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DKS vows action against BJP legislator Ravikumar over derogatory remarks against IAS officer

Bengaluru, May 28 -- The state government would initiate legal proceedings against BJP MLC N Ravikumar for his "communal and derogatory" remark against Kalaburagi deputy commissioner Fouzia Taranum, q... Read More


Karnataka BJP MLC's remarks on IAS officer trigger row

Bengaluru, May 27 -- A political controversy has erupted over the derogatory remarks by BJP MLC and chief whip of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, N Ravikumar targeting a senior Muslim IAS o... Read More


Kumaraswamy lashes out at govt over renaming of district

Bengaluru, May 24 -- Union minister for heavy industries and steel HD Kumaraswamy on Friday criticised Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar over the state cabinet's decision to rename Ramanag... Read More


Karnataka: Cabinet discussion on caste survey inconclusive, second time in 2 weeks

Bengaluru, May 23 -- The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday held another round of discussions on the Social and Educational Survey report, commonly referred to as the caste census, but once again stopped s... Read More


BJP MLA Munirathna, four others booked for gang-rape

Bengaluru, May 22 -- A first information report (FIR) was registered against Karnataka BJP MLA Munirathna and four others on Wednesday after a 40-year-old woman accused the MLA of masterminding a gang... Read More


Karnataka government plans to ban basement parking in flood-prone areas

Bengaluru, May 22 -- As torrential rains continued to batter Bengaluru leaving several areas submerged, Karnataka's top political leadership took stock of the situation on Wednesday and announced a se... Read More


Karnataka: SBI branch manager transferred over 'refusal to speak Kannada'

Bengaluru, May 22 -- A State Bank of India (SBI) branch manager posted in Surya Nagara, Chandapura-an area in Bengaluru's Anekal Taluk-was transferred on Tuesday after a video emerged on social media ... Read More


GBA elections in four months, says DK Shivakumar

Bengaluru, May 17 -- The Karnataka government will conduct elections to the newly formed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) within four months, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced on Friday... Read More


Ranya Rao's mother challenges detention under smuggling law

Bengaluru, May 17 -- The mother of Kannada film actor Ranya Rao, arrested in a high-profile gold smuggling case, has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking relief from a preventive detention orde... Read More


Karnataka caste survey begins; to be completed in 3 stages

Bengaluru, May 6 -- The Karnataka government on Monday began a state-wide caste survey for Scheduled Castes (SC) sub-classification, marking the first step towards implementing internal reservation fo... Read More