Kalaburagi, June 1 (IANS) A large number of leaders and workers of the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a massive protest in Kalaburagi on Monday against the Karnataka government’s decision to withdraw cases related to the Aland Ladle Mashak Dargah riot incident, alleging that the move was illegal and amounted to vote-bank appeasement. The party demanded that the cases be reopened and warned that protests would be launched across the state if the government failed to r…
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Bagalkot (Karnataka), May 23 (IANS) Commenting on the leadership tussle, Karnataka Excise Minister R.B. Timmapur on Saturday said it was natural for Congress legislators to express their aspirations for ministerial positions, asserting that the party has an internal democratic system. Minister Timmapur is a close associate of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.Speaking to reporters in Bagalkot, the minister reacted to statements made by some Congress MLAs who had reportedly said they would approach the…
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), May 23 (IANS) Five members of a family were killed on the spot in a horrific road accident near Ladlapur in Chittapur taluk of Kalaburagi district, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred after a head-on collision between a Cruiser vehicle and a truck on the national highway late on Friday night.The deceased have been identified as Tolusab Kashwar (27), Husain Shah (48), Maiboob Ali (45), Rasool Bee (42), and Fatima Ali (38), all residents of Ingalagi village in Ch…
Bengaluru, May 20 (IANS) Karnataka Additional Chief Secretary of the Energy Department, Gaurav Gupta, on Wednesday, flagged off a statewide LED mobile van awareness campaign at the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company corporate office to promote the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana and encourage the installation of rooftop solar systems across the state. The initiative has been launched as part of the “Month of Solar – May 2026” campaign and aims to raise awareness of rooftop solar energy …
Kalaburagi, (Karnataka) May 9 (IANS) Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and Kalaburagi district in-charge Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said it was a matter of pride that the local dish, “Kalaburagi rotti”, prepared locally by women from self-help groups, is now being exported to foreign countries. Speaking at a programme held at the Arivina Mane auditorium in Kalaburagi city, Kharge flagged off consignments of packaged rotis prepared for export to Australia, the Un…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the PM MITRA Kakatiya Mega Textile Park in Warangal, Telangana on May 10, Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy said on Saturday.Taking to a microblogging platform X, the minister said the park, to be inaugurated virtually from Hyderabad, is envisioned as a world-class integrated textile hub that will boost manufacturing, employment and exports.He further highlighted that the project has an estimated cost of Rs 1,695.54…
Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) A fresh controversy has erupted in Karnataka after Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader wrote to Home Minister G. Parameshwara seeking a review and possible withdrawal of cases against alleged “innocent Muslim youth” in connection with the 2022 Ladle Mashak Dargah violence case.The letter has also reignited the Ladle Mashak Dargah dispute in Aland town of Kalaburagi district, which had triggered widespread unrest in 2022. Khader, in his letter, has urged the government to …
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) Karnataka on Thursday recorded a historic performance, with a pass percentage of 94.1 per cent in the SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) Examination-1 (Class 10) results this year. Authorities have reported a sharp rise in the overall pass percentage, along with improved outcomes across categories. Girls have outperformed boys in the board examination.It may be noted that the state government has reduced the minimum passing marks from 35 per cent to 33 per cen…
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Four African cheetahs brought from South Africa arrived in Bengaluru and were received at midnight at Kempegowda International Airport by Karnataka Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment, Eshwar Khandre, an official statement said on Saturday.The minister, who travelled to Bengaluru via Hyderabad after attending a programme in Kalaburagi, went directly to the cargo terminal to welcome the “foreign guests” that have been brought to Bannerghatta Biological Park…
Yadgir (Karnataka), April 17 (IANS) A tragic road accident claimed six lives after a head-on collision between a car and a private bus resulted in a deadly blaze in Yadgir district of Karnataka on Friday.Six people travelling in the car were burnt alive, while locals rescued two others from the vehicle. They sustained serious injuries and have been shifted to a hospital. The condition of one of the injured is critical.According to police, the incident occurred near Devapur in Surpur taluk, withi…