Karnataka

Kolar, Karnataka, Dec 9: Defending his party supporting the government to pass the Land Reforms Bill in the Legislative Council, JDS leader H D Kumarawamy on Wednesday said that his party extended support to the government after it agreed to withdrew some of the provisions in the law.

Bengaluru, Dec 9: Farmers, backed by various unions, on Wednesday took out a protest march to the Vidhana Soudha, the State Secretariat, where Winter session of Karnataka Legislative Assembly was in progress, demanding the State Government scrap the recent amendments made to the farm laws.

Bengaluru, Dec 9: Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Tuesday questioned whether there was democracy in the state, as he alleged that neither the Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa nor officials in his administration have bothered to respond to his repeated letters on various issues.

Bengaluru, Dec 9: Launching a blistering attack on the opposition Congress, Communist parties and farmers` unions in Karnataka, BJP national general secretary in-charge of Maharashtra and Tami Nadu, C.T. Ravi, on Tuesday dared both the parties to answer publicly why they were insisting that farmers should sell their products in markets run by Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMC) alone?

New Delhi, Dec 8: Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal and Delhi contribute to 54 per cent of the total active cases in the country, said Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary of the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.

Bengaluru, Dec 9: A prostitution racket was allegedly uncovered and four women of foreign nationality have been rescued after a raid conducted by the Central Crime Branch (CCB), said Bengaluru Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime).

Bengaluru, Dec 8: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday termed the strike called by various farmers organisations a "failure".

Bengaluru, Dec 8: The Karnataka Legislative Council had adopted the controversial The Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2020, thanks to the support extended by the Opposition JD(S) members to the Government here on Tuesday.

Manila, Dec 8: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 500 million loan to construct new metro rail lines in Bengaluru and another USD 300 million to strengthen primary health care in urban areas across the country.

Bengaluru, Dec 8: Karnataka Assembly session which began on Monday has been curtailed to four days due to upcoming Gram Panchayat elections, Law Minister Madhuswamy said here on Tuesday.