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Bengaluru, Dec 22: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar on Thursday said that the BJP government is planning to prepone the Assembly elections in the state on the 'pretext' of a possibility of spike in Covid-19 cases. "As per an unofficial information, the issue is being discussed in the Cabinet meeting following a phone call from the prime minister's office (to

Beltangady, Dec 22: The incident of two students being suspended for allegedly hugging and kissing at a book release function attended by Opposition leader Siddaramaiah came to light on Thursday. The matter has taken a communal turn as the boy is a Muslim and the girl student is a Hindu. The incident took a communal turn after the matter was discussed on social media. Alleging 'love jihad', the

Riyadh, Dec 22 Saudi Arabia has called on Afghan caretaker government to reverse its decision on banning women from pursuing higher education in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed surprise and regret of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the decision to deny Afghan girls the right to university education. The Kingdom said, “This decision raises surprise in all Islamic countries.”

Bengaluru, Dec 22: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday made an appeal in the Assembly urging citizens to cooperate if restrictions are imposed to prevent Karnataka from suffering through another Covid-19 wave. Bommai has convened a special meeting where the government is likely to discuss precautionary measures. Speaking during Zero Hour when Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah

The central government today told the parliament that random sampling for Covid tests of incoming international travellers has started at airports. PM Narendra Modi is also to hold a review meeting after 3.30 pm in light of a new spurt in China. Two per cent of the travellers will have to give samples, after which they will be allowed to go, and the RT-PCR tests will thus be carried out, it is

Bengaluru, Dec 22: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday said the state government will increase testing and send all the samples of fresh Covid-19 cases for genome sequencing to the laboratory. His statement came in the wake of the detection of new variant BF.7 of the novel Coronavirus in the country, which is believed to be linked to the surge in Covid cases in certain parts of the

Bengaluru, Dec 22: Backward Classes Commission Chairman Jayprakash Hegde submitted the interim report to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at Suvarna Vidhan Soudha on Thursday. This comes amid the Lingayat Panchamsali community's demands for 2A reservation to meet the educational and employment needs of people. Bommai on Wednesday informed that he has asked the Backward Classes Commission Chairman

Mangaluru, Dec 22: Telecom giant Airtel is facing a criminal case in Mangaluru for digging a pit without permission and failing to close it after its work was finished. The Mangaluru City Corporation has submitted a complaint against Airtel after a woman fell into a pit dug by them without taking precautionary measures near Ambedkar Circle in the city. The pit was dug to repair cables, but the MCC

Kasaragod, Dec 20: A teenage student lost his life in a fatal road mishap at Pallikere near Bekal in Kasaragod district today morning. The deceased is identified as Ashfaq (18), a resident of Mavval in Bekala. He was a plus one student from Chandragiri school in the district. It is learnt that Ashfaq was on his way to school in the morning when his scooter collided with a speeding truck that was

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have urged city police commissioner N Shashi Kumar not to issue permission for parties that are likely to feature indecent dances, and supply of drugs in the name of New Year celebrations. In a memorandum submitted to the commissioner, Bajrang Dal divisional coordinator Bhujanga Kulal and district coordinator Puneeth Attavar, said that