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Decks cleared for rail link to connect J&K

SOON, the interior Kashmir is all set to be connected to the rest of India through a rail line, with the first track work of the Centre's ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project being completed.

TRUMP EFFECT: THE POWER OF NOUN AND VERB

OWER is not a means; it is an end... The object of power is power.\" Donald J Trump has imbibed George Orwell's immortal observation and embodies the idea in letter and spirit.

HOW EFFECTIVE IS PERVASIVE ADVERTISING?

I was recently on a boat ride on the Ganga at Varanasi, nostalgically looking at the ghats—the most beautiful riverfront one can see for miles.

Senior Cong leader EVKS Elangovan passes away

FORMER Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president and Erode (East) MLA E V K S Elangovan passed away at the age of 75 at a private hospital on Saturday.

AFTER NIGHT IN JAIL, ACTOR ALLU ARJUN GETS INTERIM BAIL FOR 4 WEEKS

Will take legal action against officials of the prison department for the delay in releasing him despite the high court's order on Friday, says actor's advocate

₹35 crore corpus fund for rare medical treatment for SCs, STS

THE Karnataka government approved the creation of a Rs 35-crore corpus fund to provide rare medical treatments for people belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Techie's suicide: Estranged wife, her family file plea for anticipatory bail

THE wife of Bengaluru-based techie Atul Subhash (34), who had ended his life on Monday, has filed for anticipatory bail along with three of her family members in Allahabad High Court on Friday in connection with the FIR registered against them on charges of abetment of suicide.

Recognise slum-dwellers as a community, demands forum

THE Karnataka Slum Janandolana (Karnataka Slum People's Movement Organization-KSPMO) held a protest near Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi recently, urging the government to uphold social justice rights of slum-dwellers across the state.

Woman who abandoned her baby at BIMS hosp arrested

While the infant was getting treated in the NCU, its mother Bibijan and her mother-in-law fled from the hospital

NH-48 work should be finished on time: Chief Secretary

THE widening of National Highway-48 (Bypass road from Narendra Cross to Gabbur Cross) should be finished on time, instructed Shalini Rajneesh, state chief secretary.

Miscreants deface historical structures at Jodu Kalasa in Sudi; action sought

MISCREANTS are targeting neglected historical temples and defacing them in the absence of people in Gadag.

United Christians' Christmas celebration today

THE All Karnataka United Christian Forum for Human Rights in collaboration with the Commission for Ecumenism and the Central Methodist Church Belagavi is organising a United Christians Christmas celebration in Belagavi on Sunday.

Twin cities to be illuminated with 76K LED streetlights

HUBBALLI-Dharwad twin cities are all set to get 76,060 LED streetlights in a bid to save electricity.

KSCA looks for best spot to build cricket stadium

THE Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) is on the lookout for suitable locations for constructing a cricket stadium in Vijayapura.

Tur farmers given substandard seeds

ALLEGING that tur farmers of the state have incurred heavy losses due to supply of substandard seeds given by various government approved suppliers, BJP Raitha Morcha members organised a protest demanding action against officials and agencies on Friday.

CM sets Cong on a collision course with Lingayats?

Unwittingly or unwittingly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has set the Congress on a collision course with the Lingayat community in Karnataka.

CM insulted Panchamasali Lingayats by calling quota fight unconstitutional, says seer

BASAVA Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangama has said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has insulted the Panchamasali Lingayats by calling their agitation for reservation under the 2A category unconstitutional.

DKS sounds '28 poll bugle, asks Cong workers to start campaign from B'gavi

DEPUTY Chief Minister and KPCC president DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that the December 26 Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting and December 27 rally will write a foreword for the 2028 Assembly polls for the Grand Old Party to return to power again.

Order CBI probe into allegations against K'taka BJP netas, CM tells PM

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the alleged corruption charges against BJP leaders in Karnataka and order a CBI inquiry into the allegations.

BSY, SRIRAMULU, BOMMAI, Dr SUDHAKAR LIKELY TO FACE 'COVID-19 SCAM' HEAT

When PPE kits were available for ₹330-₹400/unit locally, 3L kits were bought for ₹ 2,117/ unit from China: HK Patil

REVIVING THE VANISHING KATTES OF MANGALURU

The katte holds social and cultural significance, and efforts have begun to conserve this essential slice of Indian life

SACRED TREES

The trees that shelter kattes are varied, and have their own cultural and ecological significance.

New office-bearers of State Govt Employees Association feted

Raichur: KSGMEW association district president Syed Minhaj-Ul-Hassan said, \"It is a good and appreciable thing for government employees to engage in social service activities alongside their profession.\"

Army training to be given at free of cost

\"THE Future Soldier Academy Devasugur Trust was established to train the youth of this region with an aim of inducting them into the army. Those interested can get free training,\" said trust president and retired soldier M D Saleem Hussain.

8 from Sharnbasva University selected for intensive internship programme at ISRO

EIGHT students of the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department (Co-Education) in Sharnbasva University have been selected for a 45-day intensive internship programme at the prestigious U R Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO, in Bengaluru.

Gulbarga varsity youth festival starts, 600 youths vie for honours

EXTRACURRICULAR activities would serve as a tonic for carrying out routine works, said film actor, director and musical director Madan Patel, a recipient of Karnataka Rajyotsava Award (1998) here on Saturday.

Foundation stone laid for road work in Sedam

\"WE have allocated money for development works along with the implementation of five guarantee schemes,\" Minister for Medical Education Dr Sharan Prakash Patil said at Irgampalli village of Sedam on Saturday.

GUKESH SUPER KING WITH GAJEWSKI-UPTON BY HIS SIDE

Trainer & mental coach recall challenges the Indian GM faced, how he retained his calm during those testing times & process he followed to become a world champ

Siverio powers Jamshedpur FC

JAVIER SIVERIO scored a double as Jamshedpur FC recorded a 2-1 victory over Punjab FC in the Indian Super League in Jamshedpur on Friday.

'If not now, when' moment for youngsters

ORNE Morkel was at the start of his short run-up, ready to jog in at the outdoor nets of The Gabba on Friday afternoon.