Sun, 21 Aug 2022 16:46:39
Karnataka is one of the most water stressed states in India, with about 61 per cent of it in drought-prone region, and the state has much to worry as its new Water Policy 2022 cautions about the negative trend in rainfall and increase in area under drought in the days ahead.
Having suffered more than 15 drought years over the last two decades, things may be more challenging for the state in the
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Sun, 21 Aug 2022 16:43:51
A 42-year-old woman ended her life by hanging at her home on the day of Uttara Kriya (obsequial rites) of her husband who passed away a few days ago here.
The incident was reported from Kondalkana at Panaje village in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday, police said.
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Sun, 21 Aug 2022 16:41:32
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Saturday said the state government will sanction Rs 250 crore to improve the condition of backward classes hostels and to provide more facilities.
Bommai was speaking after inaugurating the 107th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister D Devaraja Urs and distributing Devaraja URS awards organised by the Department of Backward Classes in Vidhana
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Sun, 21 Aug 2022 16:39:21
The political tussle between BJP and Congress has intensified in Karnataka as both the parties are all set to organise rallies on the same date in the same place this month.
The BJP will hold a Janajagruti rally on August 26 in Madikeri while Opposition Congress will hold a ‘Madikeri Chalo’ program on the same day.
BJP District President Robin Devaiah has given a statement that the conventio
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Sun, 21 Aug 2022 16:37:00
The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay on the high-level committee, which was tasked to suggest whether the Panchamasali sub-sect of Lingayats was eligible for inclusion in the 2A Category of reservations.
The state government on March 10, 2021 tasked the three-member committee headed by retired High Court judge, Justice Subhash B Adi to suggest whether Panchamasalis, currently in
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Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:30:07
Top knocks from Sanju Samson, Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan coupled with world-class bowling from Team India crushed Zimbabwe by five wickets in the second ODI of three-match series here at Harare on Saturday.
With this victory, India has a 2-0 lead in the series and have captured it with one match to go.
The day was not memorable for Zimbabwe as they failed as a batting unit miserably. Though
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Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:23:14
The Bombay High Court on Saturday said it will assign a bench for hearing a case raising grievances about potholes on roads in Maharashtra.
Advocate Manoj Shirsat approached the court on Saturday in the capacity of the officer of court, seeking urgent hearing on the issue.
In a letter to the court, the lawyer pointed out that loss of lives and property have been reported due to potholes, and
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Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:20:38
After slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for being "jaundiced", Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched another attack on the party and said that those who killed Gandhi will not spare him.
Addressing the media persons during his visit to the rain-affected areas in Chikkamagaluru He also stressed that he's on BJP's radar for speaking out the truth.
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Sat, 20 Aug 2022 19:17:54
Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Friday said a Uniform Civil Code should not be mistaken as a legislative imposition that does away with individual religious practices which may seem eccentric.
"Fire temple practice might be considered weird and eccentric by so many people, but it's an essential practice of Parsi people. Now, I do not think a Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
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