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Mandya The “K.S. Puttannayya Cup 2025,” a state-level junior boys’ and girls’ kabaddi championship, was held from December 11 to 14 at the Agriculture University stadium in VC Farm, Mandya taluk, in memory of the late K.S. Puttannayya. The four-day tournament saw vibrant celeb
Mangaluru Leaders of Karnataka’s marginalized Koraga and Jenukuruba communities staged a protest outside the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on Friday, demanding implementation of their longstanding requests related to land, employment, and institutional support. Both commu
BENGALURU While drugs worth crores of rupees are being brought to the state from abroad through flights, the shocking fact has come to light that the railway route is being used as a route for infiltrating ganja and other narcotics from foreign states into Karnataka. Railway p
The High Court has said that until the rules are formulated, rowdy sheeters cannot be summoned verbally on suspicion, even if they are not involved in criminal acts, just because their names are on the list. BENGALURU The High Court has held that verbally summoning rowdy s
Deputy Commissioner P.N. Ravindra appeals to farmers to register early as maize procurement process begins across the district. Chikkaballapur The registration process for maize procurement has begun across the district, and Deputy Commissioner P.N. Ravindra has urged farme
BENGALURU The state government's move to bring a law against hate speechis against the constitution. We condemn it. And the BJP will fight it legally, said former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai. He posted on X about this and said, the law curtails our freedom of s
Bengaluru Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar (Alok Thakur) on Thursday officially took charge as the new Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services in Bengaluru, marking a key administrative shift in Karnataka’s law enforcement leadership. After assuming office, Alok
KPTCL successfully concluded its transparent recruitment process, issuing appointment orders to 448 candidates for technical posts across Karnataka. Bengaluru Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has completed the recruitment process for Junior Station A
BENGALURU The state government has been receiving a good response after allowing motorists to pay 50 percent of their traffic fines. More than 5 lakh cases have been settled in three weeks and Rs 16.63 crore in fines have been collected. The government approved the proposal
BENGALURU The state government has requested the Union government to support a plan for establishing a Quantum Materials Innovation Network (Q-MIN) in Bengaluru, positioning it as a national resource for research and industry needs within the quantum sector. This proposal was
SIT finds D’sthala mass burial claims fabricated, names 6 accused Bengaluru The Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitted a preliminary report to the Beltangady court in Karnataka, stating that the alleged Dharmasthala mass burial case was fabricated through a conspiracy o
As per the Bill, making ‘hate speech’ or circulating it will amount to committing a ‘hate crime’, which will attract a minimum jail term of one year, extendable up to seven, with a fine of Rs 50,000. Belagavi The Karnataka government on Wednesday introduced the Karnataka Ha
The DC has directed poultry and livestock feed units to procure maximum maize at MSP, with inspections and procurement centres planned accordingly. Chitradurga Deputy Commissioner T. Venkatesh has instructed all animal and poultry feed manufacturers in the district to purch
The Karnataka government is moving to simplify rules for establishing the proposed Mangaluru IT Park under the PPP model Belagavi Information Technology and Biotechnology Minister Priyank Kharge has said that efforts are underway to simplify procedures and promote investmen
Belagavi In Belagavi, activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal held a protest on Wednesday at Channamma Circle opposing the proposed amendment to the Karnataka Cow Slaughter Prohibition and Conservation Act. The protestors alleged that although the state ca
Belagavi The Karnataka government is considering a significant revision to the financial assistance offered under the Basava Housing Scheme, with plans to provide a minimum subsidy of ₹3–4 lakh to selected beneficiaries. Housing Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan informed the Legislat
Belagavi Minority Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan announced that tenders have been floated to upgrade essential facilities—including beds, mattresses and other basic amenities—in hostels functioning under the Minority Welfare Department across Karnataka. Responding to a que
Labour Minister Santosh Lad assures Haveri’s pending labour card applications will be processed, fake cards eliminated, and verification strengthened for transparency Belagavi Labour Minister Santosh Lad assured the Karnataka Assembly that all pending labour card applicatio
