New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to nursing personnel at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday, marking International Nurses Day to honour exceptional nursing professionals in India. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda was also present during the occasion.The National Florence Nightingale Award, instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, honours the dedication, compassion, and resilience that define …
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Yadgir (Karnataka), May 12 (IANS) An eight-year-old girl was killed after a house wall collapsed following heavy rains in Yadgir district of Karnataka, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred at Tumakuru village in Vadagera taluk, where the kitchen wall of a house belonging to Siddappa collapsed after heavy rainfall on Monday.Yadgir Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyar and Superintendent of Police Pruthwik Shankar visited the spot on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as 8-year-old Aksh…
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Two children were killed after a fire broke out in a temporary shed near Narayanapura in the Kothanur area of Bengaluru in Karntaka on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Arjun (5) and Asha (3), siblings originally from Karnataka’s Raichur district.Their parents, Durgappa and Savitri, had migrated to Bengaluru for daily wage work and had been residing in makeshift sheds near Narayanapura for the past six months.According to police, the couple worked a…
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Monday hit back at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech delivered in Bengaluru, accusing the Congress government of being paralysed by internal power struggles and factional politics. In a strongly worded statement, Ashoka said PM Modi’s remarks had “clearly unsettled” Siddaramaiah because the Prime Minister had spoken about what “7 crore Kannadigas are feeling …
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A quick decision on support on the part of the Congress leadership has helped the formation of the Tamil Nadu government, though upsetting a former ally, but in Kerala, uncertainty over naming a Chief Minister has again exposed the deep structural weaknesses within the party. In Tamil Nadu, the Congress pulled out of its alliance with the M.K. Stalin-led DMK to support the TVK that put former cine star Vijay in the Chief Minister’s chair with the help of some other par…
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday launched a sharp attack on PM Narendra Modi over his speech in Bengaluru, questioning whether he had spoken as the Prime Minister, the BJP state President, or the Leader of the Opposition in the state. In a press release, Siddaramaiah said the Prime Minister must clarify the “confusion” created in people’s minds about the capacity in which he addressed the gathering on Sunday.Although PM Modi targeted the Congress go…
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Criticising the Congress party, former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Basavaraj Bommai on Monday defended PM Modi’s appeal for austerity measures amid the ongoing global crisis, stating that the message was issued as a precautionary step due to the continuing conflicts involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. PM Modi, on Sunday, while addressing a huge gathering in Bengaluru, called upon citizens to remain united and p…
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) The Karnataka government announced Rs 20 lakh compensation on Monday for deceased boy Harshith Gowda’s family who died in a leopard attack in Nagamale in Male Mahadeshvara Hills region in Chamarajanagar district in the state. The horrific incident had occurred on Sunday.The Forest department has announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh for the family and already handed over a Rs 5 lakh cheque to the family. The rest of the amount would be deposited directly to the account …
Bengaluru, May 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon citizens to remain united and patient amid global uncertainties, stating that the ongoing crisis in West Asia was impacting the entire world, including India. Addressing a massive gathering of BJP workers and supporters here, he urged people to conserve resources and work together in the national interest.Referring to the global situation, PM Modi said: “You are witnessing the challenges across the world. The crisis in W…
Bengaluru, May 10 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday condoled the death of state Planning and Statistics Minister D. Sudhakar, terming it an “extremely painful moment”.”I am saddened by the untimely demise of D. Sudhakar, who was our government’s Minister for Planning and Statistics and a senior leader. He had been undergoing treatment in the hospital for the past few days due to illness. Recently, I had personally visited the hospital and obtained information about his hea…