Karnataka

Power tariff slashed in Karnataka by 125 paise per unit

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has approved significant reduction in electricity tariff for commercial, industrial and domestic consumers consuming more than 100 units of power a month.

Feb 29, 2024

Rajya Sabha Poll: Congress faces cross-voting concerns in UP, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, SP MLAs skip meeting

RS polls in UP, Himachal, Karnataka amid cross-voting concerns

Feb 27, 2024

Gali Janardhana Reddy meets Siddaramaiah ahead of RS polls

Gali Janardhana Reddy, mining baron turned politician, on Monday met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his official residence Cauvery in Bengaluru.

Feb 26, 2024

One more dies of monkey fever in Uttara Kannada, K'taka; toll rises to four

An aged woman died of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), known as monkey fever, in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district, taking the death toll due to the disease to four in the state.

Feb 26, 2024

Hindu Gods 'insult' row: K'taka police book FIR over threat calls to complainant

The Karnataka Police on Wednesday booked an FIR in connection with a case of the contact number and family pictures of the mother of a girl student, who raised her voice against the alleged insult to Hindu Gods at a private school in Dakshina Kannada district, being "made viral" on social media.

Feb 21, 2024

Tata Group to invest Rs 2,300 crore in Karnataka

Tata Group companies Air India and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) are planning to invest Rs 2,300 crore in Karnataka in projects that are expected to create employment for 1,650 people, the state government announced on Monday.

Feb 19, 2024

Man sent to jail for harassing schoolgirl in Karnataka

The Karnataka High Court has sentenced a youth to a three-year imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for sexually harassing a minor school girl.

Feb 19, 2024

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah presents state Budget; Live Updates

This is Siddaramaiah's 15th budget presentation and eighth as the chief minister, which is the highest by any CM in the state

Feb 16, 2024

Siddaramaiah questions Yediyurappa's stand on 'unfair' treatment to K'taka

Siddaramaiah highlighted the significant gap between the tax contribution of Karnataka to the Centre, which amounts to ₹4,30,000 crore, and the meager returns of only ₹50,257 crore

Feb 10, 2024

Thousands converge to share grievances with CM Siddaramaiah in 'Jana Spandana' event

Thousands of people from across the state flocked to Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru to attend the 'Jana Spandana' programme and submit their grievances to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday.

Feb 8, 2024

Nyay for K'taka: CM Siddaramaiah, ministers, MPs, MLAs to hold protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi today

Today's protest is expected to include 135 Congress MLAs, 28 MLCs, one Lok Sabha MP, and five Rajya Sabha MPs, including Independent MLA Darshan Puttannaiah

Feb 7, 2024

Siddaramaiah to lead protest in Delhi on Feb 7 over non-allocation of funds to K'taka

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said that the Congress government will stage a protest in New Delhi on Feb 7 over non-allocation of funds to address the drought situation in Karnataka.

Feb 3, 2024

K'taka seeks to launch Centre of Excellence for gaming ecosystem: Priyank Kharge

Priyank Kharge, Karnataka Minister for IT, BT and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, said on Wednesday that the state intends to launch a Centre of Excellence for gaming wherein it will have a complete ecosystem of hardware, software, innovators and the government on the same platform

Feb 1, 2024

Light tremors of 2.9 Magnitude reported in Vijayapura district of Karnataka

Light tremors were reported at different locations in Vijayapura district of Karnataka in the wee hour of Monday at 12.22 a.m. and 1.20 a.m. in parts of Vijayapura city and Managoli town in Basavanabagewadi taluk

Jan 29, 2024

Priyanka Gandhi likely to contest LS polls from K'taka, Telangana

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi is likely to contest on two seats from Karnataka and Telangana during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Jan 13, 2024

Yuva Nidhi will give skills, economic, social power to youth: Siddaramaiah on 5th guarantee's launch

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched the Congress Government's fifth guarantee scheme 'Yuva Nidhi (Youth Fund)' on Friday in Shivamogga on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

Jan 12, 2024

Sabarimala pilgrims find shelter in K'taka mosque, granted permission for Puja

A group of six Hindu pilgrims from north Karnataka who reached Sabarimala temple in Kerala during night, and faced the threat of wildlife attacks, were relieved after they were allowed to stay in the premises of a mosque in the Kodagu district.

Jan 6, 2024

K'taka mandates one week home isolation mandatory for COVID patients; govt issues advisory

The Karnataka government has made it mandatory for all COVID positive patients to isolate at home for a period of 7 days. All symptomatic primary contacts must undergo testing.

Dec 27, 2023

Karnataka logs spike in Covid cases; 78 new infections, 1 death reported [details]

Karnataka recorded a sudden spurt in fresh Covid cases on Friday, with the Health and Family Welfare Department reporting 78 new Covid cases and one death in the state in the last 24 hours.

Dec 22, 2023

Karnataka bags National Energy Conservation Award-2023

The Union Ministry of Power has selected Karnataka as the winner of the first prize in the State Designated Agency (SDA Group-1) sector at the National Energy Conservation Awards-2023 (NECA 2022).

Dec 21, 2023