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
Who are R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya, new NITI Aayog members?The Centre has appointed R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya as full-time members of NITI Aayog, taking the total number of such members to s...
02 May, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
Govt moves fast on student union polls, parties’ student units seek early rolloutKarnataka government is moving forward with forming student unions. Consultations are underway with student groups from various political p...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
Karnataka may toe Tamil Nadu line, adopt two-language policyKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has indicated a potential shift towards a two-language policy in schools, mirroring Tamil Nadu's appr...
29 Dec, 2025, 07.11 PM IST
Centre neglects Kannada, imposes Hindi: CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has accused the central government of neglecting the Kannada language and imposing Hindi. He stated t...
01 Nov, 2025, 12.28 PM IST
“Am I speaking in Urdu?” Karnataka minister loses cool over student's “not knowing Kannada” remark, orders actionKarnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa faced criticism after demanding action against a student who commented on his Kannada profici...
21 Nov, 2024, 01.33 PM IST
Karnataka Deputy CM asks businesses to compulsorily hoist Kannada flag on state formation dayKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar announced that the Kannada flag must be hoisted at all educational institutions, businesses,...
11 Oct, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
No intention of making Hindi alone national language: Rahul GandhiSenior leader of the party and former Minister Priyank Kharge, who is also Congress's State media cell in-charge, was briefing reporters ab...
08 Oct, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
Karnataka to enact law to make Kannada mandatory in StateBommai told the Legislative Assembly that the legislation would be tabled during the ongoing session. The chief minister may have been refe...
14 Sep, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
Will rename Mumbai-Karnataka as Kittur Karnataka: Chief Minister BommaiThe Mumbai-Karnataka region will be renamed as 'Kittur Karnataka region' as there is no point in retaining the old name when border dispute...
01 Nov, 2021, 03.32 PM IST
Network issues in K'taka affect education; Chief Minister urged to talk to telecom operatorsChildren in hilly regions across Chikmagalur, Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada, Chikmagalur, Udupi, Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts have to...
21 Jun, 2021, 07.10 PM IST
DK Shivakumar terms change of Karnataka Health Minister as proof of failure in COVID-19 control"The fact that the Health Minister has been changed adds credence to our charge that this Govt's incompetency has led to massive loss of li...
12 Oct, 2020, 09.34 PM IST
PM Modi didn't respond to my pleas on language policy: CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday blamed the Centre for dithering on making education in the mother tongue mandatory.
02 Nov, 2017, 11.44 AM IST
Masti Rangamandira theatres set for revivalThe Rangamandira is named after Jnanpith awardee Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, who authored 123 books in Kannada & 17 in English over seventy y...
16 Jun, 2016, 12.02 PM IST
Government wants primacy for Kannada at primary school level: CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said government wants primacy to Kannada in education at the primary school level.
23 Dec, 2015, 02.58 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah worried over 'threats' faced by vernacular languages"Today not only Kannada, but all the vernacular languages are facing threat. There are developments which are causing threat to their very ...
01 Feb, 2015, 10.32 PM IST
Outsiders in Karnataka should learn Kannada, says Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahAdmitting that one reason why people at large had disregard towards Kannada schools was due to the way the public education system function...
01 Nov, 2013, 04.08 PM IST