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Bill to replace Governor with CM as chancellor of RDPR varsity passed

THE Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was passed in the Assembly on Tuesday, even as members of the Opposition BJP and JDS staged a walkout, stating that it is politically-motivated and is hate politics against the Governor, who is also chancellor of universities in the state.

MLC raises fake Anubhava Mantapa painting issue

BJP MLC Sashil Namoshi on Tuesday accused Vidhana Soudha authorities of displaying a \"fake\" painting of social reformer Sri Basavanna in the Anubhava Mantapa on Tuesday morning during Zero Hour.

N K'TAKA GIVEN STEP-MOTHERLY TREATMENT BY GOVTS, SAY REGION MLAS IN ASSEMBLY

Rue North Karnataka does not have a single public enterprise; Call for longer winter session

Govt not protecting anybody: Min on SIT probe demand into maternal deaths

DESPITE acknowledging the systemic failures linked to maternal deaths at Ballari District Hospital, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao stopped short of committing to an SIT or judicial probe, as demanded by BJP members in the Council to probe the matter.

PUBLIC AUCTION OF SEIZED RICE, WHEAT IN BALLARI ON DEC 26

The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department will be holding a public auction of 4,128 quintals of rice and 63 quintals of wheat that were seized during raids over the past year in Ballari district.

8 couples reunited at Lok Adalat in Dharwad

EIGHT estranged couples were reunited at a National Lok Adalat held in Dharwad recently.

Top cop, Dharwad DC inspect accident-prone BRTS stretch

IN the wake of an increasing number of complaints from the public, Deputy Commissioner Divya Prabhu, police commissioner N Shashi Kumar and Hubballi Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) authorities carried out a joint inspection of the BRTS stretch on Monday.

Assembly observes a minute's silence for Tulsi Gowda

THE Legislative Assembly on Tuesday paid rich tribute to Padma Shri awardee Tulsi Gowda who passed away on Monday.

Khandre assures phased relocation of forest dwellers

MINISTER for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Eshwar B Khandre has assured residents of villages located within the Bhimgad forest area that they will be relocated in a phased manner with proper rehabilitation and compensation.

Hebbalkar lays foundation stone for Rs 20 cr Bal Bhavan project in B'gavi

Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar laid the foundation stone for the construction of a state-of-the-art Bal Bhavan in Belagavi, which is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 20 crore.

BYV LEADS PROTEST AGAINST GROWING DRUG MENACE IN STATE

MEMBERS of the Bharatiya Janata Party state trade and commerce wing staged a dharna near Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, demanding immediate and decisive action to eradicate the growing drug menace in the state, in Belagavi on Tuesday.

Finally, multi-sport complex to open soon

Inauguration likely to come as a New Year gift for sportspersons of the region

'One poll' bill introduced in LS

Draws fierce protest from Oppn; govt ready to send it to a joint parliamentary committee

NTA to manage higher edu entrance tests alone in restructuring scrub

In a significant shift from its role, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will now focus solely on conducting entrance exams for admissions to higher education institutions.

Congress treated Constitution as pvt fiefdom: Shah

UNION home minister and the BJP's principal strategist Amit Shah on Tuesday tore into the Congress, terming it an anti-reservation party that recklessly amended the Constitution of India to pander to its appeasement politics during its long stint in government.

KARNATAKA TO SOON HAVE DGP FOR CYBERCRIME WING

RECORDING a first in India, Karnataka will have a Director General of Police (DGP) in charge of cyber security.

Hike NREGS wages, don't make Aadhaar payment must: House panel

FLAGGING concern over the low wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a Parliamentary Panel has recommended raising the wages of the workers.

India's first gene therapy offers new hope to haemophilia patients

In a significant medical breakthrough, India's first human gene therapy with a lentiviral vector for severe haemophilia-A has been found to be successful with zero bleeding rate in patients.

Women's Euro: UEFA more than doubles prize money

PRIZE money for the 2025 Women's European Championship will more than double compared to the previous edition, with the 16 teams sharing 41 million euros, UEFA said Monday.

Leganes stun Liga leaders Barcelona

LA LIGA leaders Barcelona stumbled 1-0 at home against Leganes on Sunday as they suffered another blow in the Spanish title race.

LTIMindtree cyber defence centre in B'luru

LTIMindtree, the country's sixth largest IT services company, on Monday announced the launch of the 100-seater AI-driven Cyber Defense Resiliency Center (CDRC) in Bengaluru.

Bitcoin profits even before VDA rules to be treated as capital gains

IN a first of its kind legal dispute over taxation of bitcoins, the Jodhpur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has ruled that gains for sale of bitcoins even before the introduction of virtual digital asset (VDA) regime in 2022 should be treated as capital gains for the purpose of taxation.

Vedanta's dividend to make promoters richer by ₹1.9k cr

METAL and mining giant Vedanta Ltd has declared an interim dividend of ₹8.5 per share.

European agency endorses approval of Biocon Biologics' biosimilar Ustekinumab

BIOCON BIOLOGICS, a biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon, has announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of YESINTEK, an Ustekinumab biosimilar intended for the treatment of adults and children with plaque psoriasis and adults with psoriatic arthritis or Crohn's disease.

New Relic aims to further scale up India operations; investing heavily in the country

US-based New Relic, which is in intelligent observability platform space, is investing heavily in India.

Shares of Dixon rise 5% a day after joint venture announcement with Vivo

A day after announcing a joint venture with Chinese mobile maker Vivo on Sunday, the shares of contract manufacturer Dixon Technologies jumped 5% to a day's high of ₹18,321.15.

Rescuers race against time as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte's worst cyclone

FRANCE was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.

JAPAN BANK STAFF STEALS $6.6 MN FROM SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

JAPAN's biggest bank apologised on Monday for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers' safe deposit boxes.

B'desh election in 2025-end or early '26: Yunus

Claims restoring democratic institutions is necessary for calling general elections

Gaza hostage deal closer than ever: def minister

DEFENCE Minister Israel Katz reportedly told Knesset lawmakers on Monday that Israel is \"closer than ever\" to closing a deal with Hamas to free the hostages held in Gaza, bolstering Arab media reports of heavy optimism on the chances for an agreement in the coming weeks, The Times of Israel reported.