Karnataka

Bengaluru: The Narendra Modi government seems to be in no mood to declare a nationwide lockdown amid a disastrous second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A growing number of states, however, are choosing that option. Following the decisions…

Bengaluru: At least 15 people lost lives in a massive dynamite blast in Central Karnataka’s Shimoga city late on Thursday. Reports suggested that a truck ferrying gelatines and dynamites exploded close to a stone quarry at around 10.30 pm.…

New Delhi: Union Minister Shripad Naik sustained injuries while his wife Vijaya died in a tragic car accident in Karnataka on Monday evening. Vijaya and personal secretary, Deepak, who were critical after the crash, died in the hospital,…

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has allowed shops and commercial establishments which have 10 or more employees to remain open 24 hours a day for the next 3 years. The decision is aimed at boosting the economy and generating…

Bengaluru: Employees of an iPhone manufacturing plant run by Taiwanese tech giant Wistron Corporation at Narsapura in Kolar district of Karnataka allegedly vandalised it on Saturday over salary dues. At least 132 employees were detained for…

Bengaluru: The political secretary of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, NR Santosh allegedly attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills at his residence on Friday, reported news agency ANI. Santosh was admitted to MS Ramaiah…

New Delhi/Chennai: Cyclone Nivar hurtled into the Puducherry coast on the wee hours of Thursday, uprooting trees and packing strong winds and rains as tens of thousands of people took refuge in shelters. Nivar, which is moving towards…

Given that India is dealing with the dual problems of COVID-19 and pollution, many states have banned, fully or partially, the use and sale of firecrackers to prevent the situation from worsening. Karnataka is the latest to join the…

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa will travel to New Delhi on September 17 to seek flood relief and GST compensation. The CM will also discuss cabinet expansion with the BJP leadership. Yediyurappa will be accompanied by a…

Bengaluru: In the first case of COVID-19 re-infection in Bengaluru, a 27-year-old woman has tested positive for the virus after being treated and discharged in July. “Fortis Hospital, Banneghatta Road, has reported the first case of COVID…