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Security breach at PM Modi's roadshow in Karnataka's Hubbali, boy runs to him with garland

Jan 13, 2023, at 12:59 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: The security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the highest in the country, was breached on Thursday in Karnataka's Hubbali as a boy suddenly jumped onto the road and managed to run up to an arm's length of him.

JP Nadda to visit poll-bound Karnataka on Jan 5 and 6

Jan 04, 2023, at 07:25 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda will be on a two-day visit to poll-bound Karnataka on Jan 5 and 6.

Suicide by another govt contractor revives corruption allegations against Karnataka govt

Jan 01, 2023, at 04:35 am

Bengaluru: A contractor in Karnataka Tumakuru district, about 70 km from the capital Bengaluru, committed suicide on Thursday, once again triggering allegations of corruption against the Basavaraj Bommai-led government ahead of the big elections next year, media reports said.

Amit Shah slams Congress, JDS as 'dynastic parties', seeks support for BJP in Karnataka's Mandya

Dec 31, 2022, at 01:12 am

Mandya (Karnataka)/UNI: Terming Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress as dynastic parties and highly corrupt, Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday urged people to ensure a clean sweep for the party in Mandya district.

FIR against BJP's Pragya Thakur over 'Hindus, keep knives sharp' speech in Karnataka

Dec 29, 2022, at 05:23 am

New Delhi/IBNS: A police case was Wednesday registered against Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MP Pragya Thakur for allegedly making a provocative speech in Karnataka's Shivmogga.

Karnataka: Mysuru church vandalised a day after Christmas

Dec 28, 2022, at 06:56 pm

Mysuru/IBNS: A church in Karnataka's Mysuru city was allegedly vandalised by some known people on Tuesday, a day after Christmas, police said.

Karnataka CM Bommai to visit Delhi for discussing cabinet expansion, reveals KSE

Dec 22, 2022, at 06:29 pm

Belagavi/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will be visiting New Delhi on Monday to discuss cabinet expansion.

Basavraj Bommai seeks resolution of border row with Maharashtra as per State Reorganisation Act

Dec 21, 2022, at 05:45 am

Belagavi/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday sought the cooperation of the Opposition members in both houses of the legislature to pass a resolution reiterating the state's stand on an inter-state border row with Maharashtra as per the 1956 State Reorganisation Act.

After hijab, Karnataka to now propose ban on halal meat

Dec 21, 2022, at 01:49 am

New Delhi/IBNS: After the hijab row, Karnataka is likely to be headed for another huge controversy with a leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to bring a bill to ban halal meat a year before the state elections, media reports said.

Congress's mindset is to use power for their own goodwill: JP Nadda

Dec 16, 2022, at 01:37 am

Koppal/UNI: National BJP President JP Nadda Thursday said the Congress cannot think beyond using power for their purpose and earning through commission.

Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa rubbishes claims of BJP neglecting him

Dec 15, 2022, at 09:36 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday denied speculations of opposition that he was being neglected by the BJP.

Mangaluru autorickshaw blast an 'act of terror', says Karnataka DGP

Nov 20, 2022, at 06:40 pm

Bengaluru: Saturday’s autorickshaw blast in Karnataka’s coastal town Mangaluru was not 'accidental' but an 'act of terror', Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Praveen Sood said Sunday.

Karnataka: Autorickshaw explodes in Managaluru, 2 injured

Nov 20, 2022, at 04:43 am

Mangaluru: An autorickshaw exploded in Karnataka’s coastal town Mangaluru, injuring the driver and a passenger, media reports said.

Karnataka: Congress alleges voter data theft, seeks Bommai's resignation

Nov 17, 2022, at 06:24 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Thursday alleged that Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, BBMP and Election Authority are overtly and covertly responsible for theft of voter data, fraud and impersonation through brazen misdemeanors.

Eyes on Karnataka polls, PM Modi inaugurates infra projects in Bengaluru

Nov 11, 2022, at 07:00 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated infrastructure projects, having a lot of cultural and political implications, ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections in Karnataka.

