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Shivamogga: Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa, who is facing charges of abetment to suicide in connection with the death of a civil contractor in Udupi, on Thursday announced that he will step down from his position. Addressing a press meet here, Eshwarappa said, “I have served as the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister in […]

Bengaluru: Predictive studies opine that the 4th wave of the Covid-19 will start in June-July and last till September, stated Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Tuesday. “Karnataka is prepared to face it,” he added. He said that there is no need to worry as of now. The new XE variant of Covid-19 is prominent […]

Bengaluru: Amid all the din and commotion in the state following ban calls on Muslim traders by Hindutva groups, the ruling BJP government is all set to clear temple premises in Karnataka of Muslim vendors, according to sources. Already, the state government has declared on the floor of the House that there is no provision […]

Hyderabad: Different hybrid recombinants and mutations of the Omicron variant have continued to get reported by genetic researchers from across India. The latest to be reported is BA. 2 Omicron subvariant with L452R mutation in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Overall, between January and March, about 57 cases of L452R Omicron variant, which was first […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Central Crime Station police nabbed an interstate house burglar involved in several cases here on Monday. Police recovered stolen material worth Rs.32 lakh from him. Police said the suspect Ganesh from Karnataka was earlier involved in 15 burglaries in Karnataka. He did a recce of secluded residential colonies and targeted locked houses […]

Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation has dismissed reports in a section of the media which said that a team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America has come to India to investigate the Bitcoin hacking case in Karnataka. “Reference is invited to reports in sections of media that a […]

Bengaluru: As many as 64 persons, including Karnataka Opposition leader Siddaramaiah, former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy and famous progressive litterateur K. Veerabhadrappa, have received death threat messages which are doing rounds on social media. The police department has taken serious note of the matter and is contemplating beefing up the security. “Death is lurking around you, […]

New Delhi: Amidst a raging row in Karnataka where several outfits have demanded a ban on the use of mosques using loudspeakers to offer Azaan, former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Deve Gowda has said that implementing such a policy would put an end to the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party […]

Bengaluru: Karnataka, which has entered election year, has been witnessing unsavoury developments threatening the law and order situation and attracting international attention for the wrong reasons. At a time when the hijab row seemed to be settling down, the ”halal” controversy has erupted across the State. Elaborate security arrangements are being put in place for […]

Raichur: Karnataka Police on Saturday sent a team to look into the situation in Andhra Pradesh’s Srisailam where a violent clash involving pilgrims broke out. According to the police, the decision to send the team of 14 policemen — two PSI’s, two ASI’s, 10 constables — was taken by the Karnataka state government. After the […]

Sangareddy: The National Highway-161-B that connects Narayankhed-Nizampet and Bidar towns will get a facelift as the union Ministry of Road Transportation and Highways has granted Rs 512.98 crore for laying a 46-KM double-lane road to connect these two towns located on two sides of Karnataka and Telangana border. In a press statement on Tuesday, Finance […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) students bagged five gold medals in various categories in the South-Zone leg of the nationwide talent hunt golf tournament, conducted by the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry of India, in Kolar, Karnataka on Thursday. Anusha (Nancharla), Amulya (Thorrur), Mukul (Nalkhal), Pragathi (Adilabad) and Akhila (Yellandu) clinched […]

Hyderabad: The endemic leaf-toed geckoes (Lizards) in India have become richer with three new species discovered in Telangana and Karnataka plateaus by the scientists of Department of Zoology, Osmania University. In the process of research in various parts of Deccan plateau region between Godavari and Krishna-Tungabhadra river basins, three new species of leaf-toed geckoes i.e., […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad topped the list of cities with the highest number of transactions at physical touch points in 2021 for Worldline India, a technology partner to several banks and e-commerce giants. Also, Telangana figured among the top ten States with the highest transactions at physical touch points in 2021. Physical touch points include point of […]

Hyderabad: A delegation of 30 farmers met Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and appealed to him to implement in Karnataka the farmer-friendly welfare programmes introduced by the TRS government, said Turmeric Farmers Association national vice president K Narasimha Naidu. The farmers’ union leaders from across the country urged the Karnataka Chief Minister to implement Rythu […]

Haveri: The final rites of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, the medical student who lost his life in Russian shelling in Kharkiv city of Ukraine, was performed in his native village Chalageri here on Monday morning. His family conducted the rites as per Veerashaiva Lingayat traditions. The mortal remains will be kept for public viewing till 2 […]

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Sunday said that it has conducted a search and seizure operation on a Pune and Thane based unicorn, and has found evidence of undisclosed income of Rs 224 crore. The I-T department found evidences of foreign funding and a hawala network of Mumbai and Thane based shell companies. […]

Telangana: Leaders cutting across political affiliations paid their last respects to veteran communist leader Mallu Swarajyam, who passed away at the age of 91. Mallu Swarajyam was a member of the central committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Her body was handed over to Nalgonda Government Medical College as per her wishes. Born […]

Tumakuru: As many as eight people died and more than twenty were injured critically on Saturday as a bus overturned near Pavagada, Tumakuru district. “Eight dead and more than twenty critically injured, including students as a bus overturned near Pavagada in Tumkur district,” the Tumkur Police said. Expressing grief over the incident, Vice-President M. Venkaiah […]

Tumkuru (Karnataka): As many as 8 persons were killed and 25 seriously injured after a private bus they were travelling in turned turtle in Palavalli Katte village near Pavagada town in Tumakuru district of Karnataka on Saturday. According to police, several persons have suffered critical injuries and are battling for life in the hospital. The […]