Siddipet (Telangana) [India], August 11 (ANI): With India marking the milestone of 75 years of independence, the Telangana government is all set to celebrate Vajrotsavam, as state Finance and Medical Health Minister Harish Rao on Thursday inaugurated the Freedom Park in Ranganayak Sagar and said that the state is distributing 1.20 crore national flags door-to-door by employing handloom workers.

Chikodi (Karnataka) [India], July 24 (ANI): Denying any kind of involvement in the aggressive protest where a car was burnt during the agitation, Karnataka Congress Vice President and former minister Ashok Pattan slammed his own party worker and controversial Youth Congress President Mohammed Nalapad over the protest he organized on July 21 against the Central government.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 2 (ANI): The pourakarmikas across Karnataka launched an indefinite strike starting on Friday for the regularisation of their services.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 2 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders joined the pourakarmikas (municipal workers) who are protesting at Freedom Park demanding redressal of their problems.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 19 (ANI): The 'dharna' staged by Khanapur MLA in Karnataka is proof that the Congress is adding fuel to fire all over the country, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday.

Bengaluru Mar 28 PTI The call for a nationwide strike by central trade unions to protest against the Centres wrong policies affecting farmers workers and common people did not affect normal life in Karnataka on Monday It was business as usual for transport services government offices and educational institutions However industrial belts in Bengaluru and some other parts of the state saw demonstrations by workers According to Prakash K of Centre of Indian Trade Unions CITU the protests and demonstrations took place in a decentralised manner in the state He claimed that banking and insurance services were hit In Bengaluru demonstrations took place in Peenya Industrial Area Bommanahalli Bommasandra KR Puram Yelahanka Bidadi Kengeri and Anekal Prakash told PTI Similarly there were protests in taluk headquarters in many parts of the state the trade union leader claimed He said there will be a centralised demonstration at Freedom Park here on Tuesday by the 10 trade unions including CITU AITUC and INTUC However the Bharat Mazdoor Sangh BMS did not participate in the two-day strike Prakash said A joint forum of central trade unions has given a call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29 to protest against the government policies Their demands include the scrapping of the labour codes no privatisation in any form scrapping of the National Monetisation Pipeline NMP increased allocation of wages under MNREGA Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act and regularisation of contract workers PTI GMS RS GMS HDA HDA