Higher education minister Basavaraj Rayareddi at the event in Koppal on Sunday Koppal: Higher education minister Basavaraj Rayareddi Monday said his remarks praising Islam were misconstrued while insisting there was nothing wrong in describing the religion as great. He insisted he had not suggested other faiths were inferior.At a public event Sunday, Rayareddi had described…
Environment and ecology minister Ramalinga Reddy directed officials to inspect apartment complexes and initiate criminal proceedings against those found violating pollution-control norms Bengaluru: Large apartment communities across the state, including Bengaluru, have been given 15 days to comply with pollution-control norms and make their sewage treatment plants (STPs) fully operational, failing which they could face…
The sharp remarks came Monday while hearing a petition filed by Nanjamma and her two daughters Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has once again pulled up Whitefield police for interfering in a civil dispute, with Justice Suraj Govindaraj warning the station against repeating such conduct. The judge observed that the police station has acquired a “nefarious…
Woman Head Constable Interacting with Kharge Bengaluru: In a bid to strengthen policing, home minister Priyank Kharge Monday held an interaction with over 600 police personnel, inviting them to share their concerns, suggestions and challenges faced in day-to-day duties.The interaction was held at Ambedkar Bhavan, bringing together police officers and personnel from selected commissionerates and…
Bengaluru: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has warned affiliated nursing, allied health sciences (AHS) and physiotherapy colleges against collecting fees in excess of govt-prescribed amounts during admission.In a circular issued to affiliated institutions, the university said admissions must be made strictly through Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) counselling process and colleges cannot impose additional…
Bengaluru: The food safety and drug administration department conducted a special inspection drive on sweets manufacturing units across Karnataka Monday. It inspected 16 establishments, seizing food products worth around Rs 6 lakh over various violations.The drive was conducted on the directions of health and family welfare minister UT Khader in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Dakshina Kannada, Belagavi,…
City police have stepped up their crackdown on illegal foreign nationals, with 31 Bangladeshi nationals identified in Electronics City division sent for deportation Sunday. The deportees, traced and detained over the past few months, were sent by train from Bengaluru to Malda Town in West Bengal, following verification and deportation orders from the FRRO. A…
Representational picture for Gruha Lakshmi Scheme Bengaluru: Facing fire over crores being credited to the bank accounts of deceased Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries, the state govt Monday said it had recovered around 36% of the wrongly paid Rs 117.5 crore and was working to recover the rest.Chief minister D K Shivakumar Monday reviewed the implementation of…
Bengaluru: After husband’s death, wife enjoying family property through a gift deed is not mandated to take care of her mother-in-law, Karnataka high court has ruled, holding that if the gift deed didn’t explicitly list her responsibilities.If the gift deed had built in a condition clearly requiring the daughter-in-law to maintain her mother-in-law, then the…
Bengaluru: About 13 people from Karnataka are still missing following last week’s flash flood along Nepal-Tibet border.Chief minister DK Shivakumar said his govt is in constant touch with the ministry of external affairs and central authorities and had sent officials to get in touch with those affected. “Most people have been traced except for one…
