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Hubli : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that everybody needs to work unitedly for the welfare of farmers. Bommai was in Hubballi today to participate in the centennial celebrations of Hubballi taluk ‘huttuvali marata sahakari sangha’ in APMC. Addressing the event, the Chief Minister said, “The Sangha has rendered commendable service to the farmers for the last 100 years and it should be strengthened to reach out to more farmers in the coming years.” “We all need to work unitedly for the welfare of farmers. Strengthening the Sangha would help the farmers. The State government would provide all necessary help to strengthen this institution,” he said. Bommai has assured necessary support through a special programme to strengthen this Sangha. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android

Bengaluru : Karnataka on Saturday logged 270 fresh COVID-19 cases and four deaths, taking the caseload to 30,04,239 and the toll to 38,309. Recoveries numbered 246, taking the total to 29,58,630, leaving 7,271 active cases, a health department bulletin said. Bengaluru Urban remained the major contributor of cases, reporting 152 infections and two deaths. Kodagu logged 25 cases, Tumakuru and Udupi 14 each, Mysuru 13 and Dakshina Kannada 11, it said. Other than Bengaluru, one death each occurred in Dharwad and Udupi. The positivity rate for the day was 0.27 per cent and the Case Fatality Rate was 1.48 per cent. A total of 97,782 samples were tested in the state on Saturday, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 5.59 crore, the bulletin said. The day also saw 91,707 people being vaccinated, taking the total number of those given the jabs so far to 8.45 crore. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and

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Belagavi:  The contentious “anti-conversion bill” was passed by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday, amid din, with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai terming it as both ‘constitutional and legal’, and aimed at getting rid of the menace of religious conversion. Opposing the “Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021”, tooth and nail, the Congress dubbed it “anti-people”, “inhuman”, “anti-constitutional”, “anti-poor” and “draconian”, and urged it should not be passed for any reason and that it be withdrawn by the government. JD(S) too expressed its opposition to the bill, which was introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday. The bill provides for protection of right to freedom of religion and prohibition of unlawful conversion from one religion to another by misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means. It proposes an imprisonment from three to five years with a fine of Rs 25,000, while for violation of provisio

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Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government and heads of local bodies to initiate action through departmental inquiry on officers who turn blind eye towards illegal constructions and do not initiate legal action against them. The order has been given by the bench headed by Justice Nagaprasanna while looking into the petition by K.S. Eshwarappa, a resident of Shivamogga district on Thursday. The bench explained in its order that as per the Karnataka Municipal Corporation (KMC) Act, assistant engineers and executive engineers have to inspect existing illegal buildings in the limits of corporations in the state. If illegal constructions are found, legal action has to be initiated. In case, the officers fail to take action against illegal buildings and show dereliction of duty, the commissioners of respective corporations should order departmental probe. In case the officers are found guilty, strict action has to be initiated against them, the court said.

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Belagavi : Karnataka State Congress president D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that the proposed anti-conversion law will be repealed in 2023 after the party comes to power in the state. “I am telling you on record, including Anti-conversion bill, the law prohibiting cow slaughter will also be repealed,” he said. Shivakumar further stated that the BJP is under an illusion that they are in majority. They have forgotten that while taking oath, they had pledged that they will not work for a single community, but will work for the whole society, he said. Hindu farmers are in trouble after banning cow slaughter in the state, he opined. “People think, Muslims are affected by the banning of cow slaughter. But, the reality is Hindu farmers used to sell aged, unwanted cows and make some money. They were paid Rs 30,000 to Rs 40,000 per cow. Now, they are in a difficult situation. No compensation is given to them,” Shivakumar explained. “As a President of the Congress party, I am telling yo

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Belagavi : The Karnataka Police on Wednesday made elaborate security arrangements in the Belagavi district in view of the Maratha activists from Maharashtra threatening to cross the border and hold protests here. Police sources said the activists had made statements regarding the border crossing while condemning the desecration of the Shivaji Mahara j statue in Bengaluru. “We do not want to take any chances and security has been tightened in the border areas to prevent Maratha activists from entering the state to stage protests,” police said. The police also said that the Maratha activists have gathered in Maharashtra on the other side of the Kagawad border and police are on a high alert to prevent any untoward incident. Meanwhile, the Karnataka government has slapped sedition charges and invoked the Goonda Act on miscreants who vandalised freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna and desecrated Shivaji and Basavanna statues. The government has also warned that it will spare anyone trying t

