After 50 Years, Karnataka mulls bringing Lakkundi’s priceless artefacts back Home from Delhi

Rare artefacts from Karnataka’s historic Lakkundi region, currently housed at the National Museum in New Delhi, may soon return home amid the state’s UNESCO push. Karnataka tourism minister HK Patil inspected the artefacts on Thursday at New Delhi Rare artefacts from Karnataka’s historic Lakkundi region, currently housed at the National Museum in New Delhi, may…

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Devendra Fadnavis travels from Pune to Bengaluru in economy class amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fuel-saving push

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday traveled from Pune to Bengaluru by an economy flight of IndiGo Airlines, in line with PM Narendra Modi’s appeal amid the West Asia Conflict. MUMBAI: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday traveled from Pune to Bengaluru by an economy flight of IndiGo Airlines, in line with PM Narendra Modi‘s…

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The Sisterhood of Travelling Strangers

EMBRACING FRIENDSHIP AND FREEDOM: A group of women from Bengaluru found true connection through community travel during a trip to Himachal Pradesh It’s 6.30am and a white Tempo Traveller waits in a quiet parking lot off HSR Layout. A group of women — most of them strangers — board with duffel bags, backpacks and yoga…

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Muskan Khan cheers govt’s decision on hijab

Muskan Khan during the controversy in 2022. She was heckled by a group of youths wearing saffron scarves when she entered her college in Mandya Mysuru: Muskan Khan, popularly known across the country as the “Hijab Girl” during the 2022 hijab controversy, has welcomed the Karnataka govt’s decision to allow students to wear the hijab…

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Karnataka government signs MoU with British Council for undergrad programme | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Karnataka will have SCOUT — Scholars for Outstanding Undergraduate Students — programme again.Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) signed an MoU with British Council and six Karnataka public universities to roll out SCOUT, a fully-funded, two-week residential programme hosted by a selected UK university.Around 30 outstanding undergraduate students can avail of the opportunity. In…

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Mapping no protection against SIR scrutiny: EC

Bengaluru: Karnataka chief electoral officer V Anbukumar Friday clarified that voters already included in the 2025 electoral roll will also receive enumeration forms during the Special Intensive Revision even if they are not part of the ongoing voter-mapping exercise.Mapping alone would not protect voters from scrutiny if discrepancies or mismatches were flagged in the system…

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