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KSRTC LAUNCHES 20 AMBARI UTSAV BUSES

KARNATAKA State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Tuesday added 20 more new Ambari Ustav sleeper buses to its fleet.

Cong turning historic plenary into partisan event: BJP

THE Congress government in the state has come under fire from BJP leaders for allegedly turning the centenary programme of the historic Congress Plenary attended by Mahatma Gandhi into a partisan event, funded by taxpayer money.

Shirur, Wayanad disasters a wake-up call to adopt climate-resilient lifestyle

The Forest Survey of India's biannual report-2023 was released only a few days ago.

Year of landslides, heavy rain and floods

2024 witnessed major environmental issues like landslides, heavy rainfall and floods, while man-animal conflicts, crop damage and pollution too made noise.

2,079 maternal deaths in last 3 yrs'

PREVENTION of child marriages should be our first preference as cases of teenage pregnancies and infant deaths are on the rise, said member of Karnataka State Commission for protection of Child Rights Shashidhar Kosambe at Yadgir on Tuesday.

135 students cultivate various crops during 3-month training

The land was converted into agricultural field with agri-pond, rainwater harvesting facility

Ketaki Patil from B'gavi bags gold medal in national bodybuilding event

BELAGAVI woman body builder Ketaki Patil has brought laurels to Karnataka by securing a gold medal in sports physique category in the first Men's & Women's Physique Sports Championship 2024 organised by the Indian Body Builders Federation (IBBF) on December 21 and 22 at the Huda Gymkhana Club, Sector 29, Gurugram, Haryana.

Home Minister assures measures to combat cyber crimes, drug menace

HIGHLIGHTING the rise in cyber crimes, Home Minister G Parameshwara has assured that measures will be taken to deal with them.

Big strides, setbacks in healthcare mark eventful year

A year marked by some significant strides in public health, Karnataka finds itself at a critical juncture.

Dalit forums stage massive protest, burn Shah's effigy

Protest rally goes through main streets of Athani, leaders say HM should quit over remarks against Ambedkar

2024: Healthy year with some unhealthy trends

KARNATAKA boasts of having the third-highest number of rural Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the country and ranks second in the number of sub-divisional hospitals.

Seer's 100th death anniversary to be observed from Jan 10-13

THE centenary year celebration of the death anniversary of Channabasava Shivayogi of Motagi Mutt, Athani, will be held from January 10 to 13, said Prabhu Channabasava Swamiji of Motagi Mutt, Athani.

Arif transferred to Bihar, Bhalla goes to Manipur

Kerala governor shifted to NDA-ruled Bihar; former home secy gets to manage Manipur

NEET, JEE coaching for poor N K'taka students at affordable cost

WITH an objective of providing affordable and quality coaching for NEET, JEE, CET and IIT to students of North Karnataka region, the BLDE institution has entered into an agreement with ALLEN Career Institute of Rajasthan.

Lakkundi temple tableau selected for R Day parade

LAKKUNDI's Brahma Jinalaya's tableau has been selected for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26.

Lokpal calls Sebi chief for oral hearing

TAKING cognizance of complaints of impropriety and conflict of interest filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and two others, anti-corruption body Lokpal on Tuesday called Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and the complainants for 'oral hearing' on January 28.

BJP X'mas outreach hits Kerala wall

A day after PM Narendra Modi participated in the Christmas celebration hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) in Delhi, a senior Orthodox Church Bishop in Kerala on Tuesday openly questioned the saffron party's outreach to the Christian community.

Beau is not afraid of Test challenges

IMAGINE being Beau Webster. You had just helped Tasmania beat New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the Sheffield Shield game around late November. A 61 and 49 with the bat while taking five wickets across two innings. You get called up as cover for Mitchell Marsh ahead of the pink ball Test against India.

GREEN CORNER IN BOXING DAY BOUT

MCG curator says grass on the surface should excite pacers

Scrap dealer's son Sairaj claims gold

SAIRAJ Pardeshi was pretty clear what he had to become when he was only eight.

Naveen & Lokesh one hit away from national glory

IT was a mixed outing for shuttlers from Tamil Nadu in the ongoing Senior National Badminton Championships in Bengaluru on Monday.

Hyderabad FC squander 2-goal lead to suffer loss

HYDERABAD FC have endured a difficult run in the ongoing Indian Super League so far. And things turned from bad to worse on Monday.

Adani Defence acquires 85.8% in Air Works

ADANI DEFENCE Systems & Technologies Ltd. (ADSTL) in acquiring 85.8% shareholding in Air Works (AWIEPL), India's largest private sector MRO company with the largest pan-India footprint, said the Adani Group company on Monday. ADSTL will acquire the stake at an enterprise value of ₹400 crore.

Razorpay grants employees ₹1L ESOPs to mark 10-yr of operation

FINTECH major Razorpay is awarding employee stock option plans (ESOPs) worth ₹1 lakh to all its current employees as part of its 10 years celebration.

Honda-Nissan to be 3rd-largest carmaker

JAPANESE auto giants Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge operations, creating the world's third-largest automaker by sales, trailing only Toyota and Volkswagen.

Women represent 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's high networth customers

WITH the increasing adoption of cryptocurrency, women are now representing 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's HNI (high net-worth individual) customers.

GST rate hike: Used car market faces challenges

Experts say rate hike from 12-18% to impact second-hand vehicle biz

Tata Capital to raise up to $2 billion from overseas mkt

TATA CAPITAL, which after the merger with the group company Tata Motor's NBFC subsidiary has become the 12th largest non-bank player in terms of AUM, is tapping the global debt market to raise up to $2 billion as part of its medium-term notes (MTN) programme.

Airtel gains customers for first time since tariff hike in Oct; Jio, Vi lose users

FOR the first time since the tariff hike announced by private telecom service providers in July 2024, Bharti Airtel added 1.9 million subscribers in October 2024.

Market snaps 5-day losing streak, retail participants advised to take cautious stance

DOMESTIC equity market snapped a five-day losing streak on Monday with the benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty - gaining 0.70 per cent each.