Written by Darshan Devaiah BP | Bangalore | Updated: December 23, 2020 10:09:15 pm Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said the night curfew will come into effect on December 24 and will be in effect on January 2. The curfew hours will be from 11 pm to 5 am. Karnataka has …
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The drama began with a vote of no confidence against the president of the Legislative Council, Prathap Chandra Shetty. A few minutes after the Karnataka Legislative Council reconvened on Tuesday morning, uproar broke out and lawmakers who opposed Vice President SL Dharmegowda as president abused him. Marshals were called in …
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Claiming it was a planned conspiracy to loot and rob manufacturing facilities near Bengaluru, sources have said that the Taiwan-based Wistron conglomerate is deliberating whether it should continue its expansion in Karnataka. The company that makes iPhones at the factory, in addition to other IoT products located in the state’s …
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