Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sep 1: Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister KS Eshwarappa on Tuesday informed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Mysuru, Sept 1: Mystery struck the city of palaces --Mysuru -- after a strange case of theft came into the light.

Bengaluru, Sept 1: Three teams of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bengaluru Police today conducted searches at three offices of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in Bengaluru in connection with the violence that broke out in parts of the city on August 11.

Bengaluru, Sep 1: Filmmaker and journalist Indrajit Lankesh on Tuesday claimed that at least 15 people in the Kannada film industry were involved in drug trafficking.

Bengaluru, Sep 1: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy attacked State Minister for Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar for commenting about his 'background' and said, the latter must "first recall how many times he has switched his party by taking overnight flights".

Bengaluru, Aug 31: India’s economy contracted at its steepest pace of 23.9% in the June quarter as the pandemic lockdown dented consumer and business spending, putting pressure on the government and central bank for further stimulus and a rate cut.

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday urged the Karnataka government to reject the two options for GST compensation "mooted by the Centre."

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Metro train services here will resume in a graded manner from September 7 while political, social and religious congregations of up to 100 people will be permitted as part of Unlock-4 guidelines issued by the Karnataka government on Monday. Schools, colleges and other educational and coaching institutions will remain closed for students till September 30, while some relaxation has been given for students of classes 9 to 12, the Unlock-4 order issued by Chief Secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar in line with the Centre''s guidelines said.

Kalaburagi, Aug 31: Karnataka Minister of Large and Medium Scale Industries Jagadish Shettar on Monday said that in a bid to make equal distribution of Industries across the state the Karnataka government would very shortly come up with a Special Investment Region (SIR) Act.

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Spurred by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'vocal for local' call in his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme on Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said the country's first toy making cluster would be built at Koppal in the state's northwest region.