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President on 3-day visit to Karnataka from October 10

President Ramnath Kovind will be on a three-day official visit to Karnataka from October 10 to participate in various educational, religious and judicial functions, an official said on Sunday. "This is the first time the President will be on a three-day visit to the state. On October 10, he will

‘Happy to see you’, says PM Modi after HDD visits Statue of Unity

Bengaluru: A day after JDS Supremo HD Deve Gowda visited Statue of Unity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was happy to see the former PM visit Statue of Unity in Gujarat Taking to twitter M Modi wrote, ” Happy to see our former PM Shri HD Devegowda Ji visit the Statue of Unity.”

Pro-Kannada activists conduct mock funeral of 25 BJP MPs over flood relief

Bengaluru: Pro-Kannada activists on Saturday conducted a mock funeral of 25 BJP MPs for failing to get adequate flood relief funds. The members of Kannada organizations gathered near Mysore Bank Circle here and held a mock funeral of 25 MPs, they also tonsured their heads to show their anger agai

‘All-party delegation led by BSY will meet PM Modi to seek more relief funds’

Bengaluru: Health and social welfare minister B Sreeramulu on Sunday said that Karnataka, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa would lead an all-party delegation to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seek more funds. Speaking on the issue Sreeramulu said that BS Yediyurappa will take an appointment

Bengaluru civic body makes it mandatory to use treated sewage water for construction

In order to conserve groundwater, Bengaluru’s civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to make it mandatory for treated water to be used at construction sites. Earlier this year, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) had requested the BBMP to bring in

Siddaramaiah, HK Patil vie for post of Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly

With the winter session of the Karnataka Assembly slated to begin soon, the Congress high command is under pressure to appoint a leader of opposition in the Assembly. This has started a fresh round of lobbying with both Siddaramaiah and Gadag MLA and former Karnataka Congress Campaign Committee chie

ISRO to showcase space science in 7 Karnataka colleges

To mark the 'World Space Week' of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday said it would showcase the benefits of space science to students of seven colleges in Karnataka from October 4 to 10. "The U.R. Rao Satellite Centre has teamed up with seven

‘StopUrArroganceDVS’ trends on Twitter after DVS-Sulibele spat

Bengaluru: A day after Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda and Yuva brigade founder Chakravarti Sulibele engaged in bitter Twitter spat over the delay in release of flood relief for Karnataka, ‘StopUrArroganceDVS’ , and #IamWithChakravarthySulibele hashtags started trending on Twitter. Following th

DV Sadananda Gowda blocks Sulibele after Twitter spat

Bengaluru: Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday blocked Yuva Brigade Founder Chakravarti Sulibele on Twitter after a spat between the two over the issue of flood relief for Karnataka. It all started with Sulibele’s tweet crticising the indifference of the Centre in releasing relief fund

Will discuss NRC with Centre, says Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai

The Karnataka government is collecting information on immigrants in the state and will proceed on working toward Assam-like National Register of Citizens (NRC) after a discussion with the central government, its home minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday. “There is a talk on the implementati

Helicopter deputed for Dasara air show makes emergency landing

Srirangapatna: An Indian Air Force helicopter deputed by the state government for an air show as part of the Mysuru Dasara celebrations made an emergency landing near Srirangapatna on Wednesday. No loss of life and property was reported in the incident As per the IAF press state “The crew of Mi

‘Even K’taka suffered floods, why give relief only to Bihar’: BJP MLA questions Centre

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was criticised by BJP MLA Bsanagouda Patil Yatnal on Tuesday for alleged apathy towards Karnataka over issuing flood relief funds from the union government. The MLA's criticism of the Prime Minister comes after he discussed the flood situation in Bihar with the Chief Mi

Bengaluru airport is seeking donations in plastic to build roads

Plastic mixed polymer roads are being laid at Terminal 2 of Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport as part of an initiative undertaken by the Bangalore International Airport Limited, the operator of the airport. The project to pave 50 km, which will use nearly 50 tonnes of plastic, is set to b

Rahul Gandhi to join hunger strike against night traffic ban in Bandipur forest area

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has registered his opposition against the contentious night traffic ban in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi who is also an MP from Wayanad, has said that he will join youth groups backed by both the Congress and the Left parties in Ker

Karnataka bypolls: Will field all disqualified MLAs, says BSY

Shivamogga: Even as the fate of the 17 disqualified Congress-JD(S) MLAs is yet to be decided by the Supreme Court over their eligibility to contest the bypolls in Karnataka, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday said that BJP would field all the disqualified MLAs for the by-election for 15 Assembl

Children join their parents in protests against bad roads, traffic jams in Bengaluru

Citizen-led protests are not new in the city. However, when over 300 residents from Belagare Road took to protesting on Sunday, it caught everyone’s attention for one specific reason: many of the protestors were young children. “We want proper drainage,” read one of the placards held by a child. “H

Driver flees with Rs 99 lakh in ATM cash van in Bengaluru, cops on the lookout

The Bengaluru police are on the lookout for the driver of a cash logistics management company after he allegedly drove away with Rs 99 lakh in cash on Friday. The accused, 23-year-old Pawan, is a native of Mandya in Karnataka and had joined the company only a week ago. According to the police, he

Mysuru decks up for 10-day Dasara festival in Karnataka

Karnataka's cultural capital Mysuru has decked up to celebrate its world famous 10-day Dasara festival from Sunday with pomp and piety, an official said on Saturday. "The 10-day Dasara festival begins on Sunday with prayers and offerings to Hindu goddess Chamundeshwari Devi atop the hill on the c