Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS): Alleging that there was "a big conspiracy" behind the IED blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru, former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai warned that taking this incident lightly was like encouraging terrorists. "The incident must be referred

Hassan, Mar 1 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the blast that occurred at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru's IT hub Whitefield on Friday was due to an improvised explosive device (IED). At least nine persons were injured in the blast. Talking to reporters at Hassan,

Bengaluru, Feb 29 (IANS): The BJP on Thursday accused the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government of indulging in land jihad after it decided to hand over two acres of land worth more than Rs 500 crore to the Minority Welfare Department. Speaking to the media here, Leader of Opposition (LoP) R

Bengaluru, Feb 27: In the recent Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, the Congress secured three seats, and the BJP clinched one, reflecting the political dynamics in the state. The triumphant Congress candidates who emerged victorious in the Upper House elections are Ajay Maken, G.C. Chandra

Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS): BJP MP from Karwar Anantkumar Hegde on Saturday said that those who are taking part in protests in New Delhi are not farmers but are Khalistanis. “They arrive in high end cars. Do farmers have this much money? Those protesting are not farmers. It is not farmer

Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS): Tata Group companies Air India and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) are planning to invest Rs 2,300 crore in Karnataka in projects that are expected to create employment for 1,650 people, the state government announced on Monday. According to the MoU that has been s

Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS): Karnataka High Court granted bail to 106 persons in Hubballi riot case on Friday. The division bench headed by Justice Srinivas Harishkumar and Justice Venkataesh Naik passed the judgement. Violence erupted on April 16, 2022 in Hubballi city in Karnataka over a provoc

Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah on Friday presented a revenue deficit state budget for the year 2024-25 with a total outlay of Rs 3.71 lakh crore. Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, said: "I am presenting a revenue deficit budget... I have

Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS): After facing backlash, the Karnataka government on Thursday revoked its order to restrict the celebration of religious festivals in government-run residential schools and colleges. The Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS), earlier in the da

Bengaluru, Feb 15: Due to the low uptake of high-security registration plates (HSRP) by motorists as of February 17, the deadline has been extended by three months. This marks the second extension granted to owners of older vehicles to install the HSRP. Transport minister Ramalinga Reddy mad

Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS): Karnataka Speaker U.T. Khader on Wednesday asked the state government to get the accused, who gave life threat to the BJP MLA in Bengaluru, arrested by evening or suspend the concerned police inspector. Addressing the Congress government in the Assembly, Khader said

Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS): Karnataka BJP has objected to the Congress government's move to release Rs 32 crore grant for the protection of Wakf properties at a time when the state is reeling under severe drought and facing drinking water crisis. Taking to social media on Tuesday, the

Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS): Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD (S) Karnataka President H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday said that no one can prevent Narendra Modi from becoming Prime Minister for the third consecutive term. “I have observed it very closely that no one will be able to preve

Gadag, Feb 10 (IANS): A day after Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao terminated a doctor from service for doing pre-wedding photo-shoot inside an operation theatre at the government hospital in Chitradurga district, the Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) on Saturday punished 38

Bengaluru, Feb 8 (IANS): The Karnataka government has banned hookah bars and sale of hookah products in the state with immediate effect on Wednesday. The Department of Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka, has released a gazette notification in this regard banning the sale, consumption, stor

Bengaluru, Feb 6 (IANS): Karnataka Congress is all set to stage a protest demonstration in Delhi against the alleged step-motherly treatment towards the state. The Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written letters to all central ministers, MPs and Rajya Sabha members to take part in

Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS): Home Minister will visit Karnataka on February 10 and hold discussion with the state party leadership over the upcoming Lok Sabha election preparations. Karnataka State President B.Y. Vijayendra said that Shah will hold the Lok Sabha cluster meeting of the party.

Mangaluru International Airport is all set to have direct flight connectivity to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia from April. The flight to Jeddah will take flight connectivity from Mangaluru International Airport to eight international destinations. Air India Express has announced the weekly flight that w