Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 24: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Monday unanimously decided that Sonia Gandhi will continue as the interim president and elections for the new chief will be conducted as soon as possible, said Congress leader and CWC member KH Muniyappa.

Inter-State travellers coming to Karnataka now do not have to undergo the 14-day home quarantine that was earlier mandatory in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Karnataka would become the first state in the country to implement the new National Education Policy, Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said on Monday.

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday urged interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi to convince Rahul Gandhi to take up the party's top post if her health does not permit for full-fledged dedication.

Haveri, Aug 24: A 47-year-old doctor allegedly committed suicide by hanging at his house in Basaveshwar Nagar here on Sunday.

Bengaluru, Aug 25: Karnataka Coronavirus recoveries exceeded infections again with 8,061 discharges even as the state tally rose to 2.83 lakh cases with 5,851 new infections, an official said on Monday.

New Delhi, Aug 24: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy demanded that the Central government should take action against AYUSH Ministry Secretary Rajesh Kotecha alleging that the latter, during a virtual event hosted by the ministry, said that non-Hindi speaking participants could leave.

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Hours after the Congress rejected reports of Sonia Gandhi resigning as the interim president of the party as false, its Karnataka unit chief DK Shivakumar said the entire party stood by her and the Gandhi family.

Mysuru, Aug 23: Government doctors in Karnataka on Sunday decided to withdraw the proposed strike from August 24 to protest the suicide of their colleague due to alleged COVID-19 work pressure recently, following an assurance by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to look into their demands. “The state government was aware of the problems faced by Doctors during COVID-19 situation. As Chief Minister B

Madikeri, Aug 23: After a frantic search for 16 days, search teams have given up the search for two persons who are buried deep underneath the debris of a massive landslide at Talacauvery in Kodagu district.