Bengaluru (Karnataka), January 8, 2024 (ANI): State-owned oil company ONGC has commenced "first oil" production from Krishna Godavari Deep-Water Block 98/2 in the Bay of Bengal, marking new crude discovery in the country. The place where the oil is extracted is 30 kilometres off the coa

Chamarajanagar, Jan 6 (IANS): Pointing to Maharashtra crisis when Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA govement was toppled, Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra said on Saturday that anytime the state assembly election can be held in the state. . He further underlined that he needed the support of t

Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS): Following BJP’s criticism against arresting Kar Sevak Srikanth Poojari, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Friday said that he not facing 16 cases now. “There were 16 cases registered against Poojari but I have never said that he is facing 16 case

Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS): Former Prime Minister and national President of JD(S) H.D. Deve Gowda on Friday said that under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, his party is determined to see Congress era end in Karnataka. Addressing a press conference here, Deve Gowda said this while answering

Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS): Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara stated on Thursday in Bengaluru that the Congress Government would not let incidents like the Godhra carnage take place in the state. Commenting on the controversial statement by Congress MLC, CBK Hariprasad that a Godhra-lik

Ramanagar, Jan 4 (IANS): Congress MLA Iqbal Ansari stated on Thursday that he was a Ram bhakt and would organise the Ramotsav ceremony in Ramanagar with all devotion. Speaking to reporters in Channapatna town, Ansari stated, “I am also a devotee of Lord Ram. I worship all gods. From childho

Bengaluru, Dec 30 (IANS): Two more police complaints were filed on Saturday against Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat -- a top RSS functionary in Karnataka -- for derogatory remarks against Muslim women and praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for banning Triple Talaq. The two complaints were filed b

Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday said that Hindu and Hindutva were different. Addressing the 139th Congress Foundation Day at Bharat Jodo auditorium in Bengaluru, the CM said, “Don’t we worship Ram? Haven’t we built Ram Mandirs in our villages?

Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed the petition seeking prohibition on New Year celebration in Bengaluru in the wake of the spike in the Covid-19 and JN.1 variant cases. The PIL was submitted by senior advocate N.P. Amrutesh. The Division Bench headed by Justice R. Nataraj and K.V.

Hubballi, Dec 27 (IANS): Karnataka Minister for RDPR, IT, and BT, Priyank Kharge, stated on Wednesday that the nation is not being run according to the Bhagavad Gita, Quran, and Bible and stirred a controversy. Speaking in Hubballi, Kharge emphasised: "The country is being run as per th

Bengaluru, Dec 25: The BJP high command has announced Kota Srinivas Poojary's nomination as the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, marking a significant move six months after the party's electoral defeat. The appointment received approval on Monday, December 25. Kota Sriniva

Bengaluru, Dec 24 (IANS): Hijab politics in Karnataka, which threatened to divide the student community on communal lines and law and order situation in the state during the BJP rule last year has come to the forefront yet again. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's announcement that

Mysuru, Dec 22 (IANS): In a move that spark of major controversy, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that he has asked to lift the ban on hijab for students and pre-university college students in the state as clothing is a matter of individual choice. "PM Modi's &#

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that the state government will withdraw the order banning hijab in schools and colleges in the state. He stated, "the choice of clothes is one's own prerogative". The Chief Minister said he has directed officials to withdraw

Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS): State Health Department authorities are contemplating enforcing guidelines for school children in Karnataka in the wake of a spurt in the number of Covid cases. The department is closely monitoring the situation in schools and is contemplating implementing guideline

Bengaluru, Dec 21 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will convene a high-level meeting here over the reported spike in Covid-19 cases in the state. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, and senior officers will also attend the meeting to discuss

Gadag, Dec 20 (IANS): Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister KS Eshwarappa has stirred a controversy by stating that not a single mosque built after destroying a temple would be spared in the country. Speaking to the media in Gadag city, Eshwarappa, known for controversial statem

Bengaluru, Dec 19 (IANS): Former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that no development has taken place in the state in last six months under Congress government. “The Chief Minister must review the work done in the last six months under his rule,” Bommai said.