New Delhi/Bengaluru: Deputy CM and transport minister Laxman Savadi informed that the state governmet has agreed in-principle to reduce the hefty traffic penalties under the amended Motor Vehicle Act. Speaking on the issue Laxman Savadi said that has has agreed in-principle to reduce the hefty tr

On Friday, commuters at the Kempegowda Bus station in Majestic at the Bengaluru City Centre were presented with an unusual sight. Authorities had placed a burnt bus at the entrance of the terminus. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus was wrapped with banners providing infor

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday announced that a massive statue of Bengaluru founder Kempegowda will be constructed near the city's international airport. Kempegowda, a 16th century ruler in the Vijayanagara Empire, founded Bengaluru city. The international airport and the major

Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has landed in controversy for suggesting that Prime Minister Modi brought 'bad luck' to the scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) when he arrived in Bengaluru to witness the scheduled soft landing of Chandrayaan-2's moon lander Vik

Taking a leaf out of Maharashtra and Gujarat, Karnataka government led by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has decided to reduce the newly introduced traffic fines as per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. The law was passed by both the Houses of Parliament with three major amendments recently.

Following the massive rally organised by members of the Vokkaliga community protesting the arrest of Congress leader DK Shivakumar, BJP leaders in the state questioned the attempts to give a 'caste angle' to the protest. MP Shobha Karandlaje said that the issue should not be misconstrued as casteis

Six children – four girls and two boys – drowned in a pond near a village in Karnataka's Kolar Gold Fields town on Tuesday while immersing idols of Lord Ganesh, police said. The town in Kolar is located about 100 km northeast of Bengaluru on the Old Madras Road. "The incident came to light after th

Kalaburgi: A 22-year-old woman who was rescued by fishermen in Mynal village here on Tuesday after she accidentally fell into the Bhima river held on to a branch of a tree for nearly eight hours. The woman, Vijayalakshmi Srishaila Manga, a resident of Nelogi village in Jewargi taluk was washed aw

Hubballi: People of a village in Hubli district setting an example of communal harmony, celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi and observed Muharram under the same pandal. “We want to send the message of communal harmony, which is very important at this point in time,” a local, Mohammed Sham was quoted spea

Koppal: In a heartwrenching incident a woman killed her own 16-month-old child, on Monday at Somanala village. The deceased is Abhinav and the accused is Kavita alias Prathima. As per the sources, Kavita’s husband was not earning money for the family expenses, irked by this she killed her chil

Bengaluru: BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde said that if the IAS officer who quit his job over Article 370 could call the government fascist, he has all right to call him another paid gaddar. Anantkumar was referring to IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil who submitted his resignation saying that the abrogation

Bengaluru: A day after BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel alleged that Congress leader Siddaramaiah was behind the arrest of former minister DK Shivakumar by the Enforcement Directorate, the former chief minister on Monday said that allegation made against him by Nalin Kumar Kateel is idiotic.

Bengaluru Traffic Police officials clarified that motorists in the city can show documents stored on Digilocker, the national Digital Locker System, during traffic police checks. The clarification comes after reports suggested that traffic police officials would fine motorists Rs 2,000 if they ar

It was two years ago on September 5 that journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside her residence in Bengaluru. In an event held in remembrance of the slain journalist, her sister Kavitha Lankesh requested the Karnataka government to set up a special court and fast-track the trial i

Deputy Commissioner of Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district Sasikant Senthil resigned from the Indian Administrative Service on Friday. “I have taken this decision as I feel it is unethical for me to continue as a civil servant in the government when the fundamental building blocks of our diverse d

Bengaluru authorities engaged in the search for a 4-year-old boy, Mohammed Zain since Sunday, found his body in a stormwater drain on Wednesday near the Global Village Tech Park on Wednesday. This is the second tragedy for his mother Gulshan and the family in a short period of time, since Zain’s fat

Bengaluru: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah after he was caught on camera slapping a party worker clarified that it was just an expression of affection and the incident was blown out of proportion. “Nadanahalli Ravi is like my son. I have been his guide for long time and there are many such fol

The work on the badly damaged road in Tunganagar was taken up on priority basis after a video made by city-based artist Badal Nanjundaswamy of an actor dressed in astronaut gear walking on the road that looked like moon’s crater-filled surface vent viral on social media. BBMP Commissioner B.H. An