The New Indian Express Belagavi - December 18, 2024

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December 18, 2024

Hopcoms outlets on verge of closure

GOING by the current trend of online platforms and private players selling vegetables and fruits procured directly from farmers at competitive prices, outlets of the Karnataka government-owned Horticultural Producers' Cooperative Marketing and Processing Society (Hopcoms) are on the verge of closure.

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'One poll' bill introduced in LS

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

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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.

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NIA court convicts three IM operatives

THE SPECIAL Court for NIA Cases convicted three Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives for hatching a conspiracy to carry out blasts ahead of the then US President Barack Obama's visit to India for Republic Day in 2015, as per instructions from Pakistan.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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FOUNDATION LAID FOR ₹20 CRORE BAL BHAVAN PROJECT IN BELAGAVI

Minister claims it will surpass the beauty of Bal Bhavan in B'luru

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Vedant Foundation holds free breast cancer check-up camp

\"Not all types of breast cancers are painful. Most of the time they are painless.

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OVER 1,000 ANGANWADI WORKERS STAGE RASTA ROKO FOR 4 HOURS

Members of the Karnataka State Deaf Welfare Association staged a protest near Suvarna Vidhan Soudha in Belagavi on Tuesday, urging the government to address their long-pending demands aimed at improving the welfare of the deaf community.

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WESTERN GHATS VILLAGES STILL FACE PROBLEMS

Villagers now pin hopes on the Winter Session 2024 to bring them some relief from their persistent problems

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NEW BILL WILL MINIMIZE FRAUD IN FINANCIAL FIRMS: BYRE GOWDA

Belagavi: Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda announced that the government will introduce a new bill for a separate law to prevent fraud in financial establishments.

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Assembly observes a minute's silence for Tulsi Gowda

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

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No cane farmer suicide due to unpaid dues by factories: Min

MINISTER for Sugarcane Development, Sugar and Agricultural Markets Shivanand Patil said that there were no suicides in connection with unpaid dues by sugar factories to farmers as reported to the Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority and the Social Security and Pension Commission.

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BJP state trade and commerce wing protests drug menace

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.

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Khandre assures phased relocation of Bhimgad forest dwellers

Says govt will provide Rs 15 lakh as compensation to each family

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Cong top brass to converge in Belagavi for meet

MOST of the top Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will be taking part in the CWC scheduled to be held in Belagavi on December 26, according to Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

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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.

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Cong top brass to converge in Belagavi for meet

Cong top brass to converge in Belagavi for meet

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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

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CWC centenary meeting will give fillip to Indian politics

THE Congress Working Committee meeting to be held on December 26 in Belagavi to commemorate the centenary of the historic Congress session of 1924, will give a fillip to the country's politics and Congress party's ongoing crusade, AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said here on Tuesday.

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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.

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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.

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Govt nod for probe can open Pandora's box for KTR

ACB considering raids on KTR's residence

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Two held for dragging ST man on road in car in Wayanad

TWO accused have been arrested in the incident of dragging a ST youth on the road.

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Ballari Varsity first in state to appoint transwoman as guest lecturer

FOR the first time in Karnataka, Sri Krishnadevaraya University of Balari has appointed a transgender person as a guest lecturer.

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ONE ELECTION CAN BE FIRST OF MANY REFORMS

We should use the move for simultaneous elections to call for other political reforms, such as greater transparency in parties' internal affairs and mandatory reports on manifesto pledges

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GROWING ENTERPRISES IN A TIME-TESTED INDIAN WAY

OME accomplished chief financial officers of established companies like Tata Consultancy, Tata Chemicals and KPMG set up a think tank as a body that would engage with relevant audiences—India Inc, regulators, administrators—to create and nurture better-governed enterprises.

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OTTs glorifying drug use under govt lens

THE OTT (over-the-top) platforms are on the radar of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for streaming content that reportedly 'glamorises' and 'glorifies' the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

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ED conducts raids at 21 locations in case on betting app owned by Pak nationals

Owners and handlers

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Govt lacks 2/3rd majority to push bill, says Tharoor

AS the government tabled two Bills on 'One Nation One Election' on Tuesday, the Congress party has raised questions about whether the NDA government has the requisite numbers to pass them in Lok Sabha.

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Erratic rains, warm winter hit sugar production

Crunching numbers

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Nadda accuses Cong of attempting to introduce religion-based quota

QUOTING BR Ambedkar, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of attempting to introduce religion-based reservations.

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HC judge appears before SC collegium over remarks on UCC at VHP function

ALLAHABAD High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who stirred controversy with his statement at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday to present his side of the issue.

