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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…

Newslaundry · Jun 10, 2024

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.…

Dynamite News · Jun 9, 2024

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:

Dynamite News · Jun 7, 2024

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.

The Hindu · May 19, 2024

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.

The Hindu · May 19, 2024

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.

The Hindu · May 19, 2024

Severe heatwave in North India, heavy rain forecast for South and East next week

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a stern warning regarding the continuation of severe heatwave conditions in several states across North India from May 19 to May 22. Regions including Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh-Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh are expected to experience scorching temperatures ranging between 43°C and 46°C during…

The Times of India · May 19, 2024

Watch: 'Kohli, Kohli' chants echo in Bengaluru neighbourhoods post midnight as RCB beat CSK

Bengaluru, it seems, didn't sleep on Saturday night. With it being a weekend, the party got all the more harder as fans of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stormed the streets and neighbourhood in the Karnataka capital to celebrate well past midnight, after their team's comeback story of IPL 2024 reached…

The Times of India · May 19, 2024

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.

The Hindu · May 18, 2024

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.

The Hindu · May 18, 2024