Bengaluru, Aug 19: In the wake of severe floods in Karnataka, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of mismanaging the situation and solely focussing on Bengaluru violence to gain political mileage.
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Mudigere, Aug 19: A man was found dead inside a car between Charmadi Ghat and Kottigehara town under the limits of Banakal police station in Mudigere taluk on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 19: On the 70th birthday of award-winning author Sudha Murty, publishing house Penguin Random House India on Wednesday announced her latest collection of short stories, "Grandparents' Bag of Stories".
New Delhi, Aug 18: Karnataka Tourism and Culture Minister CT Ravi, along with Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday and demanded a special financial package for Chikmagalur district, which has been adversely affected due to heavy rains.
Bengaluru, Aug 18: After a brief respite, rains have resumed in many parts of Karnataka, causing a flood like situation in several areas, especially in the northern belt. Districts that come under the Krishna basin are facing a flood like situation with the river and its tributaries in spate because of rains in the catchment areas, especially in neighbouring Maharashtra.
Bengaluru, Aug 18: Congress MLA in Karnataka, BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is getting hospitalised on the advice of the doctors. "I had developed a slight fever and underwent a corona test today, the report has confirmed the infection. On the advice of the doctors I'm getting admitted to hospital," Khan tweeted.
Bengaluru, Aug 18: Executive chairperson of Bengaluru-headquartered Biocon Ltd Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said on Monday night that she has tested positive for Covid-19.
Bengaluru, Aug 18: Expelled Congress leader R Roshan Baig has alleged that the party in Karnataka had patronised "extreme radical" organisations for over a decade and that MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy, targeted in recent mob fury, was a victim of SDPI's "violence".
Bengaluru, Aug 18: Karnataka has registered a record 8,387 recoveries even as 7,665 new coronavirus cases increased the state's total tally to 2.4 lakh, an official said on Tuesday.
Bengaluru, Aug 18: Congress legislator Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, whose house was destroyed during violence that broke out in parts of Bengaluru on August 11, has demanded CBI probe into incident.