- Bangalore
Karnataka defies Centre, restricts Vande Mataram to two stanzas
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to restrict the singing of Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas at most state government programmes, setting aside the Centre’s decision to promote the singing…
- Bangalore
Revanna refuses to cooperate with police in prison phone case
Bengaluru: Former MP Prajwal Revanna is alleged to have challenged police officers during questioning over the smartphone recovered from his barrack at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, reportedly telling investigators that he would…
- Bangalore
Ganesh idol stolen from Bengaluru stall, CCTV captures theft
Bengaluru: A Ganesh idol kept by the roadside for sale ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi was allegedly stolen by a group of four men in Dasarahalli on Magadi Road in the early hours…
- Bangalore
No notice to Bharat Ratna CNR Rao over voter list issue: CEO
Bengaluru: The Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office has rejected media reports claiming that Bharat Ratna awardee and renowned scientist Prof CNR Rao was served a notice over a discrepancy in his name…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: 3 held for ‘repeated’ sexual assault of minor boy
Bengaluru: Three persons have been arrested by Karnataka Police in connection with six cases involving the alleged sexual assault of a minor boy, with the incidents reportedly occurring between February and August…
- Bangalore
Karnataka may move SC over CWMA order to release Cauvery water
Bengaluru: Karnataka is considering legal action against a Cauvery Water Management Authority directive to release 6,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days. The order has come as Karnataka…
- Bangalore
Rain deficit worsens in Karnataka, 26 more taluks face drought
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s worsening rainfall deficit could push the state deeper into drought-like conditions in the coming weeks, with 26 more taluks likely to be added to the drought-hit list within a week,…
- Bangalore
FDA raids e-comm warehouses in Bengaluru, seizes Rs 4L medicines
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Control Department conducted simultaneous raids on warehouses operated by e-commerce company Amazon in Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts for allegedly storing medicines without the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka seeks AI talent pipeline ahead of varsity launch
Bengaluru: Karnataka is looking to build a statewide AI talent pipeline by bringing together technology companies, academic institutions and the government, even as work progresses towards establishing the proposed Karnataka Artificial Intelligence…
- Bangalore
Gauri Lankesh murder accused felicitates Karnataka commissioner
Hubballi: A controversy has erupted in Karnataka’s Hubballi-Dharwad after an accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder and another in a ganja case were photographed felicitating newly appointed Police Commissioner Bhushan Gulabrao Borase…
- Bangalore
Dharwad school shoe quality under scanner as shoes tear within days
Dharwad: The Karnataka government’s decision to centralise the procurement of shoes and socks for government school students has come under scrutiny after footwear supplied to children in Dharwad reportedly began tearing within…
- Bangalore
‘Karnataka’s 180-200 taluks likely to be declared drought-hit’
Bengaluru: Karnataka may see the number of drought-hit taluks rise to between 180 and 200 by the end of this month as the state has received deficient rainfall under the impact of…
- Bangalore
Your public servant: Karnataka CM launches doorstep governance
Vijayanagara: Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday, September 5, launched the ‘Praja Seva Abhiyana’ in Kudligi, promising to take government administration to the doorstep of people and ensure that public grievances are…
- Bangalore
Karnataka sees sugar mill boom amid rising ethanol demand
Bengaluru: Growing demand for ethanol as an alternative fuel has triggered a fresh race to establish sugar mills in Karnataka, with 42 applications reportedly submitted to the Sugar Commissionerate seeking permission to…
- Bangalore
Rural workers unearth centuries-old gold coins in Karnataka
Belagavi: A routine rural employment project turned into an unexpected discovery for workers in Inchala village of Savadatti taluk when they unearthed 14 gold coins believed to date back several centuries on…
