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Congress guarantees comprehensive social, economic and caste census, says Kharge ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:20:33 S O Correspondent

Bengaluru: Residents continue to struggle with drinking water shortage amid drought crisis

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:14:16 S O Correspondent

Revolt in Karnataka BJP as senior leader Eshwarappa to contest as independent

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 14:33:39 S O Correspondent

Ex-CM Yediyurappa booked under POCSO Act

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 14:32:38 S O Correspondent

Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has been booked under the POCSO Act based on a complaint by the mother of a 17-year-old survivor, police said here on Friday.

Walkathon for voting awareness and women's day celebration in Bengaluru

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:30:28 IG Bhatkali

Kauvery Hospital, in collaboration with the Election Commission and BBMP, is hosting a special Walkathon to promote voting awareness and celebrate International Women's Day. The event will be held at Kauvery Hospital, Marathalli, Bengaluru, on Sunday, March 17, starting at 6:30 AM.

Karnataka High Court overturns acquittal, sentences man to 10 year in jail for minor's rape

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:15:02 IG Bhatkali

In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court overturned a previous acquittal in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, emphasizing the importance of protecting minors from sexual exploitation.

BJP faces discontent in Karnataka over ticket denials for Lok Sabha elections

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:04:19 IG Bhatkali

A day after the BJP announced its first list of candidates for 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka for the upcoming Parliament elections, discontent has started brewing among the ticket aspirants who were denied a ticket.

No one should take law into their own hands: Deputy CM Shivakumar warns pro-Kannada activists on 60:40 signboard rule

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:04:12 S O Correspondent

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday warned pro-Kannada activists that they should not take the law into their own hands for implementing the 60:40 rule for the use of Kannada on signboards.

Former K’taka CM Basavaraj Bommai to make his debut in LS polls, to contest from Haveri

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:56:50 S O Correspondent

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is all set to make his debut in the Lok Sabha polls, almost a year after the BJP fared poorly in the assembly polls held when he was at the helm.

Uzbekistan woman found murdered in Bengaluru hotel

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:55:51 S O Correspondent

A woman from Uzbekistan was found murdered in a hotel room in Bengaluru, police said on Thursday.

Indian Railways Announces Vande Bharat Express Services In Bengaluru

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:48:45 S O Correspondent

The Western Railway on Tuesday announced the regular service of the Vande Bharat Express between Kalaburagi and Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru.

Mysuru’s 31-year-old ‘King’ Yaduveer Wadiyar given BJP LS poll ticket for his debut in politics

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:41:20 S O Correspondent

Mysuru royal scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar will be making his foray into electoral politics, with the BJP fielding him as its candidate from the Mysore Lok Sabha segment, replacing sitting MP Pratap Simha.