State News

Completing 100 days in office, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah reiterates govt commitment to fulfilling pre-poll guarantees

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:51:56 S O Correspondent

Editors Guild voices concern over Karnataka govt decision to set up fact-check unit

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:48:54 S O Correspondent

Two Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives achieved, in-situ scientific experiments on lunar surface underway: ISRO

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 13:51:34 S O Correspondent

Chandrayaan-3 touchdown point to be known as "Shiva Shakti Point": PM Modi

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 20:50:47 S O Correspondent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Bengaluru on Saturday directly from the Greek capital of Athens to interact with ISRO scientists on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and announced the decision to name the place where lander 'Vikram' touched down on the lunar surface as "Shiva Shakti Point".

Requested Karnataka Guv, CM, Dy CM not to take trouble of coming early to receive me: PM Modi

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 20:39:09 S O Correspondent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday he had requested the Karnataka Governor, Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister not to come to the airport to receive him as he did not want them to take the trouble of coming early in the morning as he was not sure of his arrival time after a long flight.

K’taka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot felicitates ISRO Chairman and Chandrayaan-3 team

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 18:11:02 S O Correspondent

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Friday felicitated ISRO Chairman S Somanath and his team for the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission.

No restriction on using residential home for religious prayers: Karnataka HC

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 18:09:05 S O Correspondent

The High Court of Karnataka has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by some residents of HBR Layout, Bengaluru, alleging that a residential property was being used for prayers.

Karnataka govt cites Deve Gowda in its defence; experts see no electoral fallout

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 18:06:51 S O Correspondent

Even as major political parties in Karnataka are vying with each other to get political mileage out of the present Cauvery dispute following the failure of Monsoon rains ahead of Lok Sabha elections, the issue is not likely to affect the electoral politics of the state, according to experts.

After moon landing venture, ISRO's eye on launch of Aditya-L1 solar mission

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 18:04:06 S O Correspondent

After the successful moon lander venture, ISRO is now gearing up for the launch of a solar mission in a week's time, likely on September 2, to study the Sun. Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed to provide remote observations of the solar corona and in situ observations of the solar wind at L1 (Sun-Earth Lagrangian point), which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth.

K’taka: BJP leader arrested for carrying out propaganda against Priyank Kharge

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:30:56 S O Correspondent

The police in Karnataka have arrested BJP leader Manikanth Rathod in the state’s Kalaburagi district on charges of carrying out social media propaganda against state Cabinet Minister Priyank Kharge.

At all-party meet, Karnataka CM proposes evolving distress formula for sharing Cauvery river water

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:30:19 S O Correspondent

Expressing the Karnataka government’s commitment to protect the state and its farmers’ interest with regards to the dispute over releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday stressed on evolving a distress formula for water sharing and implementation of Mekedatu project that would mitigate such issues during rainfall deficit years.

Images show Chandrayaan-3’s lander chose relatively flat region on Moon’s surface for soft-landing

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:53:26 S O Correspondent

Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lander ‘Vikram’ chose a relatively flat region on the lunar surface to touch down, images captured by its camera showed.