A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in the town of Malur in Karnataka’s Kolar district on Thursday morning. Though initial reports suggested that the factory’s 50 employees were trapped inside, they were soon rescued, The News Minute reported. There were no casualties. “The fire spread

It seems the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign in the election-bound Karnataka is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The party's president Amit Shah was caught in a fix today, thanks to a translator who twisted the BJP chief's words. While Shah was addressing a BJP rally in Challkere

HYDERABAD: AIMIM, led by Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi, would field candidates in the May 12 Assembly polls in Karnataka, party sources said. "We are contesting in the Karnataka polls but the number of seats is yet to be finalised," the sources said. The party would go at it alone in

Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held on May 12 before the Siddaramaiah government finishes its full five-year term on May 28, the Election Commission of India announced on Tuesday. With this, CM Siddaramaiah, who took charge in May 2013, is set to finish his full term of five years – the

In a blow to JD(S) headed by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, seven party rebel former MLAs today joined the ruling Congress in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi. The rebel MLAs had resigned from Karnataka legislative assembly yesterday, a day after they crossvoted in favour of th

The Department of Pre University Certification Examination in Karnataka will announce the results of Karnataka Pre University Certification Board Examination (PUC II) 2018 or Karnataka Secondary Education Examination 2018 results by the end of April. Minister for Primary and Secondary Education,

This April-May period is set to witness the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections in 224 constituencies to elect their respective members. Karnataka Assembly tenure ends in May 2018. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is moving ahead with its Nava Karnataka Nirmana Parivarthana rally, which went

Bengaluru: The World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24 to create awareness on the global epidemic and steps to eliminate the disease. This year's theme, "Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free World", focuses on building commitment to end TB. A recent study revealed that there is an increase in act

DAVANGERE : BJP national president Amit Shah will embark on a Karunada Jagruthi Yatre — a two-day tour of Central Karnataka region comprising Davangere, Shivamogga and Chitradurga districts — on Monday and Tuesday. Former MLC A H Shivayogiswamy told reporters here on Saturday that Shah would arrive

As she lay uncomfortably on the makeshift stretcher — a bedsheet tied to bamboo sticks — Mahadevi knew the baby would not wait for her to reach the nearest healthcare centre, still several kilometres away. She felt every jolt as four men, her husband included, negotiated the hilly, forest terrain su

BENGALURU:For the first time in its history, the Income Tax Department-Karnataka Goa region is set to exceed Rs 1 lakh crore in net tax collection. The achievement comes 14 years after net tax collection of India touched the figure, according to Rajnish Kumar, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income

PUTTUR: Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka some of the agriculturists in the state have started an online agriculture manifesto campaign through a Facebook group. The Facebook group created by the agriculturists has 2.77 lakh active members across the world. According to Mahesh

A special court on Thursday granted a conditional bail to Karnataka Energy Minister DK Shivakumar for allegedly destroying evidence in three income tax evasion cases. Economic Offences Wing Court judge Justice MS Alva granted conditional bail to Shivakumar on Rs 1 lakh personal bond and Rs 25,000

Since Congress president Rahul Gandhi has started campaigning for his party in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will definitely lose power, State unit in-charge of Bharatiya Janata Party Muralidhar Rao has said. Addressing a gathering at the State-level Golla (Yadava) convention held on the

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the inclusion of the communities 'Parivara' and 'Talawara' in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Karnataka. "This will fulfil the long term demand of 'Parivara' and Talawara' communities for granting Scheduled Tr

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded Rs 6,212.76 crore contracts to Dilip Buildcon Ltd for widening the Bangalore-Mysore section of NH-275 in Karnataka. The projects include six-laning of 56 km stretch of Bangalore-Nidagatta section on National Highway 275 for Rs 3447.33 cr

BENGALURU, MARCH 21: Former Union minister M Veerappa Moily, who was also chief minister of Karnataka, has been tasked with preparing the Congress’ manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections in the State. In an interview with BusinessLine, Moily spoke of the Congress government’s performance, the

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 is one of the most keenly awaited electoral battles of 2018. Here the two national parties the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will go head to head against each other and against the regional heavy weight Janta Dal Secular JD(S).