As many as 48 prisoners have died unnaturally in the State since 2012, and compensation was paid only in one case, the State government has said in a statement submitted to the Karnataka High Court. This was in response to the court’s query in a PIL petition, which was initiated suo motu by the H

The State’s advocates fraternity, led by former advocate generals, on Monday began a week-long relay hunger strike demanding filling of up 62% of posts of judges of the Karnataka High Court that are vacant. Former A-Gs B.V. Acharya, Ashok Haranahalli, and Ravivarma Kumar, and several designated s

The foundation stone for the construction of the bridge to connect Kalasavalli and Ambaragodlu villages will be laid by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Surface Transport, here on February 19. The 2.16-km long bridge across the Sharavati backwaters will offer easy access to the mainland for peop

The Congress will not have any sort of understanding with the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) for the Karnataka Assembly polls, AICC secretary Madhu Goud Yaskhi said. He refuted media report that the state Congress leaders had a secret meeting with AIMIM leader

The century-old Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnatake could see a final settlement soon as the Supreme Court is expected to give its verdict on the issue any time this month. Ahead of the judgment, the two states are tense with anticipation and apprehension as it will impact the for

A state-run Karnataka bus coming from Tamil Nadu dragged a dead body in its undercarriage for a distance of 70 kilometre on Thursday night. The deceased is yet to be identified, police said, The driver of the bus, Moinuddin who hails from Raichur was arrested on Friday by Wilson Garden Police in

Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help in resolving the Mahadayi water dispute between the state and BJP-ruled neighbouring Goa. "On behalf of my people, I urge you to help us resolve the Mahadayi dispute," the Chief Mini

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday came down heavily on the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka over lack of development, political murders and appeasement politics. The Prime Minister also appealed to the voters to vote for BJP under 'farmer's son'  BS Yeddyurappa to u

BENGALURU: After the unsuccessful implementation of the Kere Sanjeevini scheme, the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) is now planning to entrust the work of developing and protecting the water bodies that come under it to the Lake Development Monitoring Committee (LDMC) at all

School walls across Karnataka could soon turn into billboards hawking anything from cars to cement, as the State government has decided to let private companies use government school walls to advertise products. The move, which critics describe as a desperate measure to raise funds, has drawn the ir

Now that Budget and Gujarat elections are done and dusted both national parties BJP and Congress have planned to concentrate big on Karnataka Assembly elections. BJP Karnataka has scheduled PM Modi's rally in Bengaluru on February 4th and expects around 4 lakh party workers to attend the event. P

The Karnataka government on Wednesday recommended 30 per cent salary hike to the government employees and pensioners in its Sixth Pay Commission. The move will benefit around 5.2 lakh government employees, about 5.3 lakh pensioners, and about 73,000 employees of government-aided educational insti

In a bizarre case, a Bengaluru-based drug peddler was arrested after he filed his taxes - honestly. Ranga Rachappa, who on paper works as a construction labourer, filed income tax returns for FY2016-17 against an annual income of Rs 40 lakhs, which raised red flags leading to his arrest. Accordin

Udupi district in-charge minister Pramod Madhwaraj inaugurated the state’s first 480-m Sea Walkway near the Malpe Tourism Jetty. The minister said that, in India, this is the second sea walkway after one in Kerala. To develop Malpe as a tourist destination, so far the government has spent more th

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today made a veiled attack on union minister Ananth Kumar Hegde over his recent controversial remarks on the Constitution and said all those who love democracy should come together and "defeat such elements". In his Republic Day message broadcast o

NEW DELHI: "BJP doesn't understand English properly," Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy today said after the saffron party objected to a letter written by the state DGP inviting opinion on withdrawing cases against 'innocent' people belonging to minority community. "BJP doesn't understand Englis

Karwar: Normal life was not affected as the bandh called by pro-Kannada and farmers' organization over the Mahadayi dispute evoked no response in Uttara Kannada. There were no untoward incidents in the district, including Karwar and Joida, which border Goa. Educational institutions, business esta

The standing paddy crop in many parts of the delta region requires water for irrigation for at least another 20 days and the State government should initiate urgent measures to get Tamil Nadu’s due share of water from Cauvery river to prevent the crops from withering, demanded farmers representative