New Delhi(PTI): India on Saturday rejected criticism by some countries over the simmering dress code row in certain educational institutions in Karnataka and said that "motivated comments" on the country's internal issues are not welcome. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said

ITS A MATTER OF FEW DAYS, PLEASE CO-OPERATE: BENCH LED BY KARNATAKA CHIEF JUSTICE Banglore: (10 Feb Thursday)Karnataka High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in Hijab row till Monday February 14. The Bench led by Karnataka Chief Justice, also restrained everyone from adopting religious pra

The Karnataka government will take a call on reopening high schools and colleges in the state, which were shut amid the ongoing row over the wearing of the hijab, in a meeting with officials of the state education and home departments on Thursday evening, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. “

Bangaluru: 8 Feb,2022 (Bhatkallys News Bureau) As face-off between pro and anti-hijab students in Karnataka escalated on Tuesday, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai ordered closure of all high schools and colleges in the state for the next three days. “I appeal to all the students, teachers and mana

Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS): Karnataka is all set to witness high-voltage political slugfest in 2022 as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress have already locked horns over the controversial Anti-Conversion Bill, Cow Slaughter Bill and the National Education Policy (NEP). T

Bengaluru, Dec 30: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has asked all district in-charge ministers and Deputy Commissioners of districts to coordinate for the launch of the Covid 19 vaccination drive for children in the age group of 15 to 18 years throughout Karnataka from January 3. In a communicatio

India's first two Omicron Covid patients were both reported from Karnataka Bengaluru:  The Karnataka Health Department on Friday released guidelines for the discharge of COVID-19 patients who have recovered after testing positive for the Omicron variant. India's first two Omicron Covid

With the threat of the new Omicron variant and the increases in the number of COVID-19 cases in educational institutions, Karnataka Education Minister B.C Nagesh had hinted that closure of schools. Bengaluru: According to the latest statistics released by the office of the Commissioner of Pub

According to Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar, the state has witnessed a rise of 27.45 per cent in the seven-day moving average of new Covid-19 cases in the first week of December, compared to a week earlier. The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department Tuesday clarified

Various RTCs across Karnataka are discussing going cashless to avoid clash-for-change, but the implementation of the new rule could take more time than expected. The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) has put up posters in all its buses that asking for ‘change’ may be

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai chaired a high-level meeting today with officials over the new Covid variant Omicron that has triggered a global alarm. People won't be allowed inside malls and theatres in Karnataka unless they are fully vaccinated. Karnataka today issued a fresh set of guidel

Karnataka Lockdown Update: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai hinted at implementing more restrictions to reduce the spread of the strain Bengaluru: To combat the spread of Omicron variant, the BS Bommai-led Karnataka government has reimposed stringent precautions in the state, especially across

Addressing reporters in Davanagere, the Chief Minister urged people not to panic about the Omicron variant and strictly follow COVID-19 safety guidelines. Seeking to allay apprehensions, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday, November 29, made it clear that there was no proposal

While all states are on their toes for Omicron reported from other countries, Karnataka has upped its guard as the state is seeing cluster outbreak of fresh Covid infections and many travellers have come to the state from South Africa in the past few weeks.  Bringing back several restrictions

The weather system, which formed around 8.30 am today, is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression over north Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal by Monday. New Delhi: Heavy rainfall is likely to lash some parts of Karnataka, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

Enraged for being prevented from burning an effigy of Congress leader Siddaramaiah during a protest, BJP leader and former MLA A. Papareddy slapped a police constable in plain clothes in Raichur on Wednesday. A video clip of Mr. Papareddy arguing with the police constable Raghavendra attached to

Various premises of the firm based in North Karnataka were searched by the ED last month. The group is engaged in construction of roads and irrigation projects. The Income Tax (I-T) department has detected unaccounted income of Rs 70 crore allegedly generated by a Karnataka-based group

The residents alleged that the bio-filter commissioned in 2016 to contain the odour does not function properly. Untreated sewage from the plant also directly enters the storm water drain connected to Somasundarapalya lake. In the run up to the 2018 assembly pol