Mangaluru: The state government has signed off the documents related to creating Ullal as a new taluk in the state on Wednesday, February 12. As per reports, nearly 90-95 percent of assembly constituency of Mangaluru assembly except for Meremajalu, Thumbe and Paudu gram Panchayat Limit in Bantwal

New Delhi/Bengaluru: Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to include certain tribal communities in Karnataka in the Scheduled Tribe category. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in Lok Sabha by voice vote on Tuesday, while Rajya Sabha has already approved it

Bengaluru: E-commerce giant Amazon on Monday moved the Karnataka High Court seeking a stay on the investigation ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against the company for alleged violations of provisions of competition laws. In its plea, Amazon has sought “quashing and setting a

In a surprise move, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa reshuffled his Cabinet just one day after portfolios were handed to the ten turncoat MLAs who had quit the Congress-JD(S) and later joined the BJP in 2019. The decision was taken after several MLAs expressed unhappiness over the ministries

Six individuals living in Bengaluru were arrested in connection with an online kidney sales racket. The accused, including three African nationals, had been running the online racket by using the names of prominent doctors in the city. They were arrested by Banaswadi police on Saturday. According

Bengaluru: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday allocated portfolios to 10 newly inducted ministers in his cabinet. The portfolios of Cabinet Ministers is as follows: Co-operation Ministry to ST Somashekar Water Resources Ministry to Ramesh Jarkiholi Forest Ministry to BC Patil Medical

recommendations of the Mahajan Commission. The event is being organized at the Samrat Ashok circle. Large number of police personnel have been deployed near the venue to maintain law and order situation. The road leading to Basavanna Galli is closed. Belgaum border dispute is an issue raging s

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday expanded his six-month-old Cabinet with the induction of ten Ministers. The ministers were sworn-in at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan with the Governor Vajubhai Vala administering oath of office and secrecy. The ten are S T Somas

Lawyers, child rights activists and residents of Bengaluru showed up outside the Director-General and Inspector General of Police Praveen Sood’s office on Thursday and held a silent protest condemning the police interrogation of minors in the Bidar school play case. The protesters held up several

Bengaluru: Reacting on the recent sedition case slapped at school authority in Bidar, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that everything has been done as per law as the matter is extremely serious and sensitive. Addressing presspersons he said, “It is a very serious and sensitive case. Everythin

The Karnataka government on Tuesday launched the Janasevaka scheme in a few municipal corporation wards to ensure home delivery of various services like ration cards, senior citizen identity and health cards. The scheme, which was launched by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, will pertain to 53 ser

"By looking at the face of a person, can one be identified as being a Bangladeshi national?” questioned Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, slamming the state over the demolition of settlements in Bengaluru over suspicions that illegal Bangladeshi immigrant

Bengaluru: BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde has written to the party leadership that he made no mention of Mahatma Gandhi in his speech, which has faced flak for its swipe at the Father of the Nation, and controversial remarks attributed to him are “incorrect”. BJP sources said Hegde sent a detailed reply

Police officers including the Deputy Superintendent of Police of Bidar district turned up at the Shaheen Primary and High School on Monday once again to question students at the school. The school management, a headmistress, and parents have been booked for sedition for staging a play against the Ci

Jaipur/Bengaluru: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday condemned BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde for reportedly calling Mahatma Gandhi-led freedom movement a “drama”, saying the BJP has no regard for the Father of the Nation. “BJP MP’s statement is condemnable. BJP leaders can afford to call f

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday announced the appointment of senior IPS officer Praveen Sood as the Director General and Inspector General of Police of the state. His appointment comes following Neelmani N Raju’s retirement from service. Praveen Sood, Director General of Police,

Bidar, Feb 1: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday condemned the arrest of a school headmistress and a student's mother in Karnataka for alleged involvement in staging a drama at the institution, portraying Prime Minister Narendra Modi in poor light over the CAA and NRC. A sedition case h

Siraj Bisaralli, a poet with many Kannada poetry books to his name, has been booked for reciting his poem “Ninna Dakhale Yaavaga Needuttee?” (When will you give your documents?) at the Anegundi Utsava that was held in Koppal recently. The Koppala unit of BJP took notice of the poem recited at the fe