BJP announces candidates for Karnataka Legislative Council poll
May 30 (PTI) The ruling BJP on Wednesday finalised the names of six candidates for the June 11 biennial election to the Legislative Council and surprised party men by rewarding nomination to a rebel. ...
View ArticleUnclaimed bag triggers bomb scare at Bangalore airport
An abandoned bag created a bomb scare at the international airport in Bangalore today before police found it contained only a laptop.
View ArticleKarnataka to consider cess cut on petrol price after polls
Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has said that his government would look into the possibilities of reducing cess on petrol after the June 11 biennial elections to the state Legislative Coun...
View ArticleBharat bandh: Shutdown hits normal life in Karnataka
The bandh called by NDA and Left parties to protest the steep hike in petrol prices today disrupted normal life in parts of BJP-ruled Karnataka where bandh supporters set on fire three buses and stone...
View Article10 killed as a car collides with goods carrier
Ten people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a car and a goods carrier at Nippani town in the district.Eight people died on the spot while two succumbed to injuries at a hospit...
View ArticleOrders reserved on anticipatory bail plea filed by Kumaraswamy
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday reserved orders on the anticipatory bail petition filed by former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy in a case relating to alleged irregularities in denotification of g...
View ArticleBharat bandh: Tech firms in Bangalore log out for the day
Protest shutdown against steep petrol price hike on Thursday partially affected India's tech hub with the leading IT firms, including Infosys Limited and multinationals logging out, even as normal lif...
View ArticleKarnataka government effects major reshuffle of top officials
In a major shake-up of bureaucracy, the Karnataka Government transferred 36 senior IAS officers on Thursday.
View ArticleKarnataka to introduce Bill to boost infrastructure projects
The Karnataka government plans to soon introduce the Infrastructure Bill which will provide for creation of Karnataka Viability Gap Fund to the tune of Rs 500 crore to aid projects.
View ArticleSiddaramaiah resigns as Congress Opposition leader in Karnataka
In a jolt to the Congress in Karnataka, party opposition leader in the assembly Mr Siddaramaiah announced his resignation from the post saying that the High Command apparently lacked confidence in his...
View ArticleSupreme Court stays order in Bidari's case
In a relief to the former Karnataka Police Chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the state high court order holding illegal his appointment to the top post.A Supreme Court b...
View ArticleBill Gates meets Indian business heads in Bangalore
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Friday held talks about philanthropy and its impact on society with some of India's top businessmen in Bangalore.
View ArticleFoundation stone of Kudgi plant to be laid today
The foundation stone for the first stage of state-run NTPC's (National Trade Power Corporation) 4000 MegaWatt (MW) Kudgi super thermal power project in Karnataka will be laid today.
View ArticleCourt awards jail term to BJP MLA in Karnataka
In the first ever conviction of a Legislator in Karnataka under the Prevention of Corruption Act, a ruling BJP MLA was today sentenced to three-and-a half year rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case ...
View ArticleWork on power project at Kudgi begins
State-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd on Saturday commenced work on the first phase of the 4,000 megawatt super thermal power plant in Karnataka's Bijapur district.
View ArticleNo other state more corrupt than BJP-ruled Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi
Virtually putting the party in Karnataka in election mode, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked partymen to stay united to remove the BJP government whose only record, he said, wa...
View ArticleFive nabbed by Bangalore crime branch in various cases
Five persons were nabbed by the City Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths in different cases in Bangalore.
View ArticleKarnataka expects to attract Rs six lakh crore from investors meet
With three days to go for the second edition of the Global Investors Meet (GIM), the BJP Government in Karnataka on Monday scaled up the investment projections from Rs five lakh crore to Rs six lakh c...
View ArticleKarnataka mulls bullet trains for high-speed connectivity
Karnataka plans to operate 'bullet trains' across the state to provide high-speed connectivity between its technology hub Bangalore and Mysore, Belgaum and Gulbarga in the northern region of the state...
View ArticleMan arrested in Bangalore for posing as administrative officer
A man who allegedly cheated people with the promise of jobs by posing as Karnataka Administrative Service and Bangalore Development Authority has been arrested in Bangalore, police said.
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