Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 7: The Congress Karnataka unit on Monday said it will launch a letter drive against the contentious farm and labour laws in support of farmers and labourers ahead of the 'Bharat Bandh' by various farmers' associations on December 8.

Bengaluru, Dec 7: Thousands of farmers across Karnataka would join 'Bharat bandh' on December 8 to protest against the 3 controversial farm laws and in support of their repeal, Karnataka Rajya Riatha Sangha president K. Chandreshekar said on Sunday.

Bengaluru, Dec 7: A Muslim businessman in Karnataka has won the hearts of many Hindus by donating 1.5 guntas of land worth around Rs 1 crore for revamping a Hanuman temple. 65-year-old H M G Basha, who is into cargo business, is the man who set an example of communal amity during times of heightened religious intolerance.

Bengaluru, Dec 7: Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday said his party's tie-up with the JD(S) to form a coalition government in Karnataka in 2018 was the high command's decision.

Bengaluru, Dec 7: Karnataka logged 1,321 new cases on a day, taking its Covid tally to 8,93,006, including 25,381 active cases till Saturday, said the state health bulletin on Sunday.

Bengaluru, Dec 6: Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar said the BJP and JD(S) are natural allies and together they can win a no-confidence motion against the Legislative Council Chairman K Prathapachandra Shetty of Congress.

Bengaluru, Dec 6: The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) on Sunday predicted scattered light to moderate rains over Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) area in the next 24 hours.

Bengaluru, Dec 6: The 10 day Winter Session of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly beginning Monday, in the backdrop of Covid-19 threat, is likely to be stormy as opposition parties are gearing up to attack the ruling BJP government headed by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on its alleged lapses in handling Corona, flood-affected along with various other issues.

Bengaluru, Dec 6: Stating that brining the uniform civil code in India is the next target of the Bharatiya Janata Party, its National General Secretary C T Ravi said the party has never backtracked on its words and will fulfil the promise.

Mysuru, Dec 6: Former chief minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy slammed Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah, saying that his goodwill was damaged as he joined hands with Congress due to emotional talks of the party supremo H D Deve Gowda.