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Oct 20, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Rashmi Belur
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert predicting heavy rain and thunderstorms for the next three hours.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Rashmi Belur
Amid conflicting statements being issued by leaders of both BJP and JD(S), former minister and BJP MLC C P Yogeshwar, who has represented the constituency in the Assembly five times, expressed confidence in bagging the NDA ticket for the bypoll.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Rashmi Belur
Bengaluru Rains: Holiday declared for schools on Wednesday, work from home advisory for IT-BT companiesIn view of the rains, the govt also issued a work from home advisory for IT-BT and private companies in the city.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Rashmi Belur
Rains: Holiday declared for schools in Bengaluru on WednesdayAs Thursday is a public holiday on the occasion of Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti, authorities have declared leave for schools on Wednesday.
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Aug 31, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Rashmi Belur
Bengaluru: An inquiry commission probing irregularities in Covid-19 management when the BJP was in power submitted its first report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday, and is said to have recommended criminal cases against those involved in misappropriation during the pandemic. Retired Karnataka High Court Justice John Michael Cunha, who is best known for delivering a judgement convicting former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, gave Siddaramaiah a 1,722-page report.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Rashmi Belur
Bengaluru: Above normal rainfall this monsoon is exacting a heavy toll on schools, with the impact extending beyond the classroom - classes being interrupted owing to unscheduled holidays, for instance. While declaration of holidays owing to inclement weather is likely to have teachers anguishing over completion of syllabus for the academic year, the damage that heavy showers have left on the buildings is likely to have all stakeholders in the education sector worried.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Rashmi Belur
Bengaluru: Signalling a departure from the Modi administration’s disinvestment plan, Union Minister for Heavy Industries & Steel HD Kumaraswamy is pushing for “re-investment” at public sector undertakings whose revival, he said, is challenging. “I’m not merely looking to replace the word ‘disinvestment’ with ‘re-investment’. My aim is to bring investments back and revive PSUs,” Kumaraswamy told DH in an interview.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Rashmi Belur
Bengaluru: Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy says he has many documents which reveal the ‘illegal decisions’ taken by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during his first tenure as chief minister, in 2015. In an exclusive interview with Rashmi Belur of DH, Kumaraswamy said he is waiting for the right time to release them. You have threatened to expose an illegal mining scam by the Congress government. When can we expect from you? My remarks were related to ‘illegal decisions’ taken by Siddaramaiah in 2015.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Rashmi Belur
"I am waiting for (Congress) to get a majority in the Legislative Council. Once that happens, definitely we will restore Sections 79A and B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act," Siddaramaiah said. It was Urs who amended the land reforms law to end "atrocities" by landholders, Siddaramaiah pointed out. "Urs said that land should belong to the tiller. But what's happening today? Forget tillers, anyone can buy land now. Those who've never held a plow can purchase land. And, we're tolerating this," he said.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
deccanherald.com | Rashmi Belur
Bengaluru: Parents are queuing up to get their children admitted in government-run English medium schools in the state, with the trend also seen in Bengaluru, leaving government officials stumped. According to data from the School Education and Literacy Department, 54,000 kids were admitted to Grade 1 in government-run English-medium schools this academic year. Kalaburagi saw the highest such admissions (3,481), with Bengaluru South being a surprise second (3,272).
