Bengaluru: With heavy rain in Kerala and Kodagu filling the Kabini and Harangi reservoirs and easing the immediate pressure over releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka govt has turned its focus back to the long-pending Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, chief minister DK Shivakumar’s flagship initiative that he championed through a high-profile padayatra in 2022.The…
Bengaluru: With recruitment for 74,000 posts set to begin, the state govt has rolled out a multi-layered security system to make recruitment examinations leak-proof and transparent.Home minister Priyank Kharge Saturday said the new safeguards include one-time lockable security trunks that trigger automatic alerts if opened without authorisation, five-layer tamper-proof packaging of question papers and high-security…
Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar has drawn up a shortlist of around 20 Congress MLAs for the much-awaited cabinet expansion, with the final list expected to be cleared by the party high command Sunday night ahead of the likely swearing-in Monday.Party insiders said 18-20 legislators could take the oath as ministers, depending on the high…
fdfkfmdskfsldknfsldkns Kota: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi interacts with students during the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Kota, Rajasthan, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Wasim Sarvar) Bengaluru: A member of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) legal cell has lodged a complaint with cybercrime police, alleging that a defamatory Instagram…
Yettinahole Row: A view of Western Ghats. Activists allege the Yettinahole project has overlooked the concerns of communities living in the Nethravati catchment and the foothills of Western Ghats Mangaluru: Western Ghats-Nethravati Conservation and Research Forum (WG-NCRF) Saturday launched a mass signature campaign in the city, alleging that the Yettinahole Integrated Drinking Water Project is…
Udupi: Police Saturday arrested Derrick Crasta, accused in the fatal shooting of 46-year-old Ivan Richard Mascarenhas, at Herabudike in Belake village of Bhatkal taluk in Uttara Kannada district.Police said Crasta would be produced before the jurisdictional court.Mascarenhas, a resident of Barkur, was shot dead between 12.45am and 1am Friday.Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said Mascarenhas and…
Bengaluru: The govt-allotted residential sites lying vacant across Karnataka could soon face scrutiny, with the govt warning that unused plots may be taken back if beneficiaries fail to build homes within the stipulated period.Chief minister DK Shivakumar Saturday said beneficiaries of sites allotted by agencies such as the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA), Karnataka Housing Board…
Bengaluru: Two weeks after launching its doorstep caste certificate campaign, the govt has begun preparations to distribute more than 4.8 crore caste certificates free of cost across the state, aiming to help residents participate in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Revenue commissioner Meena Nagaraj CN has issued a circular directing all deputy…
Omar Abdullah during his interaction at IIMBue Bengaluru: Long-term transformation does not come from big-ticket projects or one-off policy decisions, but from a series of small, consistent decisions that survive electoral cycles, Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said Saturday.Speaking at the 10th edition of IIMBue 2026, IIM-B’s alumni leadership conclave, Abdullah said: “Too…
Udupi: A woman was killed after being knocked down and run over by a city bus near Lions Circle in Badagabettu village on Saturday. The deceased is Udupi City Municipal Council ( CMC) former vice-president Lakshmi Kola,38.According to police, the accident occurred around 1.15pm on the Udupi–Kinnimulki road. The driver of the city bus was…
