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

Bengaluru, Mar 6: The COVID-19 cases in Karnataka further declined from 278 cases on Saturday to 229 cases on Sunday while 3 deaths were reported on the day taking the infection tally and fatalities to 39,42,575 and 39,991 respectively, the State health department said. In its daily COVID-19 bull

Bengaluru, Mar 4: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday expressed confidence that the Cauvery Water Management Board's decision regarding approval of the Detailed Project Report on Mekedatu balancing reservoir project across Cauvery river will go in favour of Karnataka. "We know which stage M

Bengaluru, Mar 2: Karnataka on Wednesday registered 188 fresh coronavirus cases and 12 related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,41,453 and the toll to 39,969. There were 816 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state to 38,97,239, a Health bulletin said. Of the new c

Bengaluru, Mar 1: One student from Karnataka was injured in shelling in Kharkiv in Ukraine, that left a medical student from the state dead, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Tuesday. He had accompanied Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, who died in the shelling. "Two more students from Chal

Mangaluru: The dead body of a 16-year-old boy who went missing on Sunday was found on Monday at Nethravathi River at Hoigebazar here in the city. The deceased boy has been identified as Drishyanth (16), a 9th-grade student of Rosario School in Pandeshwar. Drishyanth is the son of Asha and Chinapp

Bengaluru, Feb 23: Karnataka on Wednesday reported 667 fresh cases of coronavirus and 21 virus-related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,38,699 and the death toll to 39,866. There were 1,674 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,89,418, a health bulletin said. Of the ne

Bengaluru, Feb 22: A delegation of Congress leaders on Tuesday met Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot and submitted a memorandum seeking the dismissal of Minister K S Eshwarappa and that he be booked for sedition over a statement on the national flag. Congress leaders and legislators led by

Bengaluru, Feb 21: Karnataka on Monday reported 679 fresh cases of coronavirus and 21 fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,37,265 and toll to 39,816. There were 1,932 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,86,052, a health bulletin said. Of the new cases, 346 were from Beng

In an incident reported from Shimoga, a youngster was brutally stabbed and killed in the city’s Bharati Colony here on late Sunday evening. The deceased has been identified as Harsha, an activist of Bajrang Dal. Harsha was reportedly brutally killed after stabbing around 10 pm on Sunday. Local

Mangaluru: A 32-year-old man reportedly died in Mangaluru Police Custody on Friday afternoon after he was taken into custody in the wee hours of Friday for attempted robbery near Jyothi Circle here in the city. The deceased person has been identified as Rajesh Kumar (32), a resident of Urwa Marig