State news
HDK demands govt employee status for KSRTC staff
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday through a letter requested the state government to consider the staff of all the four transport corporations on a par with government employees and fix a standard salary. Karnataka government should be treated the employees of its road t
Sedition case against Karnataka School for enacting anti-CAA play on Republic Day
Bidar: A case of sedition and breach of peace has been registered against an educational institution and its management committee following a complaint by local activist alleging that school children were made to play an anti-CAA act during republic day celebrations at the school. Activist Neeles
Four people under observation for Coronavirus in Bengaluru
Four persons have been put under observation for the Coronavirus infection by the Karnataka Family Health and Welfare Department, an official said on Tuesday. "We are observing four people and we had quarantined 11 people till January 28 for Coronavirus," Family Health and Welfare Department's Jo
Bangladeshi teen allegedly raped for 4 days, was brought to Bengaluru on job promise
A 19-year-old woman from Bangladesh was trafficked to India and allegedly raped by a man in Bengaluru. The gruesome incident came to light after the woman escaped the people tormenting her and reported the crime at the Yelahanka Police Station on January 22. The woman is a native of Digolia villa
K’taka Cabinet expansion: Not all rebels may be ministers, existing ones may have to quit
The Karnataka Cabinet expansion is going to be done by the end of the month, and according to sources, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has made his decision on who will get Cabinet berths and who won’t. The Chief Minister has to balance the promise of ministerial berths, made to former Congress and JD
Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah demands serious action on threat letter
Bengaluru, Jan 26: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday demanded that the state government should take serious note of an unsigned letter threatening to kill 15 eminent people, including former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy. The government should take the death threat...serious
Karnataka: Women stage strike demanding liquor ban
Bagalkot: Women from various parts of Karnataka -Ballari, Raichur, Tumakuru and Chikmagalur districts have descended on the Sangamantha Temple, Koodalasangma on the banks of the Krishna river launching an indefinite strike for their single demand – a total ban on the distribution of liquor in the st
19 Karnataka officers get President’s police medal
Bengaluru/Mangaluru: 19 police officers from Karnataka have been conferred with President medal for their service to the police department on the occasion of the Republic Day celebrations. All the 19 officers have got a medal for Meritorious Service and the governor will be presenting the medals
Five Karna firemen conferred Gallantry Medal
Bengaluru: Five personnel from Karnataka’s Fire Service have been decorated with the President’s Fire Service Gallantry Medal on the occasion of the Republic Day felicitations. The five had carried out rescue operations during the building collapse at Dharwad in March 2019. The medal recipients a
Truck thief who stole 13 vehicles nabbed by Belagavi police
Belagavi: Nippani police on Thursday busted a big truck stealing racket and recovered 13 vehicles with a total value of 1.78 crores. The kingpin, Kallappa Sunil Kadam (46) from Ankali village in Chikodi taluk was caught while driving one of his stolen truck. Kadam’s accomplice, Jameer Ibrahim Har
Karnataka govt to amend certain rules of Land Reforms Act: CM Yediyurappa
Bengaluru, Jan 25: Terming his four-day visit to Davos to attend the World Economic Forum meet as "fruitful," Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday said his government has decided to amend the Land Reforms Act, aimed at allaying concerns of investors over delay in acquiring land. "
Indian Army trainee hailing from Karnataka found dead in mysterious conditions in Pune
Madikeri: A 22-year old youngster who was training under Indian Army, hailing from Madikeri, was found dead in mysterious conditions at a guest house in Pune on Thursday evening. The deceased has been identified as Chiranda Rachan Bopanna (22), a resident of Mugutageri village. He joined Indian A
Revenue Dept will legalise sixty thousand houses on govt land
Bengaluru: Minister of Revenue Department, R Ashoka stated that dwellers in almost 60 thousand houses built on government land in urban areas will be issued RTCs (Record of Tenancy, Crops and Cultivation) soon as per the provisions in Sections 94C and 94CC of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. The b
FIR against Magsaysay winner Pandey for ‘inappropriate comments’ against Vir Savarkar
Aligarh: Magsaysay Award winner and human rights activist Sandeep Pandey has been booked for allegedly making inappropriate comments against Hindutva ideologue Vir Savarkar. On Tuesday, national vice president of Hindu Mahasabha Rajiv Kumar filed a complaint alleging that Pandey made the comments
'No development work for muslims': Karnataka BJP MLA warns as he vows to create hindu rashtra
Bengaluru: Stirring up a row, Karnataka BJP MLA and chief minister BS Yediyurappa's political secretary MP Renukacharya has warned the Muslims that no development work will be taken up in their areas as they don't vote for BJP. He has also declared that he will turn his Assembly seat Honnali into
Bengaluru’s Shaheen Bagh: Muslim women and the religious route to the Constitution
An all-women’s protest which saw the footfall of nearly 5,000 persons occurred at Eidgah-e-Jadeed on Tannery Road in Bengaluru earlier this week. The protest led mostly by Muslim women and some Hindu women demonstrated the crystallization of a rich cultural alternative to the simultaneously vicious
3 Bangladeshis living illegally in India held in Bengaluru: Police
Bengaluru, Jan 21: Three Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India were apprehended in Karnataka's Bengaluru district on Tuesday, police said. The three were staying at a camp at Munnekolala village, they said. Mohammed Lokman (55), his wife Jasmin Begun (35) and son Raasel (22) are nati
Siddaramaiah condemns alleged plan of SDPI to target pro-CAA leaders; calls for unbiased probe
Bengaluru: Condemning the alleged act of SDPI workers to target pro CAA-NRC leaders, former Karnataka CM and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah called the state government to initiate a unbiased investigation into the matter irrespective of the groups the accused are identified