Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Accusing the BJP government in Karnataka of curtailing the legislature session by a day for Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah on Thursday said, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai lacks guts to ask him not to come during the session.

Bengaluru, Dec 12: Amidst a series of communal incidents including murders and immoral policing by saffron activists being reported from across Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party has poised to make ‘Hindutva’ a prime agenda in looming assembly polls.

Mangaluru, Dec 28: The Additional District and Sessions Judge FTSC-II (Pocso) KM Radhakrishna has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his 15-year-old niece last year. The accused must also pay a fine of Rs 50,000, under Section 6 of the Pocso Act.

Mysuru, Dec 28: Miscreants barged into the St Mary's Church in Periyapatna of Mysuru district last evening and indulged in vandalism.

Bengaluru, Dec 26: Stressing the need to create awareness with a spurt in Covid cases globally and Omicron sub-variant BF.7 infections, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the government will implement preventive measures step by step, without hampering normal life and economic activities. This was discussed at the cabinet meeting held here, earlier today.

Bengaluru, Dec 26: In the wake of a surge in Covid cases in several countries, wearing masks has been made compulsory inside restaurants, pubs, theatre halls, schools and colleges in Karnataka during year end.

Bengaluru, Dec 26: The Karnataka Health department was concerned over the development of 12 passengers arriving from high-risk countries testing positive for Covid at the Kempe Gowda International Airport, Bengaluru, sources confirmed on Monday.

Shivamogga, Dec 26: BJP leader and Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur has urged the Hindu community to keep sharp-edged weapons in their homes in order to protect themselves.

Bengaluru, Dec 24: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday appealed to the people not to panic but exercise caution, amid rise in Covid-19 cases in certain countries and said his government has taken adequate measures to manage the situation.

Bengaluru, Dec 23: Karnataka ministers and BJP legislators belonging to the dominant Vokkaliga community on Friday demanded 12 per cent reservation in admission in the state educational institutions and government jobs.