Forest Minister outlines policy after distributing KSDL-sponsored safety kits to frontline staff Mysuru: To encourage sandalwood cultivation, the Karnataka Government is set to simplify regulations surrounding the harvesting and transportation of the aromatic tree, announced Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre. He was speaking at an event held at the Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru yesterday,…
Overseas players had to return home yesterday night: Govt. clarifies
June 5, 2025Bengaluru: While many including the opposition parties have been critical over the urgency in organising felicitation ceremony for the RCB team yesterday, the Karnataka Government has issued a clarification stating that the event had to be planned in a short notice as the players were preoccupied and the overseas players were slated to return in…
Janaushadhi Kendras – India’s healthcare revolution: Affordable dreams realised
May 31, 2025The Karnataka Government has decided to shut down all Janaushadhi Kendras operating within Government Hospital premises, citing that State-run hospitals are expected to provide medicines free of cost to patients. However, the move has sparked strong criticism, with many calling it regressive and anti-poor. Widespread protests have erupted in opposition to the decision. In this…
Govt. urged to drop Sri Manteswamy, Sri Rachappaji and Sri Siddappaji Development Authority plan
April 28, 2025Mysuru: M.L. Varchusvi Srikanta Siddalinga Raje Urs, Matadhipati of Sri Manteswamy Mutt (Malavalli, Adi Honnayakana Halli and Sri Kappadi Kshetra), has urged the Government to withdraw its decision to constitute Sri Manteswamy, Sri Rachappaji and Sri Siddappaji Shrines Development Authority. M.L. Varchusvi, who has opposed the decision of the State Cabinet, stated that the aforementioned…
Caste census confusion: Special Cabinet Meet this evening to chart next move
April 17, 2025Bengaluru: In a bid to resolve the growing confusion surrounding the caste census data, the Karnataka Government is set to hold a Special Cabinet Meeting this evening. The meeting, convened by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, will deliberate on the social, educational and economic survey reports submitted by the Kantharaj Committee and the Karnataka State Commission for…
Satyameva Jayate or the Rule of Lies?
March 24, 2025By R. Raja Chandra So the hidden genie is out of the bottle! It is equally surprising that one State enactment tries to subsume another State enactment contrary to the premise under which the President of India assented in 1996! This refers to the report “Karnataka notifies Bangalore Palace Act, making it official — State…
School admission age raised to 6; Karnataka seeks clarity
March 2, 2025Bengaluru: In contrast to the Karnataka Government’s recent decision to set the minimum school admission age at 5.5 years, the Central Government has now issued a new circular raising the minimum age to 6 years. This disparity has led to confusion in Karnataka, prompting State Government officials to seek clarification from the Centre. In its…
Bangalore Palace Ground row: SC asks State to deposit Rs. 3,400 cr. TDR within a week
February 28, 2025New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Karnataka Government to deposit Transferable Development Rights (TDR) certificates worth Rs. 3,400 crore with the Court Registrar within a week for acquiring over 15 acres of land of Bangalore Palace Ground to widen Bellary and Jayamahal Roads. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar hammered…
Bangalore Palace land controversy: Apex Court directs State Govt. to implement TDR order
February 14, 2025Order non-negotiable; Your officers will be in soup if the order is not implemented: SC Bench New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Karnataka Government to implement its previous order regarding the issuance of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) under the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 to the legal heirs of the late scion of the…
Forcible recovery of loan attracts tougher action
February 14, 2025Accused booked under ‘The Karnataka Micro Loan and Small Loan (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance, 2025’ to face maximum 10-year jail and Rs. 5 lakh fine: Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh Bengaluru: The newly notified The Karnataka Micro Loan and Small Loan (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance, 2025, puts a brake on forcible recovery of loan…
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