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According to sources in the Department of Public Instruction, it wants more detailed lessons on leaders like Tipu Sultan and less mention of some Hindu rulers, no reference to the Vedic period and just passing references to Hindu epics and saints.

Bengaluru: Textbooks now leaning left?

Can expect at least 30 to 40 per cent changes in the new textbooks. More emphasis has been given to left ideology.

16 Dec 2016 3:16 AM IST

Karnataka Excise MInister H.Y. Meti who resigned on Wednesday after a sex CD was made public.

Karnataka minister Meti's exit raises hopes for Revanna

Mr Revanna, a fellow Kuruba like Mr Meti, could be ideal choice because of factors such as the MLC.

16 Dec 2016 3:13 AM IST

To sack or not to sack? Karnataka CM in a bind

Group in Congress wants tainted ministers replaced; but weakened CM may not be able to induct loyalists.

16 Dec 2016 3:10 AM IST

Developers need to get a layout plan sanction from a town planning authority like the BDA and the agency in turn looks for open space, parks, roads, drains and civic amenity sites in a layout before giving its approval, yet some private developers have got their layout plans sanctioned by village and town panchayats, which have no legal validation, going by sources.

Bengaluru: People pay price for unauthorised layouts

They were allegedly formed with the connivance of BDA engineers, town planning officials.'

16 Dec 2016 3:09 AM IST

Art aficionado Abhishek Poddar began collecting art thirty years ago, making his way through the smattering of galleries in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.

Bengaluru: Abhishek Poddar Collection to star at Christie's Mumbai

41 pieces from Poddar Collection will star at Christie's Fourth India Sale in Mumbai, one of the most important auctions...

16 Dec 2016 2:59 AM IST

Representational image (Photo: AFP)

Bengaluru: Gym trainer kills Flipkart delivery boy for phone worth Rs...

28-year-old Nanjundaswamy's body was found at a building housing the gym in Vijayanagar Police station limits.

15 Dec 2016 8:13 PM IST

The water sharing practice and experience in Cauvery river basin in particular has been pathetic so far.

K'taka to release 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu...

Supreme Court said that the interim order of court on Cauvery Water Disputes would continue till January 4, 2017.

15 Dec 2016 5:05 PM IST

Nursing students walking with umbrellas near Rajiv Gandhi government hospital. (Photo: DC)

Karnataka: Low paid nurses opting for career shift, new courses

There are many nurses who are taking up additional courses like the National Council Licensure Examination to raise...

15 Dec 2016 7:11 AM IST

Ibrahimpur is the first village in south India to become cashless, the state government release claimed. (Photo: Representational Image)

Currency ban makes budget schools in Karnataka cashless

'Even if we had applied for the swipe machines and the PoS, the banks would take a minimum of 15 days to get it...

15 Dec 2016 7:04 AM IST

The world of sports has also been adversely affected by the governments effort to root black money out of the market. (Photo: AP)

Bengaluru: 8 police officers dismissed for involvment in dacoity

The eight had been arrested for robbing legal tender of Rs 2,000 and Rs 100 denominations on the pretext of offering...

15 Dec 2016 6:57 AM IST

Hundreds are reportedly applying for the loans in every village of the constituency and serpentine queues of people hoping to have their loans sanctioned.

Loans as freebies in Nanjangud!

The applicants don't need to satisfy criteria like belonging to the BPL category, or convince about their ability to...

15 Dec 2016 3:54 AM IST

BJP workers take out a rally against Excise Minister H.Y. Meti in Bagalkote on Wednesday.

Not the perfect backdrop for a Rahul rally in Karnataka

Though Mr Siddaramaiah tried to play down Mr Meti's resignation, top leaders of Congress are likely to haul him over the...

15 Dec 2016 3:46 AM IST