Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS): The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Centre in connection with the recent decision of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to reduce the NEET PG qualifying percentile to zero. The decision was challenged by Advocate Dr. Vinod Kulkarni from

Bengaluru, Oct 11 (IANS): The Karnataka Cyber Crime police have arrested a man on charges of posting obscene pictures of his live-in partner and other friends on social media. The investigations revealed that the accused took sadistic pleasure in commenting on those posts, said police on Wed

Mangaluru, Oct 10 (IANS): About 5,000 people from Dakshina Kannada district alone are stuck in war-hit Israel and will be evacuated safely back to India, Karnataka BJP president and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, Kateel stated, "I have information of about 5,00

Mangaluru, Oct 9: There are over 12000 coastal Kannadigas in Israel which is in war with Palestine. Most of them work as care givers. Though all of them live in and around Jerusalem, they are safe. Around 50% of them are females. Mostly are Christians by faith and very small percentage are Hind

Bengaluru, Oct 8: As the conflict between Israel and Hamas rebels in Palestine continues to escalate, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued a plea to Karnataka residents currently residing in Israel. In the event that they require assistance or guidance, individuals are urged to reach out to t

Bengaluru, Oct 8 (IANS): Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed his condolences for the tragedy at the firecracker shop- cum-godown which claimed 14 lives in Attibele on the outskirts of Bengaluru. "I am deeply saddened by the incident of firecracker-cum-godown in Attibele which clai

Bengaluru, Oct 7: Lashing out at BJP for projecting Rahul Gandhi as Ravan, the demon who had kidnapped Ram’s wife Sita, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday alleged that the BJP is unable to digest the Congress leader’s popularity and leadership qualities. The BJP is not c

Bengaluru, Oct 5 (IANS): BJP legislator and former Karnataka Cabinet minister S.T. Somashekar on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the saffron party's alliance with the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) while hinting towards quitting the party. Notably, the alliance with JD-S has evoked mi

Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IANS): Karnataka government is in a fix over the release of the caste census report which has been kept in abeyance for years by the successive state governments fearing backlash from the influential caste groups in Karnataka.   The Bihar government has released the

Bengaluru, Oct 4 (IANS): Three Central teams will visit Karnataka on Thursday to assess the prevailing drought situation in the state. Sources have confirmed that before commencing the assessment, the teams will meet Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru. Scheduled to remain in the sta

Bengaluru, Oct 02 (IANS): A man was taken into custody for allegedly attempting to open the emergency door of a flight before take-off. However, he was later released on bail. Karnataka Police said on Monday that the incident had taken place on the Nagpur-Bengaluru Indigo flight 6E 6803 late

Bengaluru, Sep 29 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday told a delegation of farmers, Dalits, labourers, and Kannada activists that the government feels that Cauvery water should not be released to Tamil Nadu and a decision would be taken after the meeting with the expert team

Bengaluru: 28 September 2023 (Bhatkallys News Bureau/ Press Release) In an event that took place at the BIFT Auditorium in Bengaluru Yogesh Master's book titled "Nanna Arivna Parvadi" was launched here in the city on Thursday. The event was organized by Shanti Prakashna Mangalore in co

Belagavi, Sep 28 (IANS): In a tragic incident, a fight that started on Instagram led to the murder of a minor boy in Karnataka's Belagavi district, police said on Thursday, adding that three other minor boys have been detained and one person arrested. The deceased body was identified as 17-ye

Bengaluru, Sep 28 (IANS): Karnataka Home Minister Dr G. Parameshwara Thursday said only protest is allowed on September 29. If anyone tries to force people to observe bandh, legal action will be initiated. Kannada organisations have given a Karnataka bandh call opposing release of the Cau

A standee with a QR code, placed near 'Entrance C,' allows commuters to scan and book auto-rickshaws to nearby areas. Commuters can now easily hail auto-rickshaws for the last leg of their journey, as the MetroMitra service was launched at the Jayanagar metro station. It was inaugurated

The friend of the army jawan reportedly told the police that Shine Kumar created the whole act in order to become "famous".  A soldier who claimed that six miscreants assaulted him and wrote 'PFI' on his back near his home in Kollam was taken into custody along with his f

Kadaba: Police have arrested two persons, who allegedly barged into a mosque and raised ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans, in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, an official said on Tuesday. The arrested youths have been identified as Keerthan, a resident of Bilinele Sodlu and Sachin, a resi