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Bengaluru, April 9 – The Special Court for MLAs/MPs in Bengaluru will pronounce its judgment on Thursday in the murder case of BJP leader and Zilla Panchayat member Yogesh Gowda, in which sitting Dharwad Rural Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni is an accused. The case dates back to 2016. The court will...

Bengaluru, April 9 Karnataka Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Eshwar Khandre, has instructed authorities to formulate a standard operating procedure (SOP) for trekking safety, intended to serve as a national model.The Minister issued the instruction in writing to the chief...

Bengaluru, April 8 – Preparations are complete for polling in the Davanagere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies on April 9, with candidates making their final appeals to voters. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged voters to support Congress candidates, while the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), April 8 Nine people were injured when a bus and a lorry collided near Gurupura, police said on Wednesday.The accident occurred near Bhami School and is suspected to be due to the negligence of the lorry driver.The bus was travelling from Mangaluru to Moodbidri, while...

Kalaburagi (Karnataka), April 8 A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a teacher after she repeatedly demanded repayment of a Rs 13 lakh loan that he had taken from her, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Amar, allegedly attacked the woman with a sharp...

Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), April 8 A search operation was launched after a 10th-grade student from Kerala went missing during a family trip to Manikyadhara Falls in the Chandradrona hill range, police said on Wednesday.The girl was part of a group of around 40 relatives who had travelled from...

Bengaluru, April 8 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has accused the Election Commission of "double standards" and "bias" after it sought details on the state’s guarantee schemes in Davanagere and Bagalkot districts, where bypolls are scheduled for Thursday.In a post on 'X' on Wednesday...

Bengaluru, April 8 Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Wednesday that the increasing conflict between humans and wildlife has created a need to consider sterilizing specific species, and that the issue should be publicly debated.He clarified that no decision has been made so far, and...

Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), April 8 A search operation was launched after a 10th-grade student from Kerala went missing during a family trip to Manikyadhara Falls in the Chandradrona hill range, police said on Wednesday.The girl was part of a group of around 40 relatives who had traveled from...

Madikeri (Karnataka), April 8 The BJP on Wednesday demanded a thorough investigation into the case of Kerala trekker GS Sharanya, who went missing for three days and was later found.Members of the BJP’s Kodagu unit lodged a complaint at the Napoklu police station, seeking an investigation and...

Bengaluru, April 8 The Karnataka government on Wednesday appealed to auto drivers, owners, and the public not to pay attention to any rumors regarding the shortage of auto gas.It stated that some private auto gas supply companies are experiencing a shortage; to address this, state-owned oil...

New Delhi, April 8 Global hospitality giant Hilton announced on Wednesday the signing of a strategic agreement with Regenta Hotels Private Limited, owned by Royal Orchid Hotels Limited, to open 125 'Hampton by Hilton' hotels across western and southern India by 2035.This partnership...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 8 With the city of Nanded in central Maharashtra recording five murders in three days, Shiv Sena legislator Hemant Patil expressed concern over the law and order situation on Wednesday and claimed that there was an alarming proliferation of illegal firearms in...

Bengaluru, April 8 Karnataka has recorded a significant decline in groundwater usage alongside a notable increase in annual recharge capacity, reflecting the impact of sustained water conservation efforts and good rainfall, Minister N S Boseraju said on Wednesday.Releasing the 2025 Groundwater...

Chikkaballapur (Karnataka), April 8 – The Central Government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) continues to transform the lives of small entrepreneurs across the country, with another success story emerging from Chikkaballapur district in Karnataka.Beer Bahadur Dhami, a resident of...

New Delhi, April 8 The Union Ministry of Environment has issued a draft notification declaring 663.32 square kilometers around the Kali Tiger Reserve in Karnataka as an Eco-Sensitive Zone.Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) are areas notified by the government around protected areas, national parks...

Hubballi, April 7 – Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution, and Consumer Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, has urged the government to take the alleged "love jihad" case reported in the city seriously and conduct a thorough investigation.Visiting the victim's residence in Hubballi on Tuesday...

Davanagere, April 7 – Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President D.K. Shivakumar said that campaigning in the by-election constituencies of Bagalkot and Davanagere South has been peaceful so far, and congratulated all political parties for maintaining decorum...

Lucknow, April 7 The Allahabad High Court has expressed reluctance to examine records submitted by the central government in connection with the alleged dual citizenship controversy involving Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.The matter was heard by the...

Bengaluru, April 7 The Karnataka Lokayukta police conducted simultaneous searches at over 35 locations across Karnataka on Tuesday as part of an investigation into disproportionate assets cases filed against eight government officials in different districts.According to the Lokayukta, the...