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WHEN FESTIVALS HOP OVER RELIGIOUS LINES

APPY Christmas in advance, dear readers. Besides feasting on fruit-rich Christmas cake, pears and cherries made of marzipan and hot cocoa, one of our childhood rituals was to reread our favourite Christmas stories in the holidays.

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Kerala officials transport waste back to their state from TN villages

In a first, the Kerala government transported 18 trucks of biomedical waste originating from the state—mostly from the Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) and Credence Private Hospital—that was illegally dumped in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, back into their borders on Sunday.

₹224cr gratuity, leave encashment disbursed to rtd RTC employees

FOUR transport corporation of Karnataka-Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC), North West Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) disbursed Rs 224.05 crore towards gratuity and earned leave encashment to 11,694 retired employees.

Cong demands inquiry into spy racket

RESPONDING to the US court verdict in the Pegasus spyware case involving an illegal surveillance racket, Congress leaders have expressed concern over the privacy of the citizens who were targeted.

POLICE COUNTER ALLU ARJUN'S CLAIMS WITH VIDEO FOOTAGE

Crowd was manageable before actor's arrival, claims cops

E-Prix case: BRS tense as ACB, ED likely to expedite investigation

TENSION seems to be building up in the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) circles over the next move of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Enforcement Directorate in the investigation into the Formula E Race case.

URBAN GENDER BENDER: MEN AS VICTIMS OF MARITAL HARASSMENT?

HILE women have historically borne the brunt of patriarchy, two recent suicides in Bengaluru – that of a techie and a head police constable – have brought attention to the complexities faced by men in urban marriages.

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26 Odisha villages certified 'Tsunami ready'

AROUND 26 seaside villages of six coastal districts, including three in Kendrapara district, have been officially declared as \"Tsunami Ready\" by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO or IOC-UNESCO.

JOSHI SAYS COPS PLANNED FAKE ENCOUNTER

Union Minister and senior BJP leader Prahlad Joshi has alleged that the Belagavi police had initially planned to stage a fake encounter to eliminate BJP MLC CT Ravi.

CM: We have audio, video proof of Ravi using invective in Council

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said audio and video evidence exists to prove that BJP MLC CT Ravi used derogatory remarks against Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on the floor of the Council in Belagavi on December 19.

BJP MLC faces backlash; religious heads, netas slam remark

WHILE Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has strongly hit out at BJP MLC CT Ravi calling his remarks against Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar \"a criminal offence\", political leaders and religious heads have also strongly condemned Ravi.

'Not spontaneous, but deliberate': Cong MLC lambasts Shah

SENIOR Congress MLC BK Hariprasad on Sunday hit out at the BJP and RSS saying that it was \"ridiculous\" for them to preach about patriotism when in the past they have opposed the country's national flag and the Constitution.

Girl dies allegedly due to medical negligence

A TRAGIC incident unfolded at a private hospital in the city on Sunday when a 14-year-old girl, Lakshmi, a resident of Janata Nagar, allegedly died due to medical negligence.

Vijay Prakash enthralls audience at Mysuru Palace

The annual Mysuru Palace Flower Show-2024, held as part of the Mysuru Winter Festival, was inaugurated on the palace premises by District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa on Saturday.

MAN KILLS FARMHOUSE OWNER WITH WOOD CUTTING MACHINE

Villagers thrash accused, hand him over to cops

HDK apologises for starting 1K English medium schools

UNION Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H D Kumaraswamy apologised to the people for starting 1,000 English medium schools with less fees in the state.

Writing autobiography is very difficult: Writer

WRITER, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq said she used to consider transgenders as aliens and not humans, but after learning about them, she became close to the community.

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Row after activists serve non-veg food at venue

THE 87th Kannada Sahitya Sammelan that started off with a confusion over the food, ended up with a controversy with non-vegetarian food being served at the venue.

FOLK SINGERS THREATEN MIKE OPERATOR OVER EXTENSION OF TIME

Mandya on Sunday. MEMBERS of a folk troupe from Ramanagara district threatened a mike operator of dire consequences and picked up a fight with organisers during the 87th Akila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in Mandya on Sunday.

Atrocities in the name of dharma due to ignorance

DAYS after expressing concern over the resurgence of temple-mosque disputes threatening to disrupt communal harmony, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that all acts of persecution and atrocities committed in the name of dharma (religion) were due to lack of true comprehension of dharma.

2-year 'probation' for new drivers in Kerala soon

STARTING next year, it won't be all smooth sailing for those receiving their driver's licence in Kerala.

India, Kuwait now strategic partners

Key defence pact signed; Modi holds extensive talks with the Emir, invites him to visit India