Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 13: A case has been registered against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut in Karnataka over her tweet allegedly targeting farmers protesting against contentious central farm laws, police said on Tuesday.

Bengaluru, Oct 13: The Central Crime Branch, probing the violence here over an inflammatory Facebook post, has named former Mayor and sitting Congress corporator R Sampath Raj as one of the accused in the case, police said on Tuesday.

Bengaluru, Oct 12: Expressing his happiness on the measures to stimulate consumer spending announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) President Perikal M Sundar said that the move will enhance the purchasing power of the consumer and invigorate the retail sector economy.

Bengaluru, Oct 12: India generated 18,006 tonnes of Covid-19 biomedical waste in the last four months, with Maharashtra contributing the maximum (3,587 tonnes) to it, according to a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

Bengaluru, Oct 12: Karnataka Minister B Sriramulu was divested of the Health and Family Welfare portfolio by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday in a Cabinet reshuffle amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bengaluru, Oct 12: A young scientist of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mysuru, who was missing since October 6, was found in Vijayawada, police said on Monday.

Bengaluru, Oct 12: K Sudhakar, who will take over over as the Health Minister of Karnataka amidst his predecessor B Sriramulu’s failure to handle covid-19 situation, today said that he would focus on bringing Covid-19 under control and work towards decreasing the fatality rate in the state.

Bengaluru, Oct 12: Karnataka's death toll due to Covid crossed 10,000 mark, even as recoveries at 12,030 were the highest in a single day, while new cases declined to 7,606 on Sunday.

Davangere: Former MLA K Mallappa passed away on Monday, October 12 at his residence. He was 92.

Bengaluru, Oct 12: Acclaimed film music composer Rajan of ‘the Rajan-Nagendra musical duo’ fame passed away after a cardiac arrest at his residence in Bengaluru on Sunday night. He was 87. He was healthy but had developed gastric issues on Saturday and had a bloated stomach, according to his son Ananth Kumar.