Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S) leader HD Deve Gowda has decided to contest Rajya Sabha elections, news agency ANI reported. He is doing this at the request of party legislators, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and many other leaders, ANI further reported. His son and former Karnataka chief […]
Mild earthquakes hit Karnataka, Jharkhand at the same time
Two mild earthquakes hit Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and Karnataka’s Hampi on Friday morning, news agency ANI reported. Jamshedpur was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 4.7 at 6:55am, ANI reported citing data from the National Center for Seismology. Hampi also experienced a mild earthquake of magnitude 4.0 at the same […]
High alert from Delhi to Karnataka over probable locust attack
Millions of locusts have affected around 100 districts in five states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra and can reach another 12 in the next few weeks, officials have warned. They said another swarm from Pakistan is expected to enter India around mid-June, which would provide fuel to […]
Air passengers from these states to undergo ‘institutional quarantine’: DGP Karnataka
In the wake of the resumption of domestic air travel from Monday, Director General of Police, Karnataka has stated that all passengers coming to Karnataka via domestic flights from Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh will be required to undergo a 7-day “institutional quarantine” which will […]
Man sent to Covid-19 quarantine allegedly commits suicide in Karnataka
A man, who had returned from Mumbai to his native place in Karnataka on Wednesday and was sent to quarantine, reportedly committed suicide. The police said that the man hanged himself on Thursday morning. He was working at a hotel in Mumbai and had managed to come back to his […]
63 Covid-19 cases reported in Karnataka, tally touches 1,458
As many as sixty three new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of infections in the state to 1,458, the health department said on Wednesday. With 40 deaths and 553 discharges, there are 864 active coronavirus cases in the state, the department said in its mid-day situation update. Ten […]
Stage set for PM Modi’s two day visit to Karnataka
The stage is set for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Karnataka on Thursday and Friday. The PM will land at the Yelahanka Airforce Base on Thursday afternoon and take a chopper to Tumkuru to pay his respects at the famous Siddaganga Mutt. Modi is expected to unveil a plaque […]
Karnataka to get 4 new medical colleges, says deputy CM
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Thursday said that the Cabinet has decided to set up four new medical colleges in the state. “We are going to set up four medical colleges. They will be set up in Chikkamagaluru, Chikkaballapur, Yadagiri and Haveri districts of the state. Cabinet […]