BENGALURU: With schools in Karnataka reopening from August 23, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the government has taken "extreme care" to ensure classroom learning for students while protecting them from the Covid pandemic. "Preparations have been made for reopening schools. Nec

The four accused fired country-made rifles as they welcomed Minister of State Bhagwanth Khuba to the 'Jan Ashirvad Yatra' planned by the BJP across the country. The Yadgir Police in Karnataka arrested four persons for opening fire in public in the district’s Yargol village on Wednesday, Augus

A farmer’s daughter in Davanagere district cracked the common law admission test (CLAT) and is set to enroll for the five-year integrated course at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Patiala. Revathi Nayaka, 21, bagged 176th rank at the national level in the ST category despite contractin

The flowers blossomed at Mandalapatti hill in Kodagu district, Karnataka. A few pictures of a rare type of flower wowed people after they were shared online. The images show Neelakurinji flowers that blossom once in every 12 years. The pictures show these special flowers blossoming in Karnata

Bengaluru: Amid possible threat of the third wave, the Basavaraj Bommai-led Karnataka government issued a notification for the formation of district-level COVID-19 Technical Expert Committees (TEC) for providing technical guidance to the district administrations.  As per the notification signed by A

Bengaluru, Aug 8 (IANS): A day after Karnataka accorded him the cabinet rank, B.S. Yediyurappa on Sunday requested Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to withdraw the same. In his nine-line letter written in Kannada to Bommai, Yediyurappa stated that he was content to receive legitimate benefits whic

Bengaluru, May 26: Veteran freedom fighter H S Doraiswamy died on Wednesday, May 26 in the city. He was 103. Doraiswamy was suffering from heart ailment and age-related sickness. He died of a heart attack. He also tested positive for Covid on May 6. But he recovered without the need of an oxygen

Bengaluru, May 26 (IANS): In the wake of a surge in the number of Covid and black fungus cases in the rural parts of the state, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyruappa said on Tuesday that ministers and health officials must take steps to increase the number of Covid tests in these areas by encour

The Karnataka government on Saturday clarified that the dates for the COVID-19 vaccination of those in the 18-44 age group are currently not available and frontline workers and priority groups in this age group who have been identified for vaccination will be informed of the same by concerned nodal

Bengaluru, May 10: Bengaluru city police commissioner Kamal Pant has asked police personnel not to resort to lathi-charge against violators of lockdown. The videos of policemen using lathis to beat the violators has gone viral on social media. The use of brute force by police has drawn objection

 The first center to perform this  type of surgeries  in this region Manipal, 2nd January 2021: Department of Surgical Oncology at Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal has been performing complex cancer surgeries, which are performed only in few reputed cancer centers in India.  

Hubballi, Dec 20 (IANS): Even as the Karnataka Congress is strongly opposing the proposed Bill to ban cow slaughter across the state, senior Congress leader, C.M. Ibrahim on Saturday welcomed the ruling BJP's decision to ban cow slaughter in the state. Ibrahim's statement has come at a time when

Bengaluru, Dec 9: Educationists and representatives of various organisations have written to state education minister S Suresh Kumar, urging him to reopen classes right from pre-primary to second PU before December 15. They said that if the classes begin by December 15, 180 days of the current ac

Mangaluru, Dec 01, 2020:    A fishing boat  which had set sail for deep sea fishing from the Mangaluru fisheries port on November 30 and was returning, has  capsized several nautical miles off the coast of Ullal on December 1, Tuesday morning. Six fishermen on board the boat are missing  while 16

Bengaluru: Ministers and Members of Legislature in Karnataka will take a 30 per cent cut each in their salaries and allowances to fund the fight against coronavirus in the state, for a year. An ordinance to reduce the salaries of Ministers and legislators by 30 per cent for one year to meet the e

Bengaluru: Excise officials have confiscated over 5000 litres of liquor during raids conducted between March 27 to April 5 at various places. Though liquor stores are shut due to the nation-wide lockdown, black marketers had hoarded alcohol stock at petty shops, houses etc and were selling the sa

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High court has directed a psychiatrist, Dr. Vinod G Kulkarni, to donate Rs 10,000 to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for filing a PIL, seeking directions to the state to open wine shops during the lockdown period. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeni and Justi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday Apri 8 hinted that the lockdown might not end on April 14 amid rising number of coronavirus cases in the country. At an interactive meet held by Modi with floor leaders of various parties, including opposition, in Parliament to discuss the situ