3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (382+ words) After a 37-year gap, student elections will return to colleges and universities in Karnataka from the 2026-27 academic year, marking a historic return of campus democracy in the state. The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the reintroduction of student union elections, which…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (257+ words) The Karnataka government, on September 9, ordered that only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram be recited at state government events. All six stanzas of the national song will be recited at events attended by the President of India, Prime…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (980+ words) One would not be surprised to find that Dalits form the overwhelming majority of the thousands of ‘Pourakarmikas’ in what is now called the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). A major section of them are also Dalit women. The official Kannada…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (405+ words) Following strong opposition from civil society groups and environmentalists, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has hinted at a possible change in the alignment of Bengaluru’s proposed tunnel road to avoid using land from the Lalbagh Botanical Garden. Speaking to…...

5+ day, 24+ min ago   (348+ words) Thousands of students who received scholarships under Tamil Nadu’s SC, ST and Special Scholarship for Converted Christians (SCC) schemes between 2017 and 2022 dropped out or were excluded from the schemes in subsequent years, says data. A large number of eligible students…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (74+ words) thenewsminute.com Bengaluru’s sanitation workers want permanent jobs. Here’s what the Minister said Bengaluru’s sanitation workers asked for permanent jobs. Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda questioned the demand, citing 30% absenteeism among pourakarmikas. His remarks have sparked criticism from workers’ unions…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (635+ words) Sanitation workers (Pourakarmikas) in Karnataka have slammed Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda for his remarks against them, calling it “painful” and also deeply “angering”. While Gowda was carrying out inspections on Saturday, September 5, at Agara Lake, a group…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (621+ words) Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda is facing strong criticism for his remarks towards pourakarmikas (sanitation workers), whom he asked if they deserved to be paid, claiming that there was 30% absenteeism among the workers. On Saturday, September 5, the Minister,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (420+ words) Karnataka teachers can now use the prefix ‘Tr’ before their names, with the state government formally allowing the honorific on Saturday, September 5, coinciding with Teachers’ Day. Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced the decision while launching the Praja Seva programme in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1083+ words) After protesting for 16 days, around 500 sanitation workers temporarily called off their agitation on September 4, following talks with several ministers and Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) officials. Several of their immediate demands, including food allowances, toilets and resting facilities for women workers,…...