PM Modi to visit Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Nov 11-12

Nov 10, 2022, at 04:20 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Nov 11 and 12.

PM Modi to address inaugural session of global investors meet in Karnataka

Nov 02, 2022, at 04:15 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the inaugural function of Invest Karnataka 2022, the Global Investors Meet of the state, on Nov 2 at 10:30 AM via video conferencing.

Karnataka: Three, including woman, detained in Lingayat seer's suicide case

Oct 30, 2022, at 03:16 am

Bengaluru: Three people, including a woman, have been detained in Bengaluru in connection with the suicide of Lingayat seer Basavalinga Swami, according to media reports.

Karnataka: Lingayat seer found hanging near Bengaluru

Oct 25, 2022, at 11:25 pm

Bengaluru: A Lingayat seer of Kunchagal Bande Math Sri Basavlingeshwara Swamy was found hanging in his mutt situated in Ramanagara near here.

Karnataka Guv gives assent to ordinance hiking SC/ST reservation

Oct 24, 2022, at 07:59 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot gave his assent to BJP government's ordinance to increase the reservation quota of SCs and STs in jobs and the education sector in the state.

Karnataka minister V Somanna slaps woman trying to narrate grievances

Oct 23, 2022, at 07:53 pm

V Somanna, a minister in the Karnata BJP government, was caught on camera as he slapped a woman at an event where he distributed land titles.

Ban on hijab will continue during classes: K'taka Minister

Oct 14, 2022, at 01:09 am

Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister BC Nagesh on Thursday said the ban on hijabs during classes conducted in educational institutions implementing dress code will continue following a split verdict by the Supreme Court on the issue.

Supreme Court delivers split verdict on Karnataka hijab ban

Oct 13, 2022, at 04:58 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Thursday delivered a split verdict on the pleas challenging the Karnataka government's imposition of ban on hijab or head scarves (worn by Muslim women) in educational institutions, media reports said.

16 Dalits locked up, tortured in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru, pregnant woman loses baby

Oct 12, 2022, at 03:33 am

Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka/IBNS: Jagadeesha Gowda, a staunch Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district, has been accused of keeping 16 Dalit people locked up for days in his coffee plantation where a pregnant woman lost her baby, said reports.

Mahmud Gawan’s incident in Bidar: BJP promoting such activity to demean Muslims, says MIM chief Owaisi

Oct 07, 2022, at 02:56 pm

Hyderabad: A day after a mob participating in a procession for Dusseha allegedly broke into the historic Mahmud Gawan Masjid and Madrasa at Bidar in Karnataka, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday alleged that the BJP is promoting such activity only to demean Mulsim.

SM Krishna totally stable and recovering: CM Bommai

Sep 26, 2022, at 05:00 am

Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said former external affairs minister of India and chief minister SM Krishna, who has been hospitalized with a respiratory infection, is totally stable and recovering.

Karnataka Congress leaders detained over 'PayCM' poster campaign in Bengaluru

Sep 24, 2022, at 01:49 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and several other leaders of the party were detained in Bengaluru Friday in connection with the 'PayCM' campaign targeting Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Supreme Court relief to BJP strongman Yediyurappa

Sep 23, 2022, at 07:16 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa Friday was granted relief by the Supreme Court in a corruption case.

NIA raids SDPI, PFI across Karnataka

Sep 22, 2022, at 05:08 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: In the largest investigation conducted by NIA to date, searches are being carried out against PFI and persons allegedly supporting terrorists, in Karnataka's Bengaluru, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru, Koppala, Davanagere, Mysuru and Shivamogga as part of its nationwide operation.

Janata Dal (Secular) leader drags Indira Gandhi, Droupadi Murmu's 'pallu' in Hijab argument

Sep 21, 2022, at 05:16 am

Delhi:  A Janta Dal (Secular) leader lashed out at the Karnataka government on Tuesday after it told the Supreme Court that the student petitioners who challenged the hijab ban in state-run institutes were influenced by the Popular Front of India (PFI).