Belagavi, Jan 22 (IANS): Karnataka Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a child-selling racket in the border district of Belagavi, with the arrest of four individuals. The arrests were made in connection with the selling of a seven-year-old boy, from Sultanpur near Hukkeri town in the

Bengaluru, Jan 16: The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has officially announced that the CET (Common Entrance Test) for admissions to engineering and medical colleges will be conducted on April 16 and 17. Higher Education Minister Dr M C Sudhakar confirmed the dates. KEA has also infor

Kundapur, Jan 15: A fishing boat named Sea Hunter, owned by Momin Najima of Gangolli, sank off the coast of Karwar, resulting in a reported loss of approximately Rs 70 lac. The boat, operated by Tandel Yogesh Ramakrishna Harikanta along with seven crew members, departed Malpe Port at 10:30 P

Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has submitted that he is "ready to sacrifice for the party" amid the buzz over infighting and speculative talks related to power-sharing in the state unit of the ruling Congress, sources said on Monday. CM Siddaramaiah'

New Delhi, Jan 13: Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that Passport Seva Kendras will be established in all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies across the country. Scindia made the announcement while inaugurating a Passport Seva Kendra in Guna, the constituency which he re

Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar responding to rumours about the infighting in the Congress clarified that there is no crisis in the party. Addressing a press conference at the state Congress unit office in Bengaluru, Shivakumar, when asked about conve

Bengaluru, Jan 6: With the detection of two cases of HMPV, that originally surfaced in China, in Karnataka, the State Government has swung into action and is taking precautionary steps to check the spread of the virus. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who held a review meeting with Health Depart

Bengaluru, Jan 4: A 15% hike in bus fares across Karnataka’s state-run buses will come into effect from midnight tonight, January 5, as approved by the state cabinet. This increase will impact all buses operated by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), North West Karnata

Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS): The Karnataka Police have arrested a gang of four individuals, led by the Manager of the Corporate Division at Axis Bank in Gujarat, for siphoning off crores of rupees by stealing sensitive data from a company, officials said on Saturday. The Bengaluru East CEN poli

Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS): Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa, who faces an arrest warrant for alleged Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) fraud, has said that he had no role in the day-to-day operations of the business and despite confirming the lack of his involvement, the PF officials were

Bengaluru, Dec 21 (IANS): The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) functioning under the Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Government of India has written a letter to the Bengaluru police seeking assistance in issuing an arrest warrant against former Indian cricketer Robin Uthapp

Mangaluru, Dec 20: Coastal states are witnessing a sharp decline in fish exports, with Karnataka dropping to third place as Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat secure the first and second positions, respectively. Goa and Kerala have also experienced decreases in fish export volumes. Karnataka exporte

Belagavi, Dec 16 (IANS): Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra challenged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday to handover the Waqf scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). “Including the allegation against me of offering Rs 150 crore to the former Minority Commiss

Belagavi, Dec 10 (IANS): The Mahajan Commission Report on Belagavi is final, and repeatedly insisting that the district should be merged with Maharashtra is sheer foolishness, stated Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday. Responding to a media question in Belagavi regarding the st

Belagavi, Dec 10 (IANS): The agitation by the Panchmasali Lingayats community turned violent after a mob pelted stones at police and attempted to lay siege to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi. The police stopped thousands of protesters on their way to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, warnin

Bengaluru, Dec 10: In a statement, deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar announced that a government holiday will be observed in Karnataka on December 11 following the death of former chief minister S M Krishna. Shivakumar further stated that the public can view the mortal remains of S M Kris

Bengaluru, Dec 8 (IANS): The stage is set for high-voltage action during the winter session of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, which will be held from December 9 to December 20 at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi, a bordering city in north Karnataka. The opposition BJP and JD(S) ar

Samaira Hullur, the Karnataka girl who has gone up the skies as the youngest commercial pilot at 18. Samaira started her sky-surfing journey during her teens and her determination will be an inspiration to one and all. Samaira's interest in flying began when she was 12 years old. Her parents, A