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Over 8L ration cards cancelled, Cong says tribals worst affected

BETWEEN 2013 and 2024, a total of 815,734 ration cards were cancelled in Gujarat, the Centre on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha.

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Bhujbal ups ante, fires 'toy' salvo at Ajit Pawar for no cabinet position

SENIOR NCP leader and former deputy CM Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday upped the ante against his party leader Ajit Pawar for denying him a place in the Maha Yuti cabinet.

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Omar to meet Shah in Delhi today to discuss statehood restoration

NEARLY two months after the passage of a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir cabinet on restoration of statehood, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is likely to meet Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital for the second time on Wednesday.

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Setback to PK as 2 ex-MPs quit Jan Suraj Party

IN a major setback for political strategist-turned activist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), two former MPs Devendra Prasad Yadav and Monizir Hasan resigned from the core committee of the party on Tuesday.

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PM promises tap water to all homes

Modi lays foundation stone for much-awaited Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project in Jaipur

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UP presents its 2nd supplementary budget worth ₹17.8K cr in Assembly

THE Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday presented its second supplementary budget of ₹17,865.72 crore, which includes new proposals worth ₹790.49 crore for 2024-25.

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A Punjab sad story written in Georgian ski resort

11 Indian nationals die of carbon monoxide poisoning

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Israel to control Gaza even after war: def minister

ISRAEL's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that his country's forces would be free to act in Gaza Strip even after its war with Hamas ends.

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Israel to control Gaza even after war: def minister

ISRAEL's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that his country's forces would be free to act in Gaza Strip even after its war with Hamas ends.

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Trump says believer in polio vax after warning from Rep senate leader

IN a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club, President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, declared the country was \"not going to lose\" the polio vaccine and weighed in on the flurry of drone sightings over New Jersey.

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Was target of suicide attack during 2021 Iraq visit: Pope

POPE Francis turned 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations that he almost didn't make it.

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Russian Gen heading N-arms vertical assassinated

Ukraine claims responsibility, accuses Igor Kirillov of using banned chemical weapons in ongoing war; Moscow treating it as terror attack

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Rescue efforts on as 7.3 quake flattens buildings in Vanuatu

A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one used by foreign embassies, with a witness saying bodies lying in the city.

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Russian Parliament approves bill that can lift Taliban terror tag

RUSSIA's parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that could pave the way for Moscow to lift its designation of the Taliban as a banned \"terrorist\" organisation.

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Chinese leader convicted in mega graft case executed

CHINA on Tuesday executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totaling to over $421 million.

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ITC Hotel demerger from January 1, 2025

FMCG giant ITC Ltd has fixed January 1, 2025 as the effective date for the demerger of its hotel business after receiving an order from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).

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Adani group firm Ambuja merges Penna Cements, Sanghi Ind with itself

AMBUJA Cements, the cement and building material company of Adani Group, announced the merger of Sanghi Industries (SIL) and Penna Cement Industries with itself.

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Bid in satellite spectrum not feasible: Scindia

A day after Congress leader Jairam Ramesh raised concerns over the government's decision to administratively allocate satellite spectrum in the country, communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday defended the move, saying that satellite spectrum is neither suitable nor practical for auction.

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Sebi may tighten SME listing norms, bring in transparency

THE Securities and Exchange Board's (Sebi) board meeting slated for Wednesday is likely to come up with a slew of measures to clean the SME IPOs space that has, of late, received regulatory attention.

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Slower Q2 GDP growth temporary blip, will see healthy growth in coming qtrs: FM

FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has termed the second quarter GDP growth slowdown a temporary blip and expressed her confidence that the economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters.

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Gold import up on tariff cut, UAE pact

331% rise in import of yellow metal to $15 bn in Nov resulted in trade deficit, pressure on rupee

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ED hands over ₹22,000 cr worth properties attached under PMLA to owners

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has handed over properties worth ₹22,280 crore attached under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to victims or their legitimate claimants, finance ministry has informed parliament.

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Domestic market declines on trade deficit, weakening rupee

DOMESTIC equity market declined sharply on Tuesday with the benchmarks - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 - cracking nearly 1.5% each.

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Two World Champions, 31 GMs, Tamil Nadu is the best: Anand

OPEN rooftop car. Scores of people. Cavalcade of cars. It was another maddening but memorable day in the newly-crowned world champ, D Gukesh's, life.

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Chelsea's Mudryk fails drugs test: Club

CHELSEA forward Mykhailo Mudryk has failed a doping test, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, as reports stated the Ukraine international has been provisionally suspended.

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Rana wouldn't have got into our playing XI: Gujarat coach Klinger

GUJARAT GIANTS, after finishing last in the back-to-back Women's Premier League points table, went into the mini-auction looking to make a few important changes.

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