Bengaluru(PTI): No fresh COVID-19 death was registered in Karnataka for the second consecutive day on Saturday, while 34 new cases took the cumulative tally in the state to 39,45,514. The COVID related fatalities remained 40,054 for the past two days, the health department said. Of the total i

Bengaluru, Apr 1: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday refused out-of-turn expeditious hearing of a petition seeking government action against BJP leaders, including Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shobha Karandlaje and Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa a

Shivamogga: A verbal argument between a student and a lecturer over copying during an examination took an ugly turn when the angry lecturer reportedly bit the hand of the student resulting in an injury to the student. The incident was reported from Hosanagar on Friday at the First Grade College d

Bengaluru, Mar 30: Need for stronger anti-defection law, making voting compulsory, functioning of the Election Commission and ending nexus between political parties and corporate bodies, were among the issues that came up for discussion during a special debate on electoral reforms in the Karnataka L

Bengaluru, Mar 29: Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said his party is prepared to face the electorate in case early assembly elections are held in the state, while cryptically mentioning November 27 as a possible date for announcement. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wil

Bengaluru: Reacting to a statement made by Karnataka Assembly speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri earlier Member of Legislative Assembly Priyank Kharge on Friday tweeted that [one] can’t be RSS and patriot at the same time. “While Constituent Assembly was debating the constitution, RSS held protests

Sagar: In an incident reported from Channakoppa Taluk here, an elderly man died when a car hit a tree at Channakoppa Taluk, Anandpur. The incident was reported on Wednesday. The car crashed as the driver lost control and hit a tree while driving from Shivamogga to Sagar. Locals have reported that

Bengaluru(PTI): The Karnataka government would see to it that about 700 medicos who returned to the State from war-torn Ukraine continue their studies in 60 colleges in the southern State of India, Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday. However, he said the students woul

Bengaluru(PTI): The mortal remains of a medical student from the state, who was killed in Russian shelling in war-torn Ukraine, arrived at the airport here on Monday. Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagaudar, a Final Year Medical student at Kharkiv National Medical University, died on March 1, in the confli

Bengaluru: Karnataka government on Sunday announced that it will provide Y+ security cover to all the three HC judges who heard and pronounced judgement in the Hijab Ban case. State's Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that his government has decided to provide security to the three judges of t

Bengaluru(PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said he would meet Union Water Resources Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to press the Centre to resolve water disputes related to Mekedatu balancing reservoir, Mahadayi water project and Upper Krishna Project. Bommai said he wo

Bengaluru, Mar 16: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said his government would not let any impediment hit the speedy economic recovery post-COVID in the State. "You all know what kind of situation was created due to COVID-19 in the last two years. The effect was not just limi

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday pronounced the judgement in the judge hearing and said wearing the Hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam. CJ Ritu Raj Awasthi pronounced the judgement. No case is made out for invalidating the Government Order of February, it furth

Bengaluru, Mar 13: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday exuded confidence that the BJP will come to power in the state with a clear majority after the 2023 Assembly elections. He hoped to ride on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity to retain power. "We have the strength of th

Bengaluru, Mar 11: Karnataka on Friday registered 181 fresh coronavirus cases and 3 fatalities thereby taking the total till date to 39,43,506 and 40,016 respectively. There were 260 patients who got discharged pushing the total number of recoveries to 39,00,688, said a bulletin. Of the new ca

MICHAEL SALDANHA ALSO OPERATED FLIGHT WITH REPATRIATED CITIZENS FROM DUBAI DURING COVID PANDEMIC Mangaluru: One of the pilots flying planes in ‘Operation Ganga’ with rescued Indians from war-torn Ukraine is a man from Mangaluru. Captain Michael Saldahna who flew two flights to Mumbai with evacuated

Mangaluru: A complaint against Public TV News Channel’s anchor Arun Badiger has been filed at Mulki Police Station for his defamatory remarks against Muslims. The complaint was filed by S Abdul Khader, a resident of KS Rao Nagar in Mulki. In his complaint, Khader has claimed that Arun during o

Mangaluru: The Udupi Jilla Muslim Okkoota on Monday wrote to the Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University requesting him to allow Hijab-wearing students to attend the examinations. In the letter written the organization stated that it was needless to explain the process and circumstances which lea