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Will rename Mumbai-Karnataka as Kittur Karnataka: Chief Minister Bommai

The Chief Minister was apparently referring to the repeated claims made by Maharashtra politicians demanding the merger of Belagavi district and a few border regions of Karnataka with Maharashtra. The Mumbai-Karnataka region will be renamed as 'Kittur Karnataka region' as there is no poin

Karnataka school shut after 33 students test positive for Covid-19.

The school management made all the 270 students undergo Covid-19 tests. Around 33 of them tested positive on Wednesday As many as 33 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Madikeri in Karnataka's Kodagu district have tested positive for coronavirus. The school has been declared a containme

Karnataka govt issues fresh guidelines for international travellers

Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Commissioner said that the Covid-19 cases are under control in the state. The Karnataka government has issued fresh travel guidelines and made negative RT-PCR report mandatory for those coming to the state from abroad, in view of the new super-spreader AY.4

Muslim marriage is a contract and not sacrament unlike a Hindu marriage, says Karnataka High Court

The Judge said the marriage amongst Muslims begins with the contract and graduates to the status as it ordinarily does in any other community. The Karnataka High Court has held that the Muslim marriage is a contract with many shades of meaning, not a sacrament unlike a Hindu marriage and

Karnataka bypolls: Cong accuses BJP of distributing Rs 2,000 per vote, CM hits back

Hitting out at Congress leaders for the allegation, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said, BJP was going to the election with the love and trust of the people. The Congress in Karnataka on Thursday accused the ruling BJP of distributing Rs 2,000 per vote in the bypoll bound Sindagi a

Karnataka: 50 AC electric buses to run on six intercity routes soon

These buses will be running from Bengaluru to Mysuru, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga, Madikeri, Virajpet and Davangere. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to operate inter-city electric buses on six intercity routes across the state. The move comes after the Ba

Ad featuring Aamir Khan hurts Hindu sentiments, claims Anantkumar Hegde

Reacting to an ad on noise pollution caused by crackers on Diwali, BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde sought the company to take cognisance of the problems caused “in the name of Namaz”. In yet another backlash on religious grounds, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anantkumar Hegde has raised objection a

Karnataka: Congress expels media coordinator for accusing Shivakumar of corruption in viral video

The party has suspended media coordinator Saleem and issued show cause notice to V S Ugrappa, a former MP, on Wednesday In a huge embarrassment to Karnataka Congress, the party’s former MP and media coordinator were caught on camera making serious corruption allegations against the Karnat

Karnataka’s Kempegowda International Airport Waterlogged After Heavy Rains, Flight Services Hit | Watch

The waterlogging at the airport made it difficult for the passengers to reach the airport. News agency ANI has tweeted a video in which passengers were seen being ferried on tractor outside KIA. Bengaluru:  Waterlogging was reported from several parts of Bengaluru including Palace Road, Jayam

3.5 magnitude earthquake hits Karnataka’s Kalaburagi

The intensity of the earthquake that hit Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district on Monday was felt at a radial distance of 50-60 km A magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district, about 630 km from Bengaluru, around 8:07 am on Tuesday. This was the latest in a series of temblors in t

Karnataka Health Minister’s remark on ‘modern Indian women’ leaves Internet divided

Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar claimed that modern Indian women want to stay single and are unwilling to give birth even after marriage while speaking at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences, Bengaluru. At the National Institute of Mental Health

Karnataka: Magnitude 3.4 earthquake hits Gulbarga

NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale struck Gulbarga in Karnataka on Sunday morning. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt around 6.05am at a depth of 10 kilometres. Earthquake of Magnitude:3.4, Occurred on 10-10-2021, 06:05:25 IST, La

Karnataka: Hindu women abused for travelling in Muslim man’s car, two arrested in Dakshina Kannada

The two Hindu women were travelling on a two-wheeler to Moodbidri. Their friend Soudha and her husband Ashraf offered to drop them at the temple since they were also going the same way. In yet another moral policing incident, the police in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka on Saturda

Karnataka on high alert after intelligence agencies track satellite phone calls again

The use of satellite phones has been tracked for the third time in a year in Karnataka. Central agencies have gathered information about suspected anti-national activities taking place in coastal districts The Karnataka government has been alerted by the intelligence agencies about satellit

Tax Raid At 50 Karnataka Places, Including BS Yediyurappa Aide's Premises

According to BS Yediyurappa, Income Tax officials have summoned his aide Umesh at 11 am on Friday, after which he will be able to know the reason behind the raids. Bengaluru:  Premises of former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's close aide Umesh were among those raided by Income T

10 Arrested: Police, Karnataka Man Beheaded Over Inter-Faith Relationship.

The right-wing leader, identified as Maharaj Pundaleeka, took money from the girl's family to murder the victim, police officials said Bengaluru:  Nearly 10 days after the beheaded body of a 24-year-old man was found on a railway track in Karnataka's Belagavi district, the police today cla

Karnataka: Seven, including children dead as house collapses in Belagavi district

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai condoled the incident and announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the kin of the deceased. New Delhi: In a tragic incident on Wednesday (October 6), seven of the same family were killed after a house collapsed at Badal-Ankalgi village in Karnataka’s

Karnataka woman burnt alive after resisting rape attempt

A woman was allegedly burnt alive after she resisted a rape attempt by a man in Karnataka's Yadgir district. Aman allegedly burnt alive a woman in the Yadgir district of Karnataka after she resisted a rape attempt by him earlier this week. The accused, identified as Gangappa Basappa, alleg