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Bengaluru : Immigration officials in Bengaluru international airport have arrested a 22-year-old youth from Kerala who tried to fly off to the UK after producing fake documents through a student visa, sources at the KempeGowda International Airport (KIAL) said on Wednesday. The authorities have considered the case seriously as they have found a nexus of providing fake documents, including the UK student visa. The police have launched a hunt for the accused in Bengaluru and Kerala. The accused person has been identified as Soju Thazhathu Veettil Shaji, from Wayanad in Kerala. The authorities have found forged documents and a fake marks card from Gulbarga University of Karnataka. The accused has been sent to police custody and police are investigating further into the case to unearth fake marks card racket. Sources at the airport said that the accused had booked a ticket on British Airways. The officers suspected the originality of the documents and questioned him. After being grille

Belagavi : Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the proposed anti-conversion bill is going to be a black mark on the state. He further stated that, if the proposed bill is introduced it will affect the foreign investments in the state. Speaking to reporters at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi, Shivakumar said that children of all top BJP leaders are studying in Christian institutes. “I have also studied in a Christian institute. Is there any instance of forceful conversions?” he asked. The Christians are running academic and medical institutions which are service oriented and Hindu religious organisations are also running charities. “We are not forcing anyone to convert to Hinduism,” he stated. “We have been opposing the anti-conversion bill since the beginning. The bill is against the constitution and it has to be opposed. The bill is being introduced to create unrest in the society for political reasons. There has been an attempt to shift the focus of th

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Belgavi: Addressing the issue of protection of Kannadigas in Maharashtra after reports of vandalism of statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji in Bengaluru, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said Karnataka authorities and police have taken up the issue with their counterparts in Maharashtra. “State Home Secretary and Director General of Police have taken up the issue with their Maharashtra counterparts to protect the life and property of Kannadigas in Maharashtra,” said Bommai on Monday. “We have taken up the issue to provide security for Karnataka government vehicles,” he added. Referring to the incident of vandalism of statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji and freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna, CM said, “The State government will take decisive steps to stop vandalism. Stringent action would be initiated against those who take the law into their hands.” “The main perpetrators of the recent vandalism in Karnataka have already been arrested. We will not allow any hooliganism to continue,”

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Bengaluru : Seven persons have been arrested in connection with desecration of statue of Chattrapati Shivaji in Bengaluru, police said on Sunday. The incident has created tension in the bordering town of Belagavi, as unknown people vandalised the statue of local freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna in retaliation. The arrested were identified as Chetan Gowda, President of Karnataka Ranadheera Pade, Gurudeva Narayankumar, Varun, Naveen Gowda, Vinod, Chetan Kumar and Yogesh Gowda. According to police, the accused desecrated the statue of Shivaji to retaliate for the burning of Kannada flag in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur. DCP, Central, Anucheth said that the accused had planned to desecrate the statue of Shivaji four days ago and executed their plan in Bengaluru last Thursday. They visited the spot on Monday and Tuesday for a recce, and made an futile attempt to desecrate the statue last Wednesday, but beat police foiled their plan. Later, a group of 13 members including the accused executed t

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Belagavi : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said the state government will take all the necessary measures to provide a steady market and price for the weavers’ products. The chief minister said this during his address at a meeting to discuss various problems being faced by the weavers, an official said. Ministers Govind Karjol, Shivaram Hebbar, Shankar Patil Munenakoppa and other senior officials apart from the leaders of weavers community participated in the meeting. Responding to the charter of demands of the weavers, Bommai said the government departments would be asked to procure their need for dress materials and sarees from the weavers in accordance with the capacity of the weavers, and a specific quantum would be fixed for this. Marketing facilities on digital platforms too would be provided for handloom products through Handloom Development Corporation. He has assured of a “positive response soon” on subsidy for professional weavers like that of Trib

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