He was a Karnataka bus conductor once; now he runs a 16,000 sq ft library with 20 lakh booksAnke Gowda, who worked as a bus conductor and later retired as a sugar factory worker, has created Pustaka Mane, a vast library in Karnatak...
08 May, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
From Bengal to Assam, Hindutva rewrites the east: BJP's landslide ends era of regional strongmenThe Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved a significant victory in West Bengal, marking a shift in eastern India's political landscape. Regio...
05 May, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Once a bus conductor, now a Padma Awardee: Who is Anke Gowda, the man who built India’s largest free library with two-million-booksAnke Gowda, a 75-year-old former bus conductor from Karnataka, has been awarded the Padma Shri 2026 for creating Pustak Mane, India’s large...
25 Jan, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
Karnataka launches four new skilling programmesThe Karnataka government has introduced four new skilling programmes in collaboration with the British Council. These initiatives include t...
10 Sep, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
Indoor parks for breathing in ideasKarnataka's 'Oduva Belaku' initiative, launched during India's pandemic-related school closures last year, transformed rural libraries by a...
28 Jul, 2023, 11.16 PM IST
Uncertainty prevails as term ends for about 20 Karnataka assembly panelsBoth legislative assembly and legislative council have their own committees dealing with subjects related to governance, law-making and peo...
29 Dec, 2022, 12.29 AM IST
CM kicks off Grama Digi Vikasana to digitize gram panchayat libraries in KarnatakaUnder Grama Digi Vikasana each library will be equipped with four mobile devices, an android TV, and an internet connection. In addition to...
22 Mar, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
Attend Parliament, observe debates: Rajya Sabha Chairman to MPsNaidu also gave an account of the examination of the Demands for Grants for 2021-22 of various ministries undertaken by the eight Departmen...
08 Mar, 2021, 11.39 AM IST
Karnataka's free library app sees huge jump in downloads during lockdownKarnataka has a vast network of public libraries which includes state central library at the state level , district central libraries, city...
10 Apr, 2020, 08.03 PM IST
Public libraries in Karnataka take a giant leap, to go digital from tomorrowKarnataka has a vast network of public libraries which includes state central library at the state level (2), district central libraries (3...
24 Feb, 2020, 10.51 PM IST
Bengaluru ULBs look to take over state-run librariesUrban Local Bodies in Karnataka will soon be in charge of maintaining the state's many public libraries, pending approval from the governme...
22 Jul, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
Read & Right: Shah’s mission to instil intellectual rigourThe first library in a BJP office opened in February 2016, in the central office in Delhi, after which libraries in Karnataka, Madhya Prade...
14 Feb, 2018, 01.09 PM IST
Bengaluru: Public libraries face underpaid staff, outdated books, crumbling infrastructureIf most of the 200 public libraries in the city echo similar stories of underpaid staff, outdated books and despairing infrastructure, othe...
19 Jan, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
Time for a makeover: Lalbagh's paintings get a fresh lease of lifeThe botanical paintings belong to an art genre called `Company School'.
02 Oct, 2017, 02.06 PM IST
'Proposals approved for 12 states under national libraries mission'"The proposals of 12 states have been approved and fund released to three of them," Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said in a wr...
21 Dec, 2015, 04.48 PM IST
Cabinet increases allocation for Hyderabad-Karnataka region to Rs 1,000 croreKarnataka decided to increase special budgetary provision made for development of backward Hyderabad-Karnataka region from Rs 600 crore to ...
28 Nov, 2014, 10.12 PM IST
Bharti Airtel cuts base plan package for 4G services by 31 per centAirtel customers can now avail its 4G data plans starting from Rs 450, down 31% from Rs 650 earlier in Bengaluru, Kolkata, Pune & Chandigar...
27 Jun, 2013, 10.20 AM IST