Karnataka
- Bangalore
Karnataka records 35 pc monsoon rainfall deficit
Bengaluru: The southwest monsoon officially ended on Thursday, October 1, with Karnataka recording a 35 per cent rainfall deficit during the June-September period. The deficit has raised concerns over drought conditions across…
- Bangalore
Election commission tightens scrutiny of bulk form-7 applications
Bengaluru: The Election Commission has tightened scrutiny of Form-7 applications following allegations of misuse of the form to delete eligible voters from electoral rolls in Karnataka. The commission has directed all district…
- Bangalore
Karnataka SIR: FIR against BJP leader over voter deletion attempt
Belagavi: An FIR has been registered against Karnataka BJP leader Ravi Patil and others for allegedly attempting to get the names of 198 voters belonging to the minority community deleted from the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka drought-hit Taluks rise to 217 after 40 added
Bengaluru: The number of drought-affected taluks in Karnataka has risen to 217 after the state government added another 40 taluks to the list. The latest decision means that just 23 of the…
- Bangalore
Kharge vs RSS: HC directs minister to seek relief from Sessions Court
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday, October 1, disposed of petitions filed by Home Minister Priyank Kharge and Congress leader Mohammed Haris Nalapad challenging criminal defamation proceedings over alleged derogatory remarks…
- Bangalore
Karnataka CM stages sit-in against CEO, claims ‘electoral fraud’
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, along with his Cabinet colleagues and MLAs, staged a sit-in outside Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V Anbukkumar’s office on Thursday, October 1, demanding a first information…
- Bangalore
Urdu festival at Vidhana Soudha creates controversy, CMO clarifies
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government’s proposal to hold an Urdu festival at the Grand Steps of Vidhana Soudha has triggered controversy, prompting the Chief Minister’s Office to issue a clarification saying that no…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Deputy CM urges Centre to expedite drought relief
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G Parameshwara has sought immediate central assistance for drought-affected areas, urging Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to speed…
- Bangalore
Mass Form 7 filings target hundreds in Belagavi amid SIR row
Bengaluru: Several Booth-Level Officers (BLOs) in Karnataka’s Belagavi North Assembly constituency have claimed they were pressured into signing bulk Form 7 applications, The Hindu reported. According to the report, BLOs were receiving…
- Bangalore
Customs department imposes Rs 89 crore penalty on Ranya Rao
Bengaluru: The Customs Department has imposed a penalty of Rs 89 crore on Kannada actress Ranya Rao in connection with the alleged gold smuggling case involving the illegal transportation of gold from…
- Bangalore
Shivakumar seeks Form 7 data amid SIR row in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday, September 30, said every genuine voter’s right to vote must be protected and sought constituency-wise details of objections filed through Form 7 during the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka transport dept weighs fare revision amid losses
Bengaluru: Karnataka is likely to revise fares of state-run buses soon, with Transport Minister Byrathi Suresh saying a committee headed by retired IAS officer Atul Tiwari will submit its report to the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to host first Urdu Habba at Vidhana Soudha on Nov 9
Bengaluru: Karnataka will host an ‘Urdu Habba’ on the grand steps of Vidhana Soudha on November 9 to mark Urdu Day, with the state government planning the event at the iconic venue…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress launches Bharat Jodo 2.0 from Shikaripura
Shivamogga: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Wednesday, September 30, launched its ‘Bharat Jodo 2.0’ padyatra from Shikaripura in Shivamogga district, targeting the 84 Assembly constituencies where the Congress was defeated…
- Bangalore
Telangana Police seize 210 kg of Nandini milk powder, 1 detained
Hyderabad: Atleast 210 kilogram of Nandini milk powder were seized in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana, in the early hours of Wednesday, September 30. Based on a tip off, police searched a private…
