BENGALURU: Most public buses run through Karnataka are off the roads for the second day in a row Saturday as drivers and drivers continue their strike. BMTC He operated few hours in the morning and management is still in talks with staff trying to convince them to report to work. …
Read More »Violence in Wistron Bangalore: Violence erupts at Wistron Corp’s iPhone manufacturing plant near Bengaluru | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: The iPhone manufacturing plant, run by Taiwan-based tech giant Wistron Corporation in Narsapura (about 60 km from Bangalore in Karnataka) was attacked on Saturday by her employees for paying wages. Most of the nearly 2,000 employees, who were leaving the facility after completing their night shift, went on a …
Read More »Bangalore Bus Strike: Transport Strike; Bus services affected in Karnataka | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: Following a strike called by transportation employees to demand that they be considered government employees, state bus services across the state were affected on Friday. More than 1.2 lakh of workers are employed with KSRTC, BMTC, NEKRTC and NWKRTC. The sources said that the services of all bus corporations …
Read More »Karnataka Cow Slaughter Bill: Karnataka Reestablishes Strict Ban on Out-of-State Slaughter, Sale and Transport of Cattle | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: Wearing the saffron shawl around their necks, BJP lawmakers on Wednesday had a field day shouting ‘Gau mata ki jai’ within the assembly as the government passed the ‘controversial’ Livestock Killing Prevention and Preservation Act 2020 amid the din and protests of Congress and JD (S). Popularly known as …
Read More »CN Ashwath Narayan: Karnataka government will present bills against the “jihad of love” and the slaughter of cows | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: Karnataka Senior Deputy Minister Dr. CN Ashwathnarayan has said that the state government is in the process of bringing bills against “love jihad“Y cow slaughter. “Many states have already introduced the bills. We are also in the process of introducing bills against ‘love jihad’ and to impose a ban …
Read More »Karnataka Bandh today: Karnataka Bandh is unlikely to affect transport services today | Bengaluru News
BENGALURÚ: While some pro-Kannada groups have called for a Bandh on Saturday to oppose the Maratha Development Board, transportation services in the city are unlikely to be affected. The bandh has been convened between 6 am and 6 pm and will witness a rally from KSR Bengaluru City train station …
Read More »Bengaluru: Launch of 3W Unit to Drive Covid Appropriate Behavior | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: The BBMP has identified more than 120 locations in Bengaluru where disinfectants will be placed as part of the civic agency’s 3W campaign to contain Covid-19. Launched on Friday, the 3W campaign, which means wearing a mask, washing your hands and keeping your distance, seeks to promote appropriate Covid …
Read More »Yediyurappa’s Political Secretary NR Santosh is no stranger to controversies | Bengaluru News
BENGALURÚ: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappait is political secretary and great nephew NR Santosh it has repeatedly been embroiled in controversy. Santosh has been Yediyurappa’s shadow for many years and had also served as her personal secretary. He was seen organizing the logistics for the then rebel Congress and the JD …
Read More »Karnataka CM political secretary NR Santosh tries to commit suicide | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: NR Santosh, the political secretary of Prime Minister BS Yediyurappa, is said to have attempted suicide at his Dollars Colony residence in Bengaluru on Friday. Santosh was found unconscious by members of his family at night in his reading room. He was rushed to the nearby MS Ramaiah hospital. …
Read More »BS Yediyurappa: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa sets fourth deadline for delayed cabinet exercise | Bengaluru News
MYSURU / BENGALURU: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa set another deadline for cabinet expansion, saying the delayed process will be completed in two to three days. Yediyurappa, who was in Mysuru on Wednesday, did not offer further details, prompting political circles and many in the BJP to wonder if the party’s …
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