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Karnataka: Man held for stabbing priest to death in Hubballi-Dharwad City

A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a priest to death on July 21 in the Hubballi-Dharwad City of Karnataka, the police said on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttara Kannada landslide: Bodies of 7 recovered, 3 persons missing as rescue operation underway

Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner Lakshmi Priya said on Saturday that seven bodies were recovered as rescue operations continue in the landslide-hit district in Karnataka. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Idea shaky’: On Karnataka jobs quota, editorials say govt ‘must junk’ it

In the wake of sharp protest and opposition from India Inc, the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government has put the Karnataka jobs quota bill on hold. But why is it controversial?

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Hockey India Junior South Zone Championship: Karnataka, TN, AP register win on day-1

Day 1 of the 2nd Hockey India Junior Women and Men South Zone Championship 2024, held in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh saw Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu and Hockey Andhra Pradesh win their respective matches in the women's matches, while Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu and Hockey Karnataka were…

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Mumbai: Two youth from Karnataka drown in Kolhapur; one body recovered

The body of one of two youth from Karnataka's Nipani town who drowned in the Dudhganga river basin at Kalammawadi dam in Kolhapur has been retrieved, officials said on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Murders, drugs, arms, Sanatan Sanstha ‘a holy cow for cops’: Pansare family’s letter after HC direction

In a 68-page letter to the Maharashtra ATS, the family of slain rationalist Govind Pansare has submitted “evidence” from police documents to point to a strategic plan allegedly by the Hindutva outfit Sanatan Sanstha to kill rationalists and intellectuals in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It alleged negligence on part of investigators…

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Karnataka: 13 killed, 2 critically injured after vehicle rams into lorry in Haveri

A total of 13 people including three children and two men were killed in a road accident on Friday as the vehicle carrying the family members rammed into a lorry in Karnataka's Haveri district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka: Two auto drivers die of electrocution in Mangalore

In a heart-wrenching incident on Wednesday night, two auto drivers lost their lives due to electrocution in Karnataka's Mangalore. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka: 4 killed after wall collapses in Mangaluru

Four people lost their lives after a retaining wall collapsed on a house in Madani Nagara area. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Police to bring Yediyurappa from Delhi for questioning in POSCO case': Karnataka Home Minister

The BJP has alleged a conspiracy by the Congress in the case to divert attention from a corruption case involving Minister B Nagendra. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Days after Karnataka ban, SC suspends screening of Hamare Baarah

The Supreme Court has stayed the release of the movie Hamare Baarah and asked the Bombay High Court to take an expeditious decision on a petition alleging that the film was derogatory to Islam and married Muslim women, Bar and Bench reported.

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400-paar, strategic mistakes, social justice plank: Why BJP tally dipped in reserved seats

The focus on social justice and reservation during the last two months of Lok Sabha poll campaign ostensibly led to the BJP’s tally of reserved seats being reduced to 55 from its previous 77 – a total of 131 constituencies are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes across…

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Former CMs Kumaraswamy, Manjhi take oath as union ministers ahead of TDP, JD-U leaders

Allies of BJP in NDA joined the union government on Sunday during the swearing in ceremony of the union cabinet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was the first among the BJP's partners to take oath of office and secrecy.…

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Bodies of nine Karnataka trekkers who died in Uttarakhand reaches Bengaluru

Bodies of nine Karnataka trekkers who lost their lives in Uttarakhand due to extreme weather conditions were flown to Bengaluru via Delhi on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In an ‘equal fight’ in LS polls in State, Congress enjoys edge due to women voters, claims Eedina.com chief

In an “equal fight” between the Congress and BJP in the recently held Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka, Congress enjoys an edge because of the women voters, claimed editor of web portal Eedina.com H.V. Vasu.

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Congress government completes one year in office today without fanfare

Karnataka Congress government completes one year in office, highlighting successful implementation of pro-people guarantee schemes.

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2,207 villages gripped by drinking water problem owing to drought, says Minister

Karnataka faces severe drought, with over 2,000 villages lacking drinking water; government implements measures to address the crisis.

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Transport activists and unions raise concerns over Karnataka RTCs’ contract model for bus operations

Following a recent protest by outsourced electric bus drivers of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), transport activists and transport employees’ unions are voicing opposition to the government’s operation of buses under the gross cost contract (GCC) model.

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Lok Sabha polls: Candidates from around 60 political parties are contesting this time

Around 60 political parties fielded candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka. In 2019, the number of parties in the fray had crossed the half-century mark with 56. In 2014, there were 38 parties in the fray in Karnataka.

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Activists to hold protest rally in Hassan on May 30

Writers and activists from different parts of Karnataka have resolved to hold a protest meet in Hassan on May 30, demanding the arrest of JD(S) leader and MP Prajwal Revanna, facing sexual abuse allegations.

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BJP cadre in coastal districts sulk over being ‘taken for granted’ by the party

The June 3 Legislative Council elections in Karnataka has two BJP rebel candidates from the coastal belt in the fray. Both claim that they are “filling a void” as the saffron party has “sidelined” Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts by not fielding locals in the South West Graduates’ and the…

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State has become a ‘goonda raj’ under Congress rule, charges Shettar

Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has alleged that under Congress rule Karnataka was becoming a ‘goonda raj’ like Uttar Pradesh was earlier, before Yogi Adityanath became Chief Minister.

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Yet another female foeticide racket unearthed in Mandya, this time in staff quarters of govt. hospital

Illegal abortion racket in Karnataka continues despite crackdown, involving government employees and leading to arrests and investigations.

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Vijayapura STP tragedy: Commission upset over lack of safety measures

Members of Karnataka State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights Shashidhar Kosambe and Shekhargouda Ramatnal have expressed displeasure over lack of minimum safety measures around the Sewage Treatment Plant in Vijayapura, where three children drowned recently.

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