Presenting his 15th state budget, Siddaramaiah said: "An allocation of Rs 100 crore will be made for development of Waqf properties. There will be a special focus on protection and conservation of protected monuments which are maintained by the ASI."
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K'taka: Doc terminated from service for pre-wedding photo-shoot in OT
Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday terminated a doctor from service, who got his pre-wedding photo-shoot done inside an operation theatre at the government hospital in Chitradurga district.
K’taka CM’s allegations of injustice a deliberate distortion of the truth: Amit Malviya
BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya has hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for alleging "unfair" allocation of funds by the Centre to the state.
POCSO case filed against hockey player Varun Kumar in B’luru
Karnataka Police have booked hockey player Varun Kumar under the POCSO Act following a complaint by a 22-year-old airline staff.
India’s first Airbus A350 takes wings with passengers from B’luru to Mumbai
Air India on Monday launched its maiden scheduled commercial flight with the country’s first Airbus A350-900 -- also the first aircraft in the new bold Air India livery -- heralding a new era for Indian aviation.
Wipro files law suit against ex-CFO in B’luru court, Jatin Dalal seeks arbitration
The Bengaluru-based corporate giant Wipro has filed a lawsuit against its former Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Jatin Dalal, in the Bengaluru Civil Court. In turn, Dalal, presently with Cognizant as CFO, has submitted an application to the court requesting arbitration.
K'taka hijab politics back on frontburner; Cong to lift ban, BJP warns of strife
Hijab politics in Karnataka, which threatened to divide the student community on communal lines and law and order situation in the state during the BJP rule last year has come to the forefront yet again.
Deve Gowda, kin meet Modi: BJP-JD(S) seat sharing to be finalised
Deve Gowda's sons, former Chief Minister and JD(S) State President HD Kumaraswamy, former Minister and MLA HD Revanna, and grandson, JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, were present.
K'taka cop torched by lover for questioning affair
In a shocking case, a police constable was allegedly set ablaze by his lover here, said police on Thursday, adding that the victim succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.
Savarkar vs Nehru: K’taka BJP warns of protest if Savarkar's photo removed
Ashoka told the reporters that the Congress government plans to remove the photograph of Veer Savarkar and install the photograph of late former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Major fire guts B'luru pub, on injuries so far
A major fire broke out on the fourth floor of a building gutting a pub in the upscale Koramangala locality of Bengaluru on Wednesday, police said. However, no casualties have been reported in the incident so far.
Death toll in B’luru firecracker tragedy reaches 17
With another victim succumbing to his burn injuries, the death toll in the tragic firecracker incident which occurred in Attibele on the outskirts of Bengaluru increased to 17 on Wednesday.
ED raids industrialist's residence, office in B'luru
Sources said the raids were conducted at the residence located in Kasavanahalli locality. The industrialist is associated with two companies and she is holding the position of the managing director and director in the companies.
B'luru fire tragedy: K'taka govt announces Rs 5L compensation
The Karnataka government on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the families of 13 people who were charred to death after a fire broke out at a firecracker shop-cum-godown in the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Fire breaks out at cracker shop in Bengaluru, 13 dead
Fourteen persons have escaped miraculously from the shop, located at Attibele in Anekal Taluk, before the fire engulfed it. Emergency services along with fire tenders rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
K’taka bandh: Activists try to barge into B’luru airport, detained
At least 20 activists were detained at the Bengaluru airport on Friday for trying to force their way inside while raising slogans in support of the Karnataka bandh over the Cauvery water issue.
Tax evasion: I-T raids at more than 10 corporate companies in B’luru
The Income Tax (I-T) department on Wednesday initiated raids at more than ten corporate companies here for allegedly evading taxes and submitting wrong inputs.
'BJP-JD(S) doing politics over Cauvery issue', says CM Siddaramaiah on B'luru bandh
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has given directions to the state police authorities to ensure peace and law and order in Bengaluru on Tuesday in the view of the bandh call given by various organisations opposing the release of water to Tamil Nadu.
Cash for ticket scam: Rs 2 cr worth valuables, Rs 76L cash seized from Hindutva activist, seer
Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda said on Thursday that the special wing CCB sleuths, who are investigating the BJP MLA ticket scam, have seized Rs 2 crore worth valuables, gold jewellery, and Rs 76 lakh in cash.
Woman alleges 'love jihad', exploitation on social media; K’taka Police begin probe
The post was made from the account of 'Gupta Bharat@artiniart1' on X (formerly Twitter). “Sir, I am victim of love jihad, rape, un-natural sex and forceful religious conversion. Kindly provide me police help in Bengaluru immediately as my life is in danger,” the post read.
K’taka Lokayukta special court issues non bailable warrant against Sasikala, Ilavarasi
It was alleged that Sasikala, former AIADMK general secretary, had given Rs 2 crore bribe to officers to avail special benefits inside the prison. It was also alleged that Sasikala and Ilavarasi had gone out for shopping from the jail.
K'taka: Woman ends life alleging harassment by police, says after death she will get justice
It is alleged that when Madhuri went to file a complaint to the Channapatna Rural police station regarding a financial dispute, the cops had not lodged her complaint. The victim had alleged that the cops insulted her at the police station.
Karnataka: Rape accused jumps 40 feet tall wall, video goes viral
The video of a rape accused making an escape after jumping the 40 feet tall prison wall has gone viral on social media in Karnataka. However, the police has nabbed the accused and sent him back to the prison.
Chandrayaan-3: Artificial Moon was created at the facility for experiments, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while describing the efforts that were channelled towards the success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission, on Saturday stated that the scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) had built an artificial Moon at the worksite for experimentation.
Chandrayaan-3 mission: Space technology will catapult India as a developed nation by 2047, says PM Modi
With the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission, India will emerge as a global leader in space technology and giant strides in the field will help the country emerge as a modern, developed nation by 2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday.