Deve Gowda won't run for Presidential post: Kumaraswamy
Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda will not run for Presidential post, JD(S) legislature party leader and his son H D Kumaraswamy clarified on Friday.
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Modi to lead yoga event at Mysuru Palace in Karnataka on Yoga Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a mass Yoga event at the Mysuru Palace grounds in Karnataka on the International Day of Yoga on June 21, Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Friday.
Agnipath Scheme: Karnataka CM asserts increase in upper age limit shows govt’s ‘sensitivity’
Welcoming the Centre’s decision to increase the age limit for recruitment into defence forces in India under the Agnipath Scheme, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the ...
Karnataka govt open to revising textbooks: Bommai
Amid controversy over textbook revisions in Karnataka, the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said "the state government is open to revising the textbooks."
Bommai’s remarks on TN CM unacceptable, we have no intent to politicise Mekedatu: Minister
Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan on Wednesday took strong exception to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on the Mekedatu dam issue and said his remarks demeaned Chief Minister ...
Karnataka govt. circular on Hindi sparks language ‘imposition’ charge, Minister says no such direction
A Karnataka government circular on selecting students with knowledge of Hindi for a tour of Uttarakhand has sparked a “Hindi imposition” row, with the government clarifying there was no such ...
Kumaraswamy warns of protest if order excluding Kannada students from school excursions not withdrawn, Minister assures action
Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday expressed shock at the order of the state government to select only Hindi-speaking students for tours of other states and called it a ...
K’taka MLC polls: BJP, Cong win 1 teachers’ seat each, counting on for 2 graduates’ constituencies
The ruling BJP and opposition Congress registered victory in one teachers’ constituency each in the biennial election to the Karnataka Legislative Council for which results were declared on ...
CET exam centres to be videographed to curb malpractices, says Karnataka minister
Karnataka Higher Education Minister C N Ashwath Narayan on Wednesday said examination centres will be videographed during the Common Entrance Test (CET) for professional courses in the state this ...
President Kovind dedicates new ISKCON temple, replica of famous Tirumala shrine, in Bengaluru
President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said a single defining feature of the quest of ‘rishis-munis’ in ancient times that has inspired society along with others is plurality.
Justice Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil appointed as Karnataka Lokayukta
Former Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil has been appointed as the new Lokayukta of the state.
TN’s letter to PM on Mekedatu project a ‘political stunt’: Karnataka CM
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday termed as a “political stunt” Tamil Nadu’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention to restrain the Cauvery Water ...
POCSO case against Bishop quashed by Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against Reverend Prasanna Kumar Samuel in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
HC fines Karnataka govt Rs 1 lakh for not acting on charges against ex-Chief Secretary
Coming down heavily on the Karnataka government for its "lethargic attitude" for failing to make efforts to obtain sanction to prosecute a former chief secretary, the High Court imposed a fine of Rs 1 ...
HC directs Mangaluru court not to pronounce judgement on maintainability of mosque suit
The High Court of Karnataka has directed a court in the coastal city of Mangaluru not to pronounce its verdict on the maintainability of an original suit that seeks to survey a local mosque. The III ...
JD(S) faces another round of dissidence, MLC asks voters to back Cong candidate
After a setback in the recent Rajya Sabha polls, which saw at least one of its MLAs voting against party candidate, JD(S) on Monday faced another round of dissidence with its MLC requesting voters to ...
New charge under POCSO Act can be added during criminal trial: HC
The High Court of Karnataka has held that a new charge under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act can be added to a criminal trial by the order of a Sessions Court judge.
Everyone would be provided Health ID, registry of all doctors will be maintained: K’taka Minister
Everyone would be provided with a Health ID, under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, also a comprehensive registry of all the doctors, starting from the superspecialists to the general doctors, would ...
Women are breaking many glass ceilings: President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday expressed his happiness over the rising number of women joining the armed forces as he noted that they are breaking many glass ceilings.
Fuel price hike: Karnataka RTC fares may go up
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is likely to increase the bus fare as the diesel prices have increased over the last few months. Officials said that 60 per cent of the ...
