Karnataka seer Shivamurthy Sharanaru, accused of rape, gets 4-day police custody
Sep 03, 2022, at 02:47 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The chief of Karanataka's Murugha Math, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, accused of rape charges and arrested Thursday, has been sent to police custody for four days by a local court.
Accused of sexual abuse, Karnataka seer Shivamurthy Sharanaru arrested
Sep 02, 2022, at 05:30 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The chief of Karanataka's Murugha Math, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, one of the key Lingayat seminaries in the state, has been arrested after allegations of sexual abuse from school girls.
FIR filed against Karnataka minister for threatening to burn a family over land dispute
Sep 01, 2022, at 03:06 am
Hospet/UNI: AN FIR has been filed against Karnataka Tourism Minister Anand Singh for allegedly threatening a family, whose members later attempted to immolate themselves.
Karnataka HC allows Ganesh festival in Eidgah Maidan snubbing Muslim body's plea
Aug 31, 2022, at 04:35 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court has allowed Ganesh Chaturthi at Eidgah Maidan here rejecting a fresh petition filed against the holding of the two-day Hindu festival, media reports said.
Aug 31, 2022, at 12:52 am
Bengaluru: Incessant rainfall over the last few days in several parts of Karnataka, including the country's IT hub Bengaluru, has brought life in these areas to a standstill with waterlogged streets, and communication woes, schools and colleges remaining shut.
PM Narendra Modi to visit Karnataka, Kerala on Sept 1-2
Aug 30, 2022, at 08:26 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Kerala on Sept 1-2.
Hijab ban row: Supreme Court issues notice to Karnataka govt over pleas challenging HC order
Aug 29, 2022, at 05:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Monday issued a notice to the Karnataka government over pleas challenging the High Court order that had upheld the ban on hijab in educational institutions, media reports said.
Hijab Row: SC to hear appeals challenging Karnataka HC order tomorrow
Aug 28, 2022, at 10:24 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions on Monday challenging the Karnataka High Court's verdict that ruled wearing Hijab was not an essential practice in Islam.
In embarrassment for Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka minister says 'we're managing govt, not running it'
Aug 17, 2022, at 03:19 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Tuesday confirmed that a state minister's comments about 'managing the government', leaked to the press early this morning, are authentic but taken out of context.
Prohibitory orders in Karnataka's Shivamogga after clashes over Savarkar poster
Aug 16, 2022, at 03:47 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: A man was stabbed in Karnataka's Shivamogga district as two groups allegedly clashed over a banner featuring the photo of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, whom the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) considers one of its biggest icons.
Man slits estranged wife's neck on Karnataka court premises
Aug 14, 2022, at 03:17 pm
Hassan (Karnataka)/UNI: A man killed his estranged wife on the premises of a family court in Karnataka by allegedly slitting her neck on Saturday, according to police.
Karnataka CM Bommai tests Covid-19 positive, calls off Delhi visit
Aug 06, 2022, at 06:51 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has cancelled his Delhi visit after testing Covid-19 positive.
Rahul Gandhi urged Karnataka Congress to stand united: KC Venugopal
Aug 03, 2022, at 06:29 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Admitting that there are differences within the Karnataka Congress, the central party leadership Tuesday said that Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi has appealed to state party leaders to put up a united stand to fight the "corrupt" BJP government in the state.
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:18 am
The father of one of the accused Shafiq Ballere in BJP worker Praveen Nettaru's murder case has said that the victim was friends with his son and visited their house, said media reports.
Karnataka: Man stabbed to death by masked attackers in Mangaluru
Jul 29, 2022, at 04:24 pm
Mangaluru/IBNS: A man was stabbed to death by some masked attackers in Karnataka's Mangaluru Thursday evening, amid the simmering tension in the state over the killing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s youth wing leader Praveen Nettaru, media reports said.
Modi, Shah will decide: BSY's U-turn day after announcing son's candidature in Karnataka polls
Jul 24, 2022, at 01:16 am
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday said the final decision on fielding his son BY Vijayendra in the assembly elections will be taken by BJP's central leadership.
Caught on camera, speeding ambulance loses control, skids into toll booth in Karnataka, kills 4
Jul 21, 2022, at 03:32 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: An ambulance carrying a patient and two attendants lost control and crashed into a toll booth in Karnataka's Udupi district on Wednesday, leaving all three as well as a toll attendant dead.
Ex-Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa cleared of charges in contractor suicide case
Jul 21, 2022, at 02:17 am
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa, who found himself in the middle of a huge controversy following allegations of corruption and an alleged role in the suicide of a contractor, has been given a clean chit by the police after an investigation in the case.
SC stays Karnataka High Court directions against ACB, observes judge made irrelevant remarks
Jul 19, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court has stayed the directions passed by a single-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court against the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after observing that Justice HP Sandesh made irrelevant statements that were beyond the scope of the bail.
Monsoon fury prompts flood alert in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana
Jul 11, 2022, at 12:43 am
Mumbai/IBNS: At least 130 villages in Maharashtra have been lashed by heavy rains leaving 128 of them without any communication.
Karnataka: Communal clashes break out in Kerur, Section 144 clamped
Jul 07, 2022, at 06:05 pm
Bagalkot/UNI: Communal clashes broke out between two groups in Karnataka's Kerur over an eve-teasing incident.
Agnipath protests: Police sound high alert in Karnataka as PM Modi visits state
Jun 20, 2022, at 08:15 pm
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have sounded high alert following warnings from intelligence agencies that anti-Agnipath protests might break out during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rallies in Karnataka.
PM to visit Karnataka on 20th and 21st June
Jun 20, 2022, at 03:18 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on 20th and 21st June where he will inaugurate and lay the foundations stones of various projects.
Basavaraj Bommai breaks down at film screening '777 Charlie', calls it 'must-watch'
Jun 15, 2022, at 06:09 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai broke down at a screening of the film "777 Charlie" on Monday and called it a 'must-watch'.
Nupur row: Bommai says precautionary steps being taken to maintain law and order
Jun 11, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Hubballi/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the police inspectors of all police stations have been instructed to interact with community leaders of their respective areas to maintain peace and harmony in the backdrop of protests and violence against the alleged derogatory remarks on Prophet Mohammad made by Nupur Sharma.
RS polls: JDS chief HD Kumaraswamy alleges horse-trading in Karnataka
Jun 10, 2022, at 10:56 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: JD-S President H D Kumaraswamy on Friday alleged horse-trading in the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka claiming that Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah was pressurising JD-S MLAs to vote for the Congress party.
Karnataka: Eight passengers from Hyderabad burnt alive as bus catches fire
Jun 03, 2022, at 07:16 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: In a tragic road accident, eight passengers were burnt alive and 12 injured when a private travel agency bus caught fire after colliding with a mini-lorry at Kamlapur village in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka on Friday.
Karnataka Dalit Hindu man killed over relationship with Muslim girl, 2 arrested
May 28, 2022, at 06:42 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a brutal case of murder over an interfaith relationship, a 25-year-old Dalit Hindu man from Karnataka's Kalaburagi was stabbed to death for loving a Muslim girl.
May 25, 2022, at 01:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to a mishap in Karnataka's Hubli, where at least seven people died and 26 were injured in a road accident.
RS polls: BJP, Cong eye JDS votes for their extra candidate
May 16, 2022, at 05:47 pm
Bengaluru, (UNI): The ruling BJP and opposition Congress in Karnataka are eyeing for 32 JDS votes for helping their extra candidate to win the Rajya Sabha elections in the state.