The Karnataka government on Monday announced that Rs 900 crore will be released as a part of the farm loan waiver scheme after May 23. Around 1.5 lakh farmers are expected to benefit from the scheme. The scheme was introduced by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy in August 2018 and so far, the governm

In the wake of the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka that claimed 253 lives and injured hundreds, the Bengaluru Police have begun an initiative to include residents of the city in reporting suspicious activities. On Sunday, the Deputy Commissioners of Police of various jurisdictions held meetings with

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has asked the Central government to intervene after scores of students who failed to write the NEET exams due to an inordinate train delay. The CM tweeted, “Hundreds of students from North Karnataka districts have missed the #NEET Exam being held today at B

Bengaluru: Bengaluru police on Saturday arrested a 32-year-old youth for sending them into a tizzy by making a hoax call claiming to have seen few women carry explosives into a temple in Annapoorneshwari Nagar in the city. The man identified as Sunil Kumar placed a call to Annapoorneshwari Nagar

Bengaluru: Days after an autorickshaw driver came under IT scanner for possessing a Rs 1.6 crore-villa in an elite gated society in Whitefield, it has now emerged that an American woman had given Subramani the money to buy the villa. The woman, Lara Evison (72) has produced all related documents

BENGALURU: Henceforth, school bags cannot weigh more than 10% of the average body weight of students, the state government stated on Friday. The circular, issued by the department of primary and secondary education, issued clear guidelines on the upper limits that school bags can weigh. As per th

Bengaluru: Yelahanka police arrested three persons, including two BMTC crew members for allegedly circulating fake currency notes. The arrested are Somanna Gowda (38), a native of Raichur and Nanje Gowda (32) from Channarayapatna, both of who are employed with the BMTC and Kiran Kumar (24), a nat

Bengaluru: An inter-state and international drug trafficking racket was busted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The NCB officials based on credible information, seized 26 kg of ketamine drug near Majestic from a person, aged about 33 ye

Bengaluru: Hitting back at PWD Minister HD Revanna, Hassan DC Priyanka Mary Francis said that she was capable of taking independent decisions and has not been seeking suggestions from the previous DC Rohini Sindhuri. Earlier Revanna had accused Francis of ‘working in favour of BJP,’ and has sough

Tumkur: In a road mishap driver of Tata Ace vehicle suffered and died heart attack while driving in Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk’s Huliyar here on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Shivkumar (35). Soon after Shoivkumar suffered heart attack his 8 year old son who was sitting next to

At least one person died as a result of heavy downpour in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening. The deceased, identified as Siva Reddy, died after a cow shed collapsed on him in Doddanekundi. There were multiple incidents of damage to property and uprooting of trees. The Indian Meteorological Department

Severe drought conditions in the state are threatening the yield of mangoes this season. This had led to an increase in prices in markets and stores across the state. The recent harvest of the King of Fruits has been drastically affected and farmers are expecting that the produce could be as low

The Siddi dance of Karnataka was presented at an event commemorating International Dance Day in London for the first time. Also, this was the first time ever that the flavour of Phugadi dance of the tribal community was presented on the British soil. The dance was presented at an event titled 'Da

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) results were announced on Tuesday with 73.7% students clearing their exams. This year, with a strength of 8,41,666 students, the pass percentage was 1.8% higher than in 2018. The Karnataka Class 10 results were declared by Umash

Bengaluru: Congress’ social media chief Ramya on Monday sparked another controversy by comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Adolf Hitler. Ramya on Monday morning tweeted a picture of Hitler pulling the ears of a young girl, along with a picture of PM Modi, in which the Prime Minister is seen

Two persons were asphyxiated in a contaminated well here on Saturday. Gafoor Pasha, 40, and Aftab Pasha, 38, died of asphyxiation when they descended into the well behind Bismallah Tea Stall at K.G. Halli. The police have booked three persons under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavenge

Alleged negligence on part of the authorities has put the life of a nine-year-old boy at risk after he came in contact with a live electricity wire on Friday night. Saicharan was playing with three friends near Nagalingeshwara temple in Mahalakshmi Layout around 7 p.m. when the incident occurred.

Bengaluru: A airline passenger who opened the emergency exit door on the GoAir flight out of curiosity was detained briefly before being let off a warning at Bengaluru International Airport here. The man Sunil Kumar (24) had boarded the GoAir flight bound to Lucknow. He was seated on emergency ex