State News

Disproportionate assets case against D K Shivakumar adjourned to July 26

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 18:39:28 S O Correspondent

As Opposition party, JD(S) has decided to work together with BJP, says Kumaraswamy

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:59:22 S O Correspondent

HC to hear petition seeking Siddaramaiah's disqualification on July 28

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:25:16 S O Correspondent

Karnataka govt says Centre’s ‘drought manual’ far away from ground realities, to seek changes in guidelines

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:18:10 S O Correspondent

The Karnataka government on Friday said it will write to the Centre requesting for changes in the guidelines in the “drought manual”, aimed at declaring drought, based on ground realities.

Pastor arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting minor girl in Karnataka

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:14:47 S O Correspondent

A 49-year-old pastor has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl who was studying in a pre-university college attached to a city church, police said on Friday.

BJP, JD(S) boycott Assembly proceedings in protest against suspension of 10 MLAs

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:12:59 S O Correspondent

The opposition BJP and the JD(S) boycotted proceedings of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for the second day on Friday, after the Speaker suspended 10 BJP members for the remainder of the session, for their “indecent and disrespectful” conduct in the House.

BJP is uncivilised, anti-democracy, anti-Constitution: Siddaramaiah on BJP MLAs’ conduct in K’taka assembly

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:09:31 S O Correspondent

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday called BJP MLAs “uncivilised” for tearing up copies of bills and the agenda and throwing it at Deputy Speaker Rudrappa Lamani who was presiding over the assembly session.

Karnataka Assembly ruckus: Speaker, Deputy Speaker meet Governor to brief him on situation

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:49:00 S O Correspondent

Karnataka Assembly Speaker U T Khader along with Deputy Speaker Rudrappa Lamani and Assembly Secretary M K Vishalakshi on Thursday called on Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and reportedly apprised him about the circumstances that led to the suspension of 10 BJP MLAs till the end of the session.

ISRO successfully performs fourth orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:45:47 S O Correspondent

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday successfully performed the fourth orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) here.

Suspension of BJP MLAs from Assembly 'shows dictatorship of Congress Govt': Former K'taka CM Bommai

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:58:03 S O Correspondent

After 10 BJP MLAs were suspended by the Speaker from the Karnataka Assembly following a ruckus during the session, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that it shows the dictatorship of the Congress government adding that the suspension was for no reason.

Is this the Karnataka model? Former CM Kumaraswamy on suspension of BJP MLAs

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:55:48 S O Correspondent

Questioning the style of governance in Karnataka, Opposition parties, the BJP and the JD(S), Wednesday slammed Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader’s decision to suspend 10 BJP MLAs and accused the Congress government of suppressing the Opposition for highlighting the mistakes of the government.

Registration for ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme commences in Karnataka

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:26:22 S O Correspondent

Registration for ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme, one of the five poll guarantees of the Congress government in Karnataka, which offers Rs 2,000 aid per month to women head of the family, began on Wednesday.