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‘Daughters in pool of blood, parents in trance’: What cops probing AP murder saw

Padmaja and Purushottam Naidu, both professors, allegedly murdered their daughters as part of a ritual and told the police that they would be resurrected. → Read More

Woman dies in wild elephant attack while staying in a tent in Wayanad

The tent was provided by a private resort. Wayanad district Collector Adeela Abdulla has asked the Tahsildar to submit a report on the incident. → Read More

Mangled metal, dead bodies and white dust: Eyewitnesses in Shivamogga recall blast

Three men, who lived half a kilometer away were the first ones to spot the bodies of the quarry workers. → Read More

Truck explosion in Shivamogga kills 6: Retrieving bodies a struggle for authorities

Four of the six bodies have been retrieved from the spot and two people have been arrested in connection with the blast. → Read More

UP cops arrest Karnataka man, accuse him of kidnapping and forcefully converting girl to Islam

According to the Chiluatal police, the girl’s father claimed in his complaint that Mehaboob had befriended her on Facebook by offering her a job. → Read More

How Karnataka politicians have used CDs to target opponents

Multiple times politicians in Karnataka have claimed to have CDs containing compromising content and in some cases even leaked it. But did it really impact political careers? → Read More

Seven new ministers in Karnataka: Why the BJP chose them

The new list has a combination of BJP leaders and newly-inducted members. → Read More

Farmer unions say SC appointed panel is ‘pro-govt’, won’t participate in negotiations

“Court is being misguided by various forces even in its constitution of a committee,” farmer unions have said. → Read More

Karnataka to get COVID-19 vaccine shipment by Sunday: How the logistics will work

The state government will store the vaccines at all Primary Health Centres, taluk and district hospitals for easy disbursal. → Read More

Karnataka shops, restaurants, malls can be open 24x7, will it hamper labour rights?

Blurb: TNM spoke to owners of restaurants, malls, commercial establishments to explore whether the new rules are viable for businesses, but more importantly labour rights. → Read More

Mid-day meals stopped after lockdown in Karnataka, child malnutrition sees a spike

Data shows that between April and October this year the state had 9,544 malnourished children. → Read More

Wistron begins settling pending dues of workers at Kolar iPhone plant

Employees told TNM that most of them received their outstanding pay and that the company has promised to pay the rest. → Read More

K’taka govt submits report on Wistron violence to Centre, blames ‘overtime’ for unrest

The Additional Chief Secretary of the Labour Department Rajkumar Khatri wrote to the Union Ministry of Labour on Thursday regarding the unrest. → Read More

Wistron iPhone factory violence: SFI leader Srikanth released after questioning

SFI leaders that TNM spoke to said that Srikanth was not present at Wistron when the vandalism took place. → Read More

Karnataka Labour Dept finds Wistron did not record deduction in pay for workers

TNM accessed the Labour Department� s inspection report of Wistron� s manufactory in Kolar and found several violations of labour laws. → Read More

Disgruntled employees vandalise Wistron Corp’s iPhone manufacturing plant in Kolar

The employees have alleged that they were made to work for longer hours and not paid wages on time. → Read More

As govt plans to revive Kolar gold mines, ex-employees still wait for compensation

While the government plans to revive the gold mines, employees expressed concerns at the government� s ability to flush capital into the venture. → Read More

Farmers protest in Bengaluru a day after amendment to land reforms act passed

Similar to Tuesday's protests, hundreds of farmers from various farmer organisations gathered to hold a protest against the law passed in Karnataka. → Read More

Hundreds gather in Bengaluru to support shutdown over farm laws

Many farmers joined the protest in Bengaluru carrying their produce in their hands and along with their cattle. → Read More

Karnataka hospital staffer, 3 friends held for allegedly sexually assaulting teen

The 16-year-old girl had been visiting the hospital to drop off home-cooked meals for her mother who is undergoing COVID-19 treatment. → Read More