Karnataka

Chitradurga, Oct 8: Currency notes worth Rs 36 lakhs were found abandoned in a farm land near a bush at Buklorahalli in Challakere taluk on Thursday.

Bengaluru, Oct 8: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddiyurappa on Thursday asked the department of tourism to identify spots and prepare a comprehensive plan for their overall development in the State.

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 8: In a first in the country, the Kerala government has decided to form a Welfare Fund Board for the uplift of farmers in the state.

Bengaluru, Oct 8: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary and Karnataka Minister C T Ravi on Thursday expressed confidence to wrest both the Assembly seats, Sira and Rararajeshwari Nagar, for which byelections are scheduled to be held on November 3.

Kolkata, Oct 8: Newly appointed BJYM president Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government has shut Nabanna out of fear ahead of the organisation's march to the state secretariat on Thursday.

Bengaluru, Oct 10: Karnataka government has decided to drop several programmes aimed at the welfare of Muslims by slashing the funds for minority welfare schemes by 44% (Rs 468 crore) in the financial year 2020-21. Some of the schemes that covered Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs also have been dropped.

Bengaluru, Oct 8: Aboard a Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight, a pregnant woman passenger delivered a baby boy on Wednesday. The IndiGo crew successfully managed to assist the woman in her delivery when the baby boy was prematurely born.

Bengaluru, Oct 7: The government of Karnataka today decided to slash fine amount for not wearing a face mask in public to Rs 250 from Rs 1,000 in urban areas and Rs 100 from Rs 500 in rural areas.

Belagavi Oct 7: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddiyurappa on Wednesday said that maintaining social distance and wearing masks is a must to curb spread of Covid-19 pandemic.

New Delhi, Oct 7: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the candidature of Ramesh Babu as the party nominee for the ensuing biennial elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council from the state South East Graduates' constituency.