Sangli, May 12 (IANS) At least six devotees were killed, and many others were injured after a wall and tin sheets on the premises of a temple collapsed following strong winds and heavy rains in Maharashtra’s Sangli district on Tuesday. Of the six victims, three were residents of the local area, while the others were from Bijapur taluka (Karnataka). About 14 people were rushed to nearby hospitals. Several remain in critical condition as they undergo treatment.The police sources said that the inci…
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Bengaluru, May 12 (IANS) In a significant development for Karnataka, Union Minister for Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday announced the approval of proposals involving the installation of 1,243 EV chargers in the State with a financial outlay of Rs 123.26 crore under the PM E-DRIVE scheme. Addressing a conference on Enabling Nationwide EV Charging Infrastructure under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme, Kumaraswamy said that Bengaluru has emerged as one of India’s leading EV charging hubs and ur…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution, and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi has slammed the Congress government in Karnataka, alleging that it is immersed only in price hikes, appeasement politics, and internal power struggles among Members of the Legislative Assembly and ministers. He said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was “wasting time criticising others instead of fixing his own house”.Responding sharply to the Chief Minister’s statement that PM Modi’s s…
Bengaluru, May 12 (IANS) Karnataka Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar and Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa on Tuesday launched sharp attacks on the Central government over the alleged NEET UG 2026 examination question paper leak case and handing over of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), raising concerns over the credibility of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and demanding accountability from the BJP-led Union government.Speaking to reporters, Sudhakar described the…
Bengaluru, May 12 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Tuesday said the state government would hand over the investigation into the alleged security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Bengaluru to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) if the Central agency formally sought the case.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said the state police were already investigating the matter and declined to reveal further details at this stage.“One person …
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to nursing personnel at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday, marking International Nurses Day to honour exceptional nursing professionals in India. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda was also present during the occasion.The National Florence Nightingale Award, instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, honours the dedication, compassion, and resilience that define …
Yadgir (Karnataka), May 12 (IANS) An eight-year-old girl was killed after a house wall collapsed following heavy rains in Yadgir district of Karnataka, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred at Tumakuru village in Vadagera taluk, where the kitchen wall of a house belonging to Siddappa collapsed after heavy rainfall on Monday.Yadgir Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyar and Superintendent of Police Pruthwik Shankar visited the spot on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as 8-year-old Aksh…
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Two children were killed after a fire broke out in a temporary shed near Narayanapura in the Kothanur area of Bengaluru in Karntaka on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Arjun (5) and Asha (3), siblings originally from Karnataka’s Raichur district.Their parents, Durgappa and