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Politics

‘Panel not functioning as per rules’: Oppn MPs boycott JPC on Waqf bil | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Joint Committee of Parliament that met on Monday to discuss the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, saw opposition MPs boycott the meeting, alleging that the panel did not function as per rules. The opposition MPs alleged Anwar Manippadi of making unnecessary charges against Karnataka government and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.Opposition MPs like Gaurav Gogoi and Imran Masood of the Congress, A Raja of the DMK, Arvind Sawant of the Shiv Sena (UBT), AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi, Samjwadi Party's Mohibbullah and Sanjay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party, staged a walk out and expressed strong sentiments against its proceedings."We have boycotted because the committee is not functioning with principles and norms of the committee. Ethically and principally they are wrong...", Shiv Sena...
Politics

Bengaluru woman’s dismemberment case: Police identify ‘outsider’ as prime suspect in gruesome murder | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The prime suspect in the horrific murder of a 29-year-old woman, whose dismembered body was found stuffed into a refrigerator, has been identified by the authorities, said Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Monday."It is being investigated from all angles. The prime suspect has been identified, and efforts are underway to arrest him," said Commissioner Dayananda at a press conference.While he did not provide specific details, the commissioner said, "He's an outsider. We can't give more information as of now as it may help the accused."The gruesome discovery was made on September 21 at the woman’s rented residence in Vinayaka Nagar, Vyalikaval, where her decomposing body was found. The victim, Mahalakshmi, had been living alone in the house for the past five months. Acc...
Opinion

Steering through troubled waters in Karnataka

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and others inaugurate Stage 1 of Yettinahole Integrated Drinking Water Supply Project at Hebbanahalli in Sakaleshpura taluk of Hassan district on September 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress government in Karnataka, which has been struggling to deal with controversies raised by the Opposition as well as its own internal squabbles over leadership, got a much-needed break from bad press when it inaugurated the ambitious Yettinahole Integrated Drinking Water Project last week. The project aims to harness 24.01 tmcft of water from the catchment area of the Nethravathi River, which originates in the Western Ghats and flows through the hilly Malnad districts and coastal area, to provide water to seven ar...