Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party has constituted a 23-member State election committee, headed by party State president Pralhad Joshi on Monday. The election committee, which will finalise the names of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls and forward it to the party’s central election committee for approval, comprises all the members of the party’s highest […]

Bangalore: The biotechnology (BT) industry in the state is all set to get a boost as the government on Monday announced formulation of a new “liberal” biotech policy and establishment of a world-class incubation centre and common instrumentation facility. Making the announcement at the inaugural of the 14th ‘Bangalore India Bio’ expo, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah […]

Bangalore: Karnataka Water Resources Minister M B Patil on Monday said the state government will spell out in a week’s time its “clear-cut stand” on second Krishna Tribunal’s verdict. Intervening during the debate on motion of thanks to the Governor for his address in the assembly, the minister said the government has consulted the state’s […]

Bangalore: With the Congress plenary deciding that Rahul Gandhi will lead the party campaign in the elections, there is renewed clamour in Karnataka that he contest the polls from the state. Speculation that Rahul Gandhi seems to be interested in entering the next Lok Sabha from Karnataka started in a section of the party’s state […]

Hyderabad: The Chittoor Police in Andhra Pradesh have busted a gang allegedly involved in 200 crimes, including murder and rape for almost three years. The police were investigating the murders of a constable and a home guard by the same gang in the Palamner forest area about six weeks ago. The gang operated across AP, […]

angalore: Objecting to the impending visit of controversial American evangelist Benny Hinn, Sri Rama Sene, in a petition before the High Court, has urged the court to issue directions prohibiting Hinn’s entry and ban holding of any event.   Hinn is scheduled in Bangalore from January 15 to 19, 2014. Referring the writ petition to […]

Bangalore: Dissatisfied senior MLAs of the ruling Congress party on Sunday urged AICC Karnataka in charge Digvijay Singh to take up another expansion of the State Cabinet and accommodate them before the Lok Sabha polls. Senior leaders K B Koliwad, Malikaiah Guttedar, Dr A B Maalaka Raddy, Shivanand Patil and others met him at the […]

Bangalore: The Chhattisgarh government is likely to haggle with the Karnataka government over the price of rice it will supply to the State under the Anna Bhagya scheme (rice at Re one per kg for BPL families). If so, the State government will have another headache barely two weeks after the rice millers’ strike. The […]

Bangalore : In a first of its kind scheme in the nation, the Karnataka government plans to have a Universal Health Coverage scheme which will ensure that each and every citizen benefits from a health scheme. The decision to implement the scheme was taken at a meeting of the State Health Mission recently, informed Health […]

Bangalore: Now a dress code for Karnataka government employees—pant and shirt/pyjama/kurta for men and saree or “chudidar” for women. The state government has announced enforcement of a dress code for its officials and staff after some were found to wear clothes “that did not bring any repute” to the offices. A September 12 government circular […]