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Hassan is now a city corporation, 37 subsumed villages to enjoy enhanced development

In the session held on Friday, the Hassan City Municipal Council (CMC) was upgraded to the status of a Municipal Corporation and 37 villages were included under its ambit.

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Hassan MP lauds Karnataka Budget, promises people support of government

Member of Parliament representing the district, Shreyas M. Patel, on Tuesday addressed a meeting on developments in the district and spoke to Hassan Today Editor-in-Chief Prakash on a host of issues.

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DYFI terms Karnataka Budget ‘bereft of vision on employment, anti-youth’

The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) condemned the Rs 4.09 lakh crore budget for 2025-26 presented by the Chief Minister of Karnataka in the House on Friday, saying it was a budget that has disappointed the youth by not creating and ensuring employment opportunities.

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Hassan MP chairs progress review meet in Hassan municipality, upset with current situation

MP Shreyas Patel has expressed his dissatisfaction with the Hassan Municipal Corporation hall saying it was embarrassing to look inside and outside the premises.

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Nikhil Kumaraswamy visits Hassan, political circles abuzz with ‘resurrection’ theories

For decades, Hassan has been known as a stronghold of the JDS, and the role of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, and former Minister H.D. Revanna has been significant in its political story.

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Karnataka excels in fiscal prudence compared to southern peers, can do better in revenue mobilization

The inaugural issue of NITI Aayog’s report titled “Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2025”was released on 25 January 2025. The report assesses five key sub-indices aggregated to form the Fiscal Health Index.

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Youth Congress elections a sham, allege contenders

The election of the Youth Congress district president was not conducted transparently, it has been alleged.

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Karnataka government tightens the noose around exploitative micro financiers

The government has implemented the Karnataka Micro (Micro) Loans and Small Loans (Prevention of Coercive Measures) Ordinance, 2025, from February 12 to control harassment and coercive recovery measures taken by microfinance institutions, lending agencies and moneylenders on borrowers who default on loans taken from microfinance institutions by middle and lower middle class people.

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Officer abused by MLA’s son, alleges complaint to State Women’s Commission

“It is a serious matter that Bhadravati MLA B.K. Sangameshwara’s son B. S. Basavesh has unreasonably abused Shimoga District Scientist Jyoti of the Mines and Geology Department,” a complaint to the state women’s commission by the Karnataka Rashtra Samiti Party (KRSP) has alleged.

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JD(S) leader Patel Shivaram no more, former PM offers condolences

“Patel Shivaram was a close friend without any blemish in his political life,” former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda has said, recalling the days he spent with the JD(S) leader during his political sojourn.