Hubballi, Dec 20 (IANS): Even as the Karnataka Congress is strongly opposing the proposed Bill to ban cow slaughter across the state, senior Congress leader, C.M. Ibrahim on Saturday welcomed the ruling BJP's decision to ban cow slaughter in the state. Ibrahim's statement has come at a time when

Bengaluru, Dec 9: Educationists and representatives of various organisations have written to state education minister S Suresh Kumar, urging him to reopen classes right from pre-primary to second PU before December 15. They said that if the classes begin by December 15, 180 days of the current ac

Mangaluru, Dec 01, 2020:    A fishing boat  which had set sail for deep sea fishing from the Mangaluru fisheries port on November 30 and was returning, has  capsized several nautical miles off the coast of Ullal on December 1, Tuesday morning. Six fishermen on board the boat are missing  while 16

Bengaluru: Ministers and Members of Legislature in Karnataka will take a 30 per cent cut each in their salaries and allowances to fund the fight against coronavirus in the state, for a year. An ordinance to reduce the salaries of Ministers and legislators by 30 per cent for one year to meet the e

Bengaluru: Excise officials have confiscated over 5000 litres of liquor during raids conducted between March 27 to April 5 at various places. Though liquor stores are shut due to the nation-wide lockdown, black marketers had hoarded alcohol stock at petty shops, houses etc and were selling the sa

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High court has directed a psychiatrist, Dr. Vinod G Kulkarni, to donate Rs 10,000 to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for filing a PIL, seeking directions to the state to open wine shops during the lockdown period. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeni and Justi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday Apri 8 hinted that the lockdown might not end on April 14 amid rising number of coronavirus cases in the country. At an interactive meet held by Modi with floor leaders of various parties, including opposition, in Parliament to discuss the situ

Bengaluru: Twelve new positive coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of affected in the state to 175, the Health department said on Tuesday. Of the 175 positive cases, 25 have been discharged, it said. "Twelve new positive cases have been reported from las

Belagavi: Beggars, refugees and the poor have been suffering ever since the announcement of country-wide lockdown due to the spread of Coronavirus. An elderly man on Sunday was found dead inside a KSRTC Bus Stand at Athani town here. It has been learnt that the unidentified aged person was sta

Mangaluru: Since Tuesday, March 31 #MakeUTOfKasargod #FreeKasargodFromKL has started trending. It is alleged that certain residents of the district, fed up by Kerala government’s inaction in preventing the spread of COVID-19, have started this new movement. Various accounts and pages too have bee

Bengaluru: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, on Wednesday said it has partnered Narayana Health to open a 100-room quarantine facility for COVID-19 patients in the vicinity of Narayana Health City in Bengaluru. The facility, aimed at serving patients belonging to the economica

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Education Minister Suresh Kumar on Sunday, March 22 informed that the 2PU exam which was scheduled to take place on Monday, March 23 has been postponed. The move comes after a lockdown was announced in nine districts of Karnataka. As transport services have been cancelled

Bengaluru: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday informed that the government will be giving free ration to all in one go for the next two months as the number of positive cases in the state reached 20. Addressing media persons he said, “We have decided to turn the 1,700-bed Victoria Hospital i

Bengaluru: Appealing for support to the Prime Minister’s call for observing ‘Janata Curfew’ on Sunday to contain the outbreak of COVID-19, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has asked people not to come on roads immediately after the end of curfew time as it can nullify the measure. Noting

Bengaluru: City police on Friday, March 20 busted a warehouse with more than 8000 counterfeit hand sanitizers worth more than Rs 50 lakhs. The police have arrested two persons. The arrested are said to be owners of chemical firms at New Taragupet and Kasturba Nagar. Later, the police warned

Bengaluru: A new novel coronavirus case was reported in Karnataka on Thursday, taking the total number of infections to 15 in the State, Health Minister B Sriramulu said. This is the first COVID-19 infection confirmed in Kodagu, he said. "This person had returned from Saudi Arabia after a trip

Bengaluru: As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf has issued an advisory to mosques, dargahs and other religious institutions, requesting them to conclude the Friday congregation in 15 minutes for the next three weeks. "Respected head o

Bengaluru: The state government on Wednesday extended the lockdown period till March 31 due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in Karnataka. The decision was taken at the emergency meeting held by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa earlier in the day. Earlier on March 13 Chief Minister BS Ye