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Not appropriate for Maharashtra ministers to visit Belagavi: Karnataka CM

Reacting to the reports of Maharashtra ministers planning to visit Belagavi on December 6, the CM said it is not appropriate for them to come

Karnataka State HEC nominates 10 private entrepreneurs as members for 5 yrs

The Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) on Friday nominated a total of ten experts in the field as its members.Among the nominated entrepreneurs include Mind Tree CEO Debashis Chatterjee and Former Vice Chancellor of Azim Premji University Professor Anurag Behar.Besides, VC of Visakhapatnam Central Tribal University Professor TV Kattimani, Former VC of Kuvempu University Prof. Jogan Shankar, CEO of Career Information & Guidance Movement for All in India (CIGMA) Ameen E Mudassar, Former VC of Akka Mahadevi Varsity Meena Chandavarkar, Senior Professor of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Usha Rani, Managing Director (MD) of Merck Life Sciences NS Srinath, Chairperson of Quest Global Ajay Prabhu, and Chief Strategist Officer of Bosch Global Software Raghavendra Krishnamurthy.According to the Minister of Higher Education CN Ashwath Narayan, this time, these entrepreneurs have been nominated as members of KSHEC to connect academia with the industry.The ..

Karnataka CM denies charges of deleting minority votes from electoral roll

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday rubbished the charge that the names of people from minority communities are being deleted from the electoral roll in the state. The Chief Minister said the Election Commission alone can add or delete names from the voters' list. "These are all lies. Already, the Election Commission has taken note of it. The deletion and addition is done by the Election Commission only," Bommai told reporters while adding that there are officers appointed by the EC for this purpose. He was responding to a query on the Congress party's allegations that the minority votes are being deleted from the electoral roll in the state. The Congress had claimed that a private trust was roped in for illegal survey of voters by posing as government officials. The party expressed its fear that the minority votes were deleted. Bommai said the state government wishes to say only one thing that the Election Commission should immediately investigate through its ...

Maha-Karnataka boundary row: Legal battle, politics keep the pot boiling

The Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute is a perennial issue that surfaces almost every year, creating an atmosphere of sharp rhetoric and sub-nationalism on both sides. With no signs of the decades-old issue getting resolved outside the court, there is a feeling in many quarters it's all politics that keeps the pot boiling. If there is no other trigger, the dispute at least crops up during December each year, when the border district of Belagavi, which Maharashtra stakes claims on, hosts the winter session of Karnataka legislature at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha. This time, the dispute has come to the forefront slightly earlier, with the issue being raked up ahead of hearing on the border issue in the Supreme Court, on a suit filed by Maharashtra. Some political observers believe that the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka and the political dynamics in Maharashtra have added an extra twist to it this time. The border dispute dates back to 1957 after the reorganisation of states

Amazon to set up 300-Mw hybrid RE project in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka

These projects are expected to generate 1,163,000 megawatt hours of clean energy, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power 380,000 average-sized households in New Delhi each year

Tata Group in talks to buy Wistron's Apple facility in Karnataka: Report

The facility in Narasapura is Wistron's only plant in India and it is used to manufacture devices and components for Apple

Inheritance rights of adopted children vary on the basis of religion

Hindu and Christian personal law treat adopted child on a par with natural-born ones

Karnataka's stand on boundary dispute justified: CM ahead of SC hearing

Set for a legal battle with Maharashtra over the border dispute, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday expressed confidence about a "good outcome", as he asserted that as per the Constitution and the States Reorganisation Act, the state's stand is justified. The Chief Minister is in New Delhi and held discussions with senior advocate in the state's legal panel Mukul Rohatgi, in the wake of the case coming up before the Supreme Court for hearing on November 30. "I have met Rohatgi on the border dispute, the advocate general has briefed things, I too shared inputs regarding the background on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border issue and we discussed the legal status. He told me that all the preparations have been made for tomorrow," Bommai said. Speaking to reporters after meeting Rohatgi in the national capital, he said, the important thing is the maintainability of Maharashtra's case. "In 2017, the then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Deepak Mishra had framed ...

'Make healthcare affordable...,' Karnataka CM Bommai urges doctors

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Monday urged the scientists to throw efforts and conduct research to produce inexpensive drugs and provide affordable treatment as many people, especially those in rural areas, were unable to access medical care owing to overpriced drugs and interventions.Karnataka CM was speaking at the inaugural address at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysuru.The Chief Minister inaugurated the students' hostels, skill lab and other facilities at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute.Bommai said he would allocate funds in the coming budget for setting up an R & D Centre at the Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI) - Karnataka's first medical college which is celebrating its centenary in 2024. The State's top 10-15 medical colleges could also take up research for making affordable drugs and providing affordable treatment, he suggested."Every year around 5,000 students enter the medical profession but still there ..

Discussions on with legal experts on strategy: Bommai on border dispute

Set for a legal battle with Maharashtra over the border dispute, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said discussions are on with the state's legal experts regarding the strategy to be adopted, when the matter comes up for hearing before the Supreme Court. He also remained cautious while responding to demands by people of some villages in Maharashtra, bordering Karnataka, reportedly wanting their merger with the state. "On November 30 there is a case in the Supreme Court, yesterday I held a meeting with the Karnataka Border and River Formation Commission chairperson and former judge of the Supreme Court Justice Shivaraj Patil and other experts regarding the strategy and legal perspective," Bommai said. Speaking to reporters here, he said on November 29, he will hold discussions with senior advocate in the state's legal panel Mukul Rohatgi in New Delhi, regarding the strategy and the matters that might specifically come up during the hearing on Wednesday. The border

Watching developments in other states on UCC, will decide later: K'taka CM

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said he is gathering information regarding developments in various states and what the Constitution says vis-a-vis the "Uniform Civil Code" (UCC), and any decision on implementing it in the state, will be taken after going through them. He also clarified that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has not spoken to him in this regard. "Our party has been speaking about Uniform Civil Code for thirty years now, there is nothing new in it. Now, in some states committees have been constituted regarding implementing it. I'm gathering information regarding the developments in various states, what the Constitution says," Bommai said in response to a question. Speaking to reporters, he said, "After going through all of them, we will decide. But the Union Home Minister (Amit Shah) or anyone else from the central government has not spoken to me in this regard." The Chief Minister had recently said serious discussions were going on for implementing t

Bommai to meet Nadda, discuss Maharashtra border dispute with top lawyer

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said he will be visiting New Delhi to meet BJP national President J P Nadda, and also will have discussions with a senior advocate in the Supreme Court regarding the legal battle with Maharashtra over the border dispute. The Chief Minister is expected to travel to the national capital on Tuesday. The meeting with Nadda, gains significance, as he had recently indicated that the much awaited expansion or reshuffle of his Cabinet is likely after the Gujarat Assembly polls. "I'm going to Delhi, where I expect to meet Nadda, I'm yet to get his appointment, I'm hopeful of getting it," Bommai said. Speaking to reporters here, he said, he will also have a meeting with senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi regarding the border issue, and will also be meeting Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. Bommai has been under intense pressure for some time now, over the expansion and rejig of the Cabinet not taking place, to make way for

Karnataka all set for legal battle over border row, says CM Bommai

In another major turn to the border row, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai said that the state is all set for a legal battle with Maharashtra over the border dispute

Border row: Ahead of SC hearing, Bommai to visit Delhi on November 29

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said he would go to Delhi on November 29 to hold a meeting with senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi over the border row between Karnataka and Maharashtra ahead of the case coming up in the Supreme Court on November 30. He was speaking to reporters after a maiden meeting with the newly appointed Karnataka Border and River Formation Commission chairperson and former judge of the Supreme Court Justice Shivaraj Patil. I will visit Delhi on November 29 and will discuss with senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi in detail about everything related to the case right from whatever happened since 2004 when the case was filed by Maharashtra in the Supreme Court and the developments that had taken place in the past and the key highlights of the dispute, the Chief Minister explained. He said that during the meeting with Justice Patil, senior advocate Uday Holla, Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra and Irrigation Minister Govind

Remove Congress from roots, throw it out, say Karnataka CM Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday lambasted former CM Siddaramaiah for allegedly enjoying political dividends on the policies of the Central government during his tenure

Karnataka excels under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Health Minister

Karnataka has ranked top in the registration of health professionals and stood second in the enrollment of health facilities in the entire country under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Saturday. The minister expressed his happiness over Karnataka's achievements in the health sector and said the state holds the first position with 28,643 doctors and nurses registered in the Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR). The HPR is a comprehensive repository of registered and verified practitioners delivering modern as well as traditional healthcare services across India. Karnataka has also secured the second position under the Health Facility Registry (HFR) and a total of 27,244 facilities have been registered, he said in a statement. The HFR is a comprehensive repository of health facilities of the country across modern and traditional systems of medicine. It includes both public and private health facilities including hospitals, .

Voters' data row: Congress welcomes EC decision, demands FIR against Bommai

Congress Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday welcomed the swift action by the Election Commission in ordering review of deletions and additions in voters' list

Centre led by PM Modi involved in Karnataka voters' ID scam: Congress

"Large amount of money has been transferred from the account of a company run by the Central government. Along with stealing of voters' data, the tax money of the common people has been looted"

EC suspends poll officials in Karnataka amid allegations of voter fraud

The Election Commission on Friday directed officials for a review of the deletions and additions in the electoral rolls of three Assembly seats in Karnataka and ordered the suspension of two additional district election officials after allegations of "electoral fraud" in the state. The poll authority also directed the chief electoral officer to share a list of all deletions and additions made to the electoral rolls of the Shivajinagar, Chickpet and Mahadevapura Assembly seats after January 1, 2022 with all the recognised political parties so as to enable them to file claims and objections. The Election Commission directives came a day after the Congress petitioned the poll authority, seeking a detailed investigation into the "voter information theft fraud" in Karnataka. The Congress had alleged that 27 lakh names were deleted and 11 lakh voters added to the voters' lists of the three Assembly constituencies, claiming that the employees of a private company had collected voters' data

Won't let even 1 inch land go away: CM on Maharashtra-Karnataka border row

Amid the ongoing controversy over the border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, CM Eknath Shinde asserted that his government will not let even an inch of the land of state go away to anyone