Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS): The Karnataka Police have arrested a gang of four individuals, led by the Manager of the Corporate Division at Axis Bank in Gujarat, for siphoning off crores of rupees by stealing sensitive data from a company, officials said on Saturday. The Bengaluru East CEN poli

Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS): Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa, who faces an arrest warrant for alleged Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) fraud, has said that he had no role in the day-to-day operations of the business and despite confirming the lack of his involvement, the PF officials were

Bengaluru, Dec 21 (IANS): The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) functioning under the Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Government of India has written a letter to the Bengaluru police seeking assistance in issuing an arrest warrant against former Indian cricketer Robin Uthapp

Mangaluru, Dec 20: Coastal states are witnessing a sharp decline in fish exports, with Karnataka dropping to third place as Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat secure the first and second positions, respectively. Goa and Kerala have also experienced decreases in fish export volumes. Karnataka exporte

Belagavi, Dec 16 (IANS): Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra challenged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday to handover the Waqf scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). “Including the allegation against me of offering Rs 150 crore to the former Minority Commiss

Belagavi, Dec 10 (IANS): The Mahajan Commission Report on Belagavi is final, and repeatedly insisting that the district should be merged with Maharashtra is sheer foolishness, stated Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday. Responding to a media question in Belagavi regarding the st

Belagavi, Dec 10 (IANS): The agitation by the Panchmasali Lingayats community turned violent after a mob pelted stones at police and attempted to lay siege to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi. The police stopped thousands of protesters on their way to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, warnin

Bengaluru, Dec 10: In a statement, deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar announced that a government holiday will be observed in Karnataka on December 11 following the death of former chief minister S M Krishna. Shivakumar further stated that the public can view the mortal remains of S M Kris

Bengaluru, Dec 8 (IANS): The stage is set for high-voltage action during the winter session of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, which will be held from December 9 to December 20 at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi, a bordering city in north Karnataka. The opposition BJP and JD(S) ar

Samaira Hullur, the Karnataka girl who has gone up the skies as the youngest commercial pilot at 18. Samaira started her sky-surfing journey during her teens and her determination will be an inspiration to one and all. Samaira's interest in flying began when she was 12 years old. Her parents, A

Bidar, Dec 4 (IANS): Karnataka BJP launched a statewide protest against the Waqf policy on Wednesday from the Bidar city of the state. The protesting leaders were led by state chief B.Y. Vijayendra, who took out a protest march from Gandhi Jung to the Waqf Board office. The protesting lea

Bengaluru, Dec 4 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while answering media questions regarding a 'pact' between him and state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on power sharing, clarified there was no pact in this regard and they would “follow the instruction of the hig

Bengaluru, Dec 2: A yellow alert has been issued for 10 districts of Karnataka, including Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, on December 2 and 3, as heavy rains are anticipated due to the impact of Cyclone Fengal, which has formed in the Bay of Bengal. According to C.S. Patil, Director of the Benga

Bengaluru, Nov 28 (IANS): Reacting strongly to the arrest of the ISKCON priest and violence in Bangladesh, BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday that attacks on Hindus in the South Asian country cannot be tolerated. Taking to social media, Bommai further stated, "I urge the Governmen

Kalaburagi, Nov 26 (IANS): Tipu Sultan’s descendant, Sahebzada Syed Mansoor Ali Tipu, said on Monday that the Karnataka government must take responsibility to organise the Tipu Jayanti in the state.  “The state government is not organising Tipu Jayanti celebrations. The gove

Bengaluru, Nov 25: A startling 6,158 government schools in Karnataka operate with only one teacher, responsible for educating 1.38 lac students. Meanwhile, 530 schools with zero admissions employ 358 teachers, highlighting significant inefficiencies within the system. According to the educat

Bengaluru, Nov 23 (IANS): E. Annapoorna of the Congress party has won the bye-election to the Sandur ST Reserve Assembly constituency in Karnataka by 9,649 votes, the counting for which was held on Saturday. Annapoorna secured 93,616 votes defeating her nearest rival BJP candidate Bangaru Ha

Bengaluru, Nov 22: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has proposed an express highway between Bengaluru and the coastal region, ensuring uninterrupted road connectivity in all weather conditions. MoRTH invited bids for the Detailed Project Report (DPR) in July, and by the No