Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 26: Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanded convening a special session to discuss the flood situation in the State, which has been hit by floods thrice since the last three months.

Bengaluru, Oct 25: Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan on Sunday said that the state government would soon take a decision on free vaccine for Covid-19 treatment in the state depends on its availability.

Bengaluru, Oct 25: Karnataka's third-biggest community Kuruba (shepherds) will organise a padayatra from Kaaginele in Haveri district to Bengaluru, with the demand to include their community in the list of Schedule Tribe castes. The march will be led under the joint leadership of Kuruba community seer Kaginele Niranjananadapuri Swamiji and Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister KS Eshwarappa.

Bengaluru, Oct 25: Hitting the poll campaign trail, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday obliquely expressed his intentions to continue as his tenure even after state Assembly elections in 2023.

Davangere, Oct 25: Karnataka's third biggest community Kuruba (Shepherds) under the joint leadership of Kuruba community seer, Kaginele Niranjananadapuri Swamiji and Karnataka rural development and Panchayat Raj Minister, K. S. Eshwarappa would organise community's padayatra from Kaaginele to Bengaluru demanding that their community be included in the list of Schedule Tribe castes.

Bengaluru, Oct 24: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa held an emergency meeting on Saturday with State Minister R Ashok, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Manjunatha Prasad at his official residence Cauvery in Bengaluru over rainfall situation in the state.

Shivamogga, Oct 24: A 35 year-old elephant ‘Ranga’ which has been favorite for tourists at Sakrebyle elephant camp here was killed by a wild tusker on Saturday.

Bengaluru, Oct 24: Samajwadi Party (SP) unit of Karnataka has announced to give unconditional support to candidates of Janata Dal (Secular) in the upcoming state assembly by-polls scheduled to be held on November 3.

Bengaluru, Oct 24: A doctor taking the Covid test of vehicle users not wearing masks was assaulted by two riders in North Bengaluru on Thursday, police said. The doctor initially filed a police complaint but forgave the riders after they apologised. Doctors from an urban primary health centre were posted near Kodigehalli Circle to subject riders not wearing masks or maintaining social distance to

Bengaluru, Oct 24: The state government hopes to save costs on Covid testing by adopting pooled sampling. In this process, instead of testing just one sample in one test tube, five samples are used.