The development comes amid a huge outrage over paper leaks and irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). Also, recently, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had appealed to the Centre to scrap the NEET and allow states to conduct their own entrance tests.
Karnataka government's reservation bill in the private sector for Kannadigas revived a debate on locals vs outsiders in terms of employment. Politicians often bring quota bill which suits their political agendas contrary to India's federal structure which gives equal job opportunities to everyone.
A person born in Karnataka, residing in the state for 15 years, and able to speak, read, and write Kannada will be considered a local candidate. Candidates who did not study Kannada in high school must pass a test conducted by a nodal agency, as per the act.
This bill aims to ensure that Kannadigas have a substantial representation in the workforce across different job categories, furthering the state's objective of supporting and prioritising its local population in employment.
This increase, benefiting around 14 to 15 lakh employees, addresses a key demand and is expected to cost the state an additional Rs 17,440.15 crore annually. The decision comes amid pressure from employee associations threatening strikes and builds on an earlier interim salary hike granted in March.
MUDA scam: It is alleged that compensatory sites were allotted to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's wife in an upmarket area in Mysuru, which had higher property value as compared to the location of her land which had been "acquired" by the MUDA.
Cauvery river dispute: Advocate Mohan Katarki, who was present in the meeting, said this time Krishnarajasagar dam on Cauvery river has only 54 per cent water whereas other dams in the Cauvery basin have only 63 per cent water.
"My family's case is not a scandal, our case is different from others. In our case, our land was illegally taken over and used by MUDA for making a layout," Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said.
BJP state president BY Vijayendra, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka among other senior leaders protested against the Congress-led government alleging rampant corruption.
Amidst the leadership crisis in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah states that they will follow the decision of the high command.
Siddaramaiah said a film city for the Kannada film industry was the dream of Kannada matinee idol Dr Rajkumar and his government will make it happen. He blamed the previous BJP government for doing nothing for the film city.
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the Congress party issued oil bonds which was irresponsible and today they are compounding it with lies by saying that fuel price hike is someone else's fault.
The BJP will stage state-wide protests against the Karnataka government's decision to increase sales tax on fuel.
The scam came to light after an officer at the Maharishi Valmiki Development Corporation Chandrasekaran committed suicide leaving a 6-page suicide note implicating three officials and revealing details of the "multi-crore corruption" within the Valmiki corporation.
Opposition BJP has demanded the removal of Nagendra over allegations against him in connection with the case, and also a CBI probe.
Karnataka news: Karnataka Deputy CM said that through the Aghoris, 21 red goats, three buffaloes, 21 black sheep, and five pigs are being sacrificed for black magic in this ritual.
The state government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case after scores of explicit video clips allegedly involving the 33-year-old MP started making the rounds in recent days.
In Karnataka's Chitradurga district, a video surfaced showing medical staff using mobile torches to treat patients during a power outage in a government hospital. The BJP seized the opportunity to criticise the ruling Congress government, labeling the incident as 'Darkness Bhagya'.
In a video posted by the Congress party, Rahul Gandhi engaged in a rapid-fire Q&A alongside veteran leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah. Gandhi answered questions on ideological stance, his trademark white t-shirt, and the essence of political campaign.
The 33-year-old Prajwal Revanna is the grand son of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and a former minister and is the BJP-JD(S) alliance's candidate from Hassan, which went to the polls on Friday.
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