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EVOLVING BEYOND THE MODI FACTOR

HE BJP-led Mahayuti alliance's victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections has been both celebrated and scrutinized, with the slogan \"Batenge to katenge\" often highlighted as the pivotal factor behind this success.

New low-pressure system forms over Bay, to approach TN

Expected to move west-north-westwards, become more pronounced over next 24 hours

Belekeri case: Cong MLC seeks fresh probe against Adani Group

Congress MLC BK Hariprasad has called on CM Siddaramaiah to initiate a fresh investigation into the Adani Group's alleged role in a bribery scandal in connection with the Belekeri illegal iron ore smuggling case based on the Lokayukta inquiry report.

Ex-MUDA commissioner moves HC over ED raid

FORMER Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority Dr D B Natesha moved the Karnataka High Court questioning the legality of the search and seizure conducted as a part of the raid on his house by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) concerning the alleged irregularities in allotment of sites by the MUDA.

Will recover encroached forest lands, says Khandre

FOREST, environment and ecology minister Eshwar B Khandre on Saturday said an appeal will be made to the courts to cancel the lease period of the companies and agencies that have occupied forest areas on long-term lease periods and have not paid the lease amount.

HDK seeks probe by HC judges

UNION Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday demanded a thorough investigation by judges of the High Court into a series of deaths of women in government hospitals in Karnataka.

Will act after expert panel submits report on BIMS tragedy: Health Min

KARNATAKA Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and a Lokayukta team visited Ballari Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) Hospital here in view of five maternal deaths reported since November 9.

Winter session: Govt should make it count, not annual jamboree

The entire state machinery will be in the border city of Belagavi for a nine-day winter session of the state legislature starting Monday.

BJP core committee puts end to leadership issue, BYV to continue

THE state BJP core committee that met on Saturday held deliberations to quell the internal bickering in the party ahead of the local body elections expected to be held in 2025.

Those involved in Covid graft won't be spared: DyCM

DEPUTY Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that those involved in corruption in management of the Covid-19 pandemic will not be spared.

Undeterred Nikhil likely to lead JDS in future elections in Karnataka

JDS Youth Wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who recently lost the Channapatna Assembly bypoll, is likely to lead the regional party in future elections in Karnataka starting from the elections to zilla and taluk panchayat likely to be held in 2025.

Only 340 BPL cards cancelled in DK: Ivan

MLC Ivan D'Souza on Saturday claimed that only 340 BPL cards will be cancelled in Dakshina Kannada as they were found ineligible for the scheme and denied BJP's allegations of the government cancelling a huge number of BPL cards.

Bridge between Sulthan Batheri, Thannirbhavi gets CRZ clearance

MSCL to take up the project with a completion timeline of two yrs

UMPYARD TO DREAMSCAPE

Two walkers transform vacant plot into butterfly park, promote biodiversity in M'luru

Treat everyone as your own: RSS chief to students

RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat inaugurated Kalladka sports festival at Sri Rama Vidyakendra at Kalladka in Bantwal on Saturday and called upon students to treat everyone as their own.

Growers may not reap benefits of arecanut price hike due to low yield

THERE is a demand for single chol or the old stock of arecanut in the market and the prices have crossed ₹400 a kg. However, arecanut growers may not reap benefits of the price hike as production has been drastically reduced due to extreme heat and various diseases this year.

Newly-laid stretch near Katapady sinks, poses danger to road users

A NEWLY-laid stretch which was resurfaced with stone matrix asphalt (SMA) on the National Highway 66 near Katapady in Udupi district has sunk, raising concerns about the quality of the work.

AJ Hospital performs successful liver transplant on 62-year-old man

AJ Hospital has successfully performed liver transplant surgery of a 62-year-old man.

MIT HOLDS TWO-DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR ON LANDSLIDES

THE two-day BIS national seminar on 'Landslides and Land Subsidence in Hilly Areas: Causes, Prevention, Mitigation, and Restoration' was held at the Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal recently.

Lokayukta takes up suo motu case

CONSIDERING the maternal deaths in Ballari Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) Hospital as a serious matter, the Karnataka Lokayukta has taken up a suo motu case under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act.

Tunnel road: EOI invited for loan

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) from banks and other financial institutions, seeking a loan of Rs 19,000 crore for its proposed 18-km tunnel road project from Hebbal to Silk Board Junction.

CM: Home for double-engine coordination

SP threatens to exit the MVA over Uddhav Sena's Babri glorification

US rejects BJP's allegations

'SOROS, ROCKEFELLER, U.S. AID FUND OCCRP'

EARTH ON THE EDGE

1.5 BILLION HECTARES OF LAND DEGRADED GLOBALLY

People, planet held hostage by private profits

In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted resolution 5/14 to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.

Classical act: Despite evolution of chess, purest form of sport is here to stay

COUPLE of days ahead of the World Championship, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana had checked into Singapore. In an alternate world, the former, the World No 1 across all three regular formats (Classical, Rapid and Blitz), would have arrived in the city-state to play the final.

IWF to reduce number of categories from June next year

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to reduce the number of weight categories in both the men's and women's sections from 10 to 8 from June next year following a proposal by its Innovation Commission.

Starc contrast: Oz show spirit, India toil

Indian batters struggle as veteran left-arm pacer takes six-fer to put hosts in position of strength on opening day

Maiden national gold for Jaideep after twin setbacks

JAIDEEP suffered twin heartbreaks early this year as he lost narrowly in the Asian and World Olympic qualifiers thus failing to book a ticket for the Paris Games.

ISL: Punjab overcome Mohammedan to go 3rd

PUNJAB FC crafted two impressive goals in the second-half against Mohammedan SC to return with three points in the Indian Super League in New Delhi on Friday.