State News

Many Karntaka BJP leaders in touch, we will initiate next process after Jan 26: Laxman Savadi

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:33:38 S O Correspondent

Karnataka CM flays Centre for not releasing ‘even a single paisa’ for drought relief to state

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:31:38 S O Correspondent

K’taka govt to set up fact checking units for preventing false news propaganda

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:33:58 S O Correspondent

Class 2 Student Who Fell Into Hot 'Sambar' Vessel In Karnataka Dies

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:31:32 S O Correspondent

A class 2 student succumbed to her burn injuries at a Bengaluru hospital, three days after she accidentally fell into a hot 'sambar' vessel at a government school in Afzalpur taluk of this district, the police said on Monday.

Siddaramaiah govt completes six months in office, showcases introduction of key poll promises

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:20:17 S O Correspondent

As his government completed six months in office on Monday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said his administration has taken decisive steps to reduce corruption and initiated thorough investigations in various cases. He said his government is committed to building a state that not only meets the immediate needs of its people, but also lays the foundation for a prosperous future.

Karnataka seer Shivamurthy Sharana arrested in POCSO case after court issues NBW

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:08:36 S O Correspondent

The pontiff of the Chitradurga Murugharajendra Bruhan Mutt, Shivamurthy Sharanaru was arrested on Monday, hours after a Court issued a non-bailable warrant in the second Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case pending against him.

Bengaluru electrocution case: BESCOM suspends five officials, issues notice to two

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:05:45 S O Correspondent

The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company has suspended five of its officials for "dereliction of duties" and issued show cause notice to two senior officers after a woman and her daughter died due to electrocution here, officials said on Monday.

"HD Kumaraswamy Has Lost His Mental Balance": DK Shivakumar

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:42:34 S O Correspondent

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday rubbished former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's allegations about the screening of adult films and said that the latter has lost his mental balance.

"Everything Will Be Fine": Karnataka BJP Chief On MLA's '1 Family' Remark

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:36:55 S O Correspondent

Amid resentment within, among a section of leaders, over his appointment as Karnataka BJP president, B Y Vijayendra on Sunday said, everything will be fine, and everyone including senior party MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, who is upset, will be taken into confidence. He said, everyone in the party has the freedom to express their opinion and that the BJP's central leadership and seniors in the sta

Will retire from politics, if proved I have taken money in single case of transfer: Siddaramaiah

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 18:56:27 S O Correspondent

With JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy repeatedly attacking him and his son Yathindra, a former Congress MLA, accusing them of a “cash for transfer” racket, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said he will retire from politics, if proved that he has taken money, even in a single transfer case of government officials. He alleged such cash for transfer happened during Kumaraswamy’s t

Woman, daughter electrocuted to death in Bengaluru's Whitefield; probe underway

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 18:31:01 S O Correspondent

A woman and her nine-month-old child died of electrocution after they came in contact with a high-voltage electric wire in the Whitefield area of Bengaluru on Sunday morning, said an official.

Low-Level Politics: Siddaramaiah's Son On JDS' "Cash For Posting" Charge

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 12:32:55 S O Correspondent

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra who is mired in a controversy related to the alleged 'cash-for-posting' scam, said those hurling baseless charges against him were indulging in 'Neecha Rajakaarana' (low-level politics).