Karnataka News
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Karnataka: 8 killed, several injured after truck rams into Ganapati immersion event in Hassan
Karnataka | Sep 12, 2025, 11:29 PM ISTThe tragic accident took place around 8:45 pm at Mosale Hosahalli village during the concluding day of the Ganesha Chaturthi festivities.
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Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah announces fresh caste census; Rs 420 crore allocated for exercise
Karnataka | Sep 12, 2025, 04:04 PM ISTOn June 12, the Karnataka Cabinet approved a new survey, effectively setting aside the one conducted in 2015. This move was based on Section 11(1) of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1995, which requires the backward classes list to be reviewed every ten years.
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Karnataka shocker! Class 9 student gives birth inside school toilet; probe ordered
Karnataka | Aug 30, 2025, 12:43 PM ISTKarnataka: According to the police, a case has been registered under the POCSO Act, and the accused has been identified as a 28-year-old man. The police said a case has also been registered against the hostel warden, the school principal, the staff nurse and the victim's brother.
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Twist in Dharmasthala case: Man who claimed murders, rapes and burials in temple town arrested
Karnataka | Aug 23, 2025, 12:23 PM ISTThe BJP has rebuked the Karnataka government over handling Dharmasthala issue, alleging that a conspiracy was being done to hurt the sentiments of millions of devotees by defaming the temple town.
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Karnataka: Ex-clerk earning Rs 15,000 a month has assets worth Rs 30 crore, 24 houses
India | Aug 01, 2025, 04:39 PM ISTKarnataka Lokayukta raids: Nidagundi, who was posted in Koppal with a modest monthly salary of Rs 15,000, was found to possess 24 houses, four plots, and 40 acres of farmland. During the raid, officials also seized four vehicles, 350 grams of gold, and 1.5 kilograms of silver.
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Karnataka: 75-year-old man held after 23 years for wife's murder in chilling case
Crime | Jun 27, 2025, 03:20 PM ISTThe brutal crime took place in 2002 in the Koppal district, where the accused, now 75, killed his wife Renukamma and disposed of her body in a sack on a bus. The body was later found in the neighbouring Ballari district.
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21-year-old Karnataka man drinks 5 bottles of neat liquor over Rs 10,000 bet, dies
Karnataka | May 01, 2025, 12:38 PM ISTThe 21-year-old was then rushed to a hospital in Mulbagal in the state’s Kolar district but succumbed during treatment. Karthik who had gotten married a year back, leaves behind his eight-day-old child.
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Karnataka bus driver stops vehicle to offer Namaz during duty hours, probe ordered | VIDEO
Karnataka | May 01, 2025, 09:13 AM ISTThe video which has now gone viral on social media platforms shows the man praying and offering namaz occupying the front seat of the vehicle.
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Bengaluru Assault Row: IAF Officer Booked For Attempt To Murder After Fresh CCTV Footage Surfaces
Originals | Apr 22, 2025, 04:04 PM ISTBengaluru Assault Row: IAF Wing Commander had claimed he was assaulted by a local delivery boy for not speaking in Kannada. However, a new CCTV footage from the same day has brought a twist to the story. Watch the video to know more.
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Karnataka Cabinet to discuss caste census report amid internal opposition
Karnataka | Apr 17, 2025, 03:49 PM ISTAccording to official sources, the Cabinet is considering the possibility of referring the report to either a Cabinet sub-committee or an expert panel for further review.
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Karnataka shocker! Man strangles and kills his 2 kids, dies by suicide, depressed over wife's death
Karnataka | Apr 11, 2025, 02:37 PM ISTThe police said that his wife died of a heart attack in September last year. Following this, he apparently fell into depression. The couple got married after they fell in love in 2015.
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Karnataka Police recover fake Rs 500 note stash, turns out to be movie prop
Karnataka | Apr 10, 2025, 02:35 PM ISTThe counterfeit notes, printed on shiny paper, carried deliberate inaccuracies such as “Reverse Bank of India” instead of “Reserve Bank of India,” lacked the RBI governor’s signature, and featured zeroes in place of serial numbers. Despite appearing to be props, police are probing whether they were
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Video captures chaos as fire breaks out in 100 homes in Karnataka village | Here’s what happened
Karnataka | Apr 09, 2025, 12:14 PM ISTA major electrical fault in Jalibenchi village, Yadgir district, Karnataka, sparked fires that damaged nearly 100 homes late Monday night. Viral videos show sparks flying from electric poles, smoke rising from rooftops, and charred interiors.
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Karnataka: Five people dead, 10 injured after van rams into parked truck in Kalaburagi
Karnataka | Apr 05, 2025, 11:47 AM ISTThose injured in the accident have been sent to Kalaburagi Hospital. Kalaburagi SP A Srinivasulu visited the spot to investigate the situation, meanwhile, the police have registered a case at the Nelogi police station.
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Karnataka Bandh: Bengaluru schools closed today? Check official update on SSLC exam
Education | Mar 22, 2025, 07:17 AM ISTBengaluru schools are expected to remain closed today. Though, there are no official orders for holiday in school and colleges. Some private schools remain closed on Saturday in the state and as the transport services are affected due to Bandh, educational institutions are likely to remain closed.
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Karnataka Bandh HIGHLIGHTS: Pro-Kannada activists protest across state
Karnataka | Mar 22, 2025, 11:05 PM ISTKarnataka Bandh Live updates: Karnataka Private Schools Union has extended moral support, but other unions didn't give their support to the bandh and said Examinations are underway in many districts, including Bengaluru, and no holidays have been declared. Similarly, private colleges to remain open.
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Karnataka weather update: IMD issues heatwave warning till March 19, state government urges caution
Karnataka | Mar 16, 2025, 09:11 AM ISTKarnataka weather: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao urged schools and institutions to take the necessary precautions due to the soaring temperatures.
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Karnataka declared ‘Naxal free’ after last maoist surrenders in Udupi
Karnataka | Feb 03, 2025, 07:06 AM ISTKarnataka: As per the officials, last Naxalite of the state, Lakshmi, is entitled to get Rs 7 lakh 'surrender package', as she comes under the 'A' category for surrender.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's political advisor BR Patil resigns from post
Karnataka | Feb 01, 2025, 11:41 PM ISTSenior Congress MLA BR Patil Patil, who represents the Aland constituency in Kalaburagi district, was appointed as advisor on December 29, 2023.
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Karnataka man sets himself on fire after wife denies to withdraw divorce petition, dies
Karnataka | Jan 24, 2025, 11:20 AM ISTAs per the police, the deceased husband is identified as 39-year-old Manjunath, a resident of Kunigal town. He was a cab driver and got married in 2013, the couple have two sons.