-PCR report to enter state from Kerala, Goa: K'taka

However, vaccine certificate is mandatory for the passengers coming from these states

Karnataka govt order says no to hijab in minority institutions

All educational institutions run by the Minority Welfare Department have been ordered not to allow hijab, scarves, saffron shawls and other religious symbols in the classrooms

'Allow headscarf matching uniform colour,' students request Karnataka HC

The girls made the plea to the full bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice J M Khazi and Justice Krishna M Dixit