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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will hold a meeting today with his colleagues and health experts on how to deal with the Omicron threat. With two Omicron cases, Karnataka is the first state to find this coronavirus variant of concern.

Comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

Karnataka is the first among 10 BJP-rules states that has cut fuel prices drastically this Diwali, bring huge relief to people, especially commercial transporters who depend on diesel-powered automobiles for long-distance freight.

Four people were killed in an explosion at a stone mining quarry in Karnataka's Shivamogga district, the police control room said. The possibility of subsequent explosions at the quarry at Hunasondi near village Abbalagere has not been ruled out by the police since some dynamite sticks are still live, the police said. Bomb disposal squads have been...

Karnataka's ordinance to stop killing of cattle came into effect from today after the governor cleared it. The ordinance clears the way to punish people for killing cattle and protects those "acting in good faith" to save them. A bill on this is yet to be cleared by the legislative council.

The leader of the opposition in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah of the Congress, today launched another direct attack on the BJP-led government over its anti-cow slaughter bill, describing it as "unscientific" and "against the interest of farmers".

Karnataka has joined a growing list of states that have banned firecrackers amid the coronavirus pandemic just days before Diwali. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said they decided to ban firecrackers in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.

A doctor in Bengaluru who was arrested by anti-terror operatives for having alleged links with the terrorist group ISIS was scheduled to join duty this week to look after people infected with COVID-19, the vice principal of the medical college where the accused studied has told NDTV. The vice principal said they were not aware of what the accused, ...

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has tested positive for coronavirus, the chief of biopharmaceutical firm Biocon has tweeted. "I have added to the Covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms n I hope it stays that way," Kiran Mazumdar Shaw tweeted on Monday night.

Amid heavy rains in Karnataka, relief workers are finding stories of hope and survival. One such example is a photo tweeted by the chief of the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF Satya Pradhan that captures the fighting spirit and compassion of people in the face of hardships.

Heavy rains across several districts in Karnataka, especially areas near the coast, have led to water level rising in the rivers. The state government has opened the gates of a massive dam in Uttar Kannada district to release water and avoid flooding the banks of the Kalinadi and Kadra rivers.

The Karnataka government has tied up with a non-profit health consortium, Swasth, to monitor coronavirus positive patients in home isolation who may have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic. Health Department Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey met with a team from Swasth on July 16 to discuss a system to monitor home isolation for asymptomatic or mildl...

The Karnataka Education Minister has denied reports that 32 students who gave Class 10 state board exams got infected with coronavirus from the test centres. The exams that started on June 25 despite concerns among parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic ended on Friday.

Full lockdown will be enforced every Sunday in Karnataka from July 5 , the state government has decided after a meeting called by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to discuss the coronavirus situation, on a day when the state capital Bengaluru reported 596 positive cases - the highest one-day spike in the city. No activity will be allowed on Sundays, e...

Trains will start running between districts in Karnataka from tomorrow, the South Western Railway (SWR) said in a statement on Wednesday. It will run two pairs of special trains, one between Bengaluru and Belagavi, and the other between Bengaluru and Mysuru, it said. The SWR said it asked the Railway Ministry on May 18 to consider limited train mov...

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will hold a meeting today with his colleagues and health experts on how to deal with the Omicron threat. With two Omicron cases, Karnataka is the first state to find this coronavirus variant of concern.

Comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

Karnataka is the first among 10 BJP-rules states that has cut fuel prices drastically this Diwali, bring huge relief to people, especially commercial transporters who depend on diesel-powered automobiles for long-distance freight.

Four people were killed in an explosion at a stone mining quarry in Karnataka's Shivamogga district, the police control room said. The possibility of subsequent explosions at the quarry at Hunasondi near village Abbalagere has not been ruled out by the police since some dynamite sticks are still live, the police said. Bomb disposal squads have been...

Karnataka's ordinance to stop killing of cattle came into effect from today after the governor cleared it. The ordinance clears the way to punish people for killing cattle and protects those "acting in good faith" to save them. A bill on this is yet to be cleared by the legislative council.

The leader of the opposition in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah of the Congress, today launched another direct attack on the BJP-led government over its anti-cow slaughter bill, describing it as "unscientific" and "against the interest of farmers".

Karnataka has joined a growing list of states that have banned firecrackers amid the coronavirus pandemic just days before Diwali. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said they decided to ban firecrackers in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.

A doctor in Bengaluru who was arrested by anti-terror operatives for having alleged links with the terrorist group ISIS was scheduled to join duty this week to look after people infected with COVID-19, the vice principal of the medical college where the accused studied has told NDTV. The vice principal said they were not aware of what the accused, ...

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has tested positive for coronavirus, the chief of biopharmaceutical firm Biocon has tweeted. "I have added to the Covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms n I hope it stays that way," Kiran Mazumdar Shaw tweeted on Monday night.

Amid heavy rains in Karnataka, relief workers are finding stories of hope and survival. One such example is a photo tweeted by the chief of the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF Satya Pradhan that captures the fighting spirit and compassion of people in the face of hardships.

Heavy rains across several districts in Karnataka, especially areas near the coast, have led to water level rising in the rivers. The state government has opened the gates of a massive dam in Uttar Kannada district to release water and avoid flooding the banks of the Kalinadi and Kadra rivers.

The Karnataka government has tied up with a non-profit health consortium, Swasth, to monitor coronavirus positive patients in home isolation who may have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic. Health Department Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey met with a team from Swasth on July 16 to discuss a system to monitor home isolation for asymptomatic or mildl...

The Karnataka Education Minister has denied reports that 32 students who gave Class 10 state board exams got infected with coronavirus from the test centres. The exams that started on June 25 despite concerns among parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic ended on Friday.

Full lockdown will be enforced every Sunday in Karnataka from July 5 , the state government has decided after a meeting called by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to discuss the coronavirus situation, on a day when the state capital Bengaluru reported 596 positive cases - the highest one-day spike in the city. No activity will be allowed on Sundays, e...

Trains will start running between districts in Karnataka from tomorrow, the South Western Railway (SWR) said in a statement on Wednesday. It will run two pairs of special trains, one between Bengaluru and Belagavi, and the other between Bengaluru and Mysuru, it said. The SWR said it asked the Railway Ministry on May 18 to consider limited train mov...