The much-awaited cabinet expansion of the six-month-old JD-S-Congress coalition government in Karnataka will take place on December 22, said former Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday. "We have arrived at a decision to expand the cabinet on December 22, after the state legislature's

BENGALURU: A 23-acre lake in village in Karnataka was drained out on Wednesday after villagers refused to drink water following the discovery of the body of an HIV-positive woman last week. The woman, in her late twenties, was found dead in a lake in the village of Morab in Hubballi district on N

Bengaluru: Union minister Prakash Javadekar’s prediction of a ‘political dhamaka’ in Karnataka has renewed speculation of the BJP’s alleged attempts to topple the KD Kumaraswamy government in the state. Speaking to a news channel, Javadekar had claimed that the “unholy alliance” between the JD(S)

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is being investigated for fraud and money-laundering, on Wednesday “humbly requested” various banks to take back all the money he borrowed to keep his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines afloat as he slammed the Indian media for repeatedly calling him a defaulter. “I se

New Delhi: In 2014, the Supreme Court ordered that criminal trials of all MPs and MLAs must conclude within a year. But a report prepared by amicus curiae Vinay Hansaria and Sneha Kalita has brought to fore the impunity with which the judgment has been observed by courts at all levels. The report

BENGALURU: Following a directive issued by the National Green Tribunal to set up a committee, to bring down the rising levels of air pollution in the state, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has recently complied with the directive. A government order was issued on November 29 and

With less than six months to go for the Lok Sabha elections, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in a show of strength organised a largely attended Janaagraha Sabha's rally in Bengaluru on Sunday. The rally has been projected as a “Hindu public referendum” asking the Narendra Modi government to pass an

BENGALURU: A doctor in Bengaluru, allegedly killed his mother and sister by injecting poison and tried to commit suicide for not being able to cure their migraine, police said. Govinda Prakash (43) allegedly poisoned his mother Mookambika (75), sister Shyamala (40), and tried to commit suicide in

Bengaluru: When Ola cab driver Somashekhar got a booking for going to Bengaluru’s Adugodi to Dommasandra on Friday night, little did he know that it would turn out to be the worst experience of his life. The four men who boarded his cab at 10.30pm robbed him off all his money, thrashed him and asked

BENGALURU, NOVEMBER 29: The Netherlands will partner with the Karnataka government to co-develop technology solutions in healthcare, IT and cyber security. This will be a technology partnership and three pilot projects will be jointly selected for co-funding opportunities. The Netherlands

Karnataka has taken a new step in market intervention to bail out farmers during price crash by commencing Price Deficiency Payment system for onion, whose price has plummeted. Under this system, farmers get monetary compensation during crash in price of their produce, which is equivalent to the

From now on, it won’t be just the students battling nerves as they await their exam results. In Karnataka, their teachers, too, will get a taste of the same medicine, as the government is all set to send out report cards that grade teachers on their performance. The State’s department of primary and

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has requested his Goa counterpart Manohar Parrikar to lift the blanket ban on fish import, claiming that the crackdown has caused "huge losses" to the fishermen from the southern state. In a letter, Kumaraswamy said: "I request you to kindly permit transp

Bengaluru: BJP State President BS Yeddyurappa visited the residence of Congress leader and Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday, November 28. As per the sources, the duo discussed tank development and water-related issues in Shikaripura, Yeddyurappa's constituency. Speaking to t

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Tuesday launched 'Data City,' an international open innovation programme to develop solutions to answer the challenges of Bengaluru city. The Data City will be implemented in collaboration withFrench-based utility company SUEZ, which operates largely in wate

Bengaluru: As many as 32 women nursing graduates from Kerala, who completed their graduation in Mangaluru, have been rescued from human trafficking racket. They were suspected to be victims of human trafficking racket and were rescued at Kempegowda International Airport when they were on their wa

Sakleshpur: After rescue operation that lasted two days an elephant that had accidentally fallen into a slush pit at a coffee estate was reunited with its calf here at Kadagaravalli village in Hassan district on Tuesday, November 27. It was heart-wrenching for the calf see its mother struggling t

Bengaluru: In a major victory for the state government, the central government has given its consent to the much-awaited Mekedatu balancing reservoir project. Central Water Commission has instructed the state government to prepare and submit a Detailed Project Report (DPR) at the earliest. It