Patches of green followed by patches of brown dominate the scene through the villages of Hoskote taluk, a major horticultural crop supplier to Bengaluru, situated roughly 35 kilometres from the city centre. Cabbage, tomato, sunflower, marigold, and maize are among the crops grown in the fields adjacent to the highway, but on a scorching March … Read more
A 14-year-old girl was found dead in her house in Kadampur in Bagalkot district on March 16. The body of Divya Barker was found by her parents in her room. They told the police that she was upset about an incident in her school and cried herself to bed. Police said that a lady teacher … Read more
Despite strides in local bodies, representation of women in the Karnataka Assembly has remained poor. The current Assembly with a strength of 224 has just 10 women MLAs and the 34-member cabinet has no more than one woman Minister. | Photo Credit: File Photo While the Women’s Reservation Bill introduced in the Parliament on Tuesday … Read more
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BJP workers decorating Ballari city with part flags on Friday ahead of party’s Scheduled Tribes conference to be held on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SRIDHAR KAVALI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost deposits in 31 constituencies — 13.8% of the seats the party contested — in the recently concluded Karnataka Assembly elections. Notably, the party … Read more
Bengaluru: The ‘Phone Maadu‘ initiative that helped sex workers in parts of Karnataka get easy access to doctor and quality health care during COVID-19 times without being stigmatised and ensuring anonymity is now sought to be scaled up further leveraging technology and expanded to benefit other marginalised sections. ‘Phone Maadu’ (or Phonehealth Clinic) is a … Read more
Karnataka will have little role in seat sharing, counselling and fixing fees for postgraduate medical courses from the coming academic year, as the Union government has proposed to introduce National Exit Test (NExT) to be conducted by the National Board of Examination. These proposals are part of the Draft National Medical Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2022, … Read more
Nine persons who were part of a larger group performed the puja, in the presence of the police, during the Bhavani Devi procession Nine persons who were part of a larger group performed the puja, in the presence of the police, during the Bhavani Devi procession The Bidar police have booked nine persons for trespassing … Read more
Bengaluru: Fortis Cancer Institute announced the installment of Karnataka’s first IORT (Intraoperative radiotherapy) system for the treatment of breast cancer. IORT is a single dose of radiation given to selected early-stage cancer patients which reduces the time for radiation therapy from 30 – 40 days to 30-40 minutes. Doctors at the institute have successfully performed … Read more
An 18-year-old girl in Bettahalli village of Karnataka was allegedly killed by her father and two cousins for having an affair with a 20-year-old Dalit man. Police have arrested the three accused. According to report, the father confessed to the crime and told police that his two nephews helped him murder the girl. (Image for … Read more