Sun, 13 Dec 2020 11:40:28
Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy has urged Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to introduce Konkani as a medium of education in the state.
The academy made the request in the context of the proposed national educational policy (NEP) that lays stress on education in the mother tongue.
In a letter to the Chief Minister, the academy noted that there were over 25 lakh Konkani-speaking people in the
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Sun, 13 Dec 2020 11:38:18
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday the Centre should accept the farmers' demand of repealing the three agri laws "without delay", as the protesters announced further intensification of their ongoing stir against the legislations.
Farmer leader Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu, at a press conference at the Singhu border of Delhi, has said thousands of farmers will start their 'Delhi C
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Sun, 13 Dec 2020 11:36:25
The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Saturday extended its support to the ongoing farmers' protest against the three newly elected agriculture-related legislations, and alleged the country's farming laws are being changed to favour multinationals and corporates.
The JIH supports the ongoing protest by farmers against the new farm laws enacted by the Centre, the Islamic body's vice president Mohammad
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Sun, 13 Dec 2020 11:31:37
A sitting of the current session of the Karnataka Legislative Council has been convened on December 15, days after the House was adjourned sine die by Chairman K Pratapachandra Shetty.
The council secretariat issued the order convening the sitting a day after the ruling BJP MLCs submitted a representation to Governor Vajubhai Vala appealing him to direct the Chairman to conduct the House for ta
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Sat, 12 Dec 2020 19:05:26
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwatha Narayana who is also the minister of higher education on Friday directed the senior officials of the department to immediately submit the proposal with regard to the appointment of 350 lecturers for aided degree colleges.
It is noteworthy that this proposal is languishing even after the approval of the finance department. Narayana directed the off
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Sat, 12 Dec 2020 19:00:34
Days after the anti-cow slaughter bill was passed in the Karnataka assembly, former state chief minister and Janata Dal (secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy, said his party continues to oppose the bill as there are several "negative" issues.
"In 2010 when the BJP government introduced the anti-cow slaughter bill, we opposed it. Even now we are opposing the bill. There are several negative issues so
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Sat, 12 Dec 2020 18:48:35
The employees of the state owned transport corporations continued their strike for the third consecutive day on Saturday, leaving commuters stranded across the state.
Employees of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation have been on strike
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Sat, 12 Dec 2020 18:47:02
Sticking to their demands, farmer leaders Saturday said they are ready to hold talks with the government, but will first discuss repealing the three new farm laws, and announced further intensification of their ongoing protest against the legislations.
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Sat, 12 Dec 2020 18:45:26
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said India was being tested in the seven-month-long border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh and expressed confidence it will rise to the occasion and meet the national security challenge.
In an interactive session at the FICCI's annual general meeting, Jaishankar also said that what has happened in eastern Ladakh was not actually in China'
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