Bengaluru, July 22 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Karnataka government after more than 50,000 iron and folic acid tablets meant for schoolchildren were allegedly found dumped inside a toilet at a government school in Raichur district.In a statement, Ashoka termed the incident a “shocking example of administrative failure” and accused the government of endangering the lives and health of poor children.He said, “This…
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Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) The Karnataka Lokayukta carried out simultaneous raids early on Wednesday at multiple locations linked to government officials in Bengaluru, Dharwad, Shivamogga and Raichur as part of investigations into allegations of amassing assets disproportionate (DA) to their known sources of income.In Bengaluru South district, Lokayukta officials raided the residence, office and properties linked to the Kumbalagodu Panchayat Development Officer (PDO). The operation was led by the…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday questioned Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for omitting the fact that the same education technology firm that the Congress leader is criticising was earlier “repeatedly awarded projects by institutions functioning under Congress governments in Telangana and Karnataka”. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) earlier dismissed LoP Rahul Gandhi’s improprie…
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…
Raichur (Karnataka), April 22 (IANS) A young man was allegedly assaulted in Raichur city of north Karnataka after being accused of harassing a woman at a private hospital, police said on Wednesday.A video of the assault, which happened on Tuesday, has since gone viral on social media, drawing public attention.According to reports, the youth identified as Mehboob was allegedly confined inside a house and subjected to assault by the woman’s family members.It is alleged that he was first taken fr…
Yadgir (Karnataka), April 17 (IANS) A tragic road accident claimed six lives after a head-on collision between a car and a private bus resulted in a deadly blaze in Yadgir district of Karnataka on Friday.Six people travelling in the car were burnt alive, while locals rescued two others from the vehicle. They sustained serious injuries and have been shifted to a hospital. The condition of one of the injured is critical.According to police, the incident occurred near Devapur in Surpur taluk, withi…
Raichur (Karnataka), April 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy said that he would always stand with the Karnataka government on matters related to development, stressing that politics and development should be treated separately. He was speaking after inaugurating a newly established Sainik School at Sri Krishnadevaraya Educational Institution in Sindhanur town of Raichur district in Karnataka.The school was inaugurated jointly by Kumaraswamy, Union Minister o…
Raichur, Feb 20 (IANS) Union Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Pralhad Joshi said on Friday that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is witnessing a major transformation and experiencing a religious and cultural renaissance. He was speaking at the inauguration and Brahmakalashotsava ceremony of the newly constructed Sri Veeranagamma Devi Temple at Gejjalagatta in Lingsugur taluk of Raichur district.He said India is a nation rooted in a rich cultural heritage and is a c…
Raichur (Karnataka), Feb 7 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, on Saturday said that leaders from the region are pressuring him to prevent 30 TMC of water from the Tungabhadra reservoir from flowing into the sea, and asserted that he is committed to the cause. However, he said the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister is not giving him time to discuss the issue.“If the Andhra CM gives us an opportunity, we will stop the wastage of 30 TM…
Koppal, Jan 30 (IANS) The state Lokayukta officials on Friday conducted early-morning raids at multiple locations linked to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Administrator in connection with allegations of amassing disproportionate assets.The simultaneous raids are currently underway at six locations across the Koppal district. The places raided include the administrator’s residence in Bhagyanagar of Koppal taluk, his private office, his mother-in-law’s house, a school, a scie…