Karnataka

Bidar, Sept 5: The parents of a medical student from Karnataka’s Bidar, who died under suspicious circumstances in Ukraine, have appealed the state government to help bring back the mortal remains.

Visakhapatnam, Sept 5: Visakhapatnam Police on Friday arrested film producer Nutan Naidu from Karnataka's Udupi in connection with an incident wherein a man's head was allegedly tonsured after he stole a phone.

New Delhi, Sept 5: The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday directed the authorities in 15 districts of five states-- Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh to proactively curb the chain of coronavirus transmission and bring mortality below 1 percent.

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said officials have been instructed to extend their action against drugs and ganja supply in tier 2 and 3 cities and in various districts, as he noted that "new dimensions" are emerging from investigation into its menace here.

Bengaluru, Sept 4: A self proclaimed fact-finding committee, which visited the recent violence affected areas of K G Halli and D J Halli in Pulakeshinagar constituency in Benglauru, has claimed that “the riots were pre-planned and organised and the mob has specifically targeted certain prominent Hindus in the area.”

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar, who was discharged after recovering from Covid-19, has been admitted to hospital again after he developed fever and cough, party sources said.

Karnataka, Sept 4: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Friday detained Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi for questioning, following a search operation at her residence in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru, Sep 4 : A six-member central team would visit Karnataka on September 7 for three days to survey the flood-hit districts for assessing damage caused by heavy rains and granting relief aid, a minister said on Thursday.

Bengaluru, Sept 4: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru, which is probing the drug menace in the Kannada film industry, carried out searches at actress Ragini Dwivedi's residence here on Friday morning, police said.

Bengaluru, Sept 4: An artist in Bengaluru, Karnataka, has come up with his own way to create awareness on coronavirus and the need to take precautions amid the ongoing pandemic -- painting murals and images on the city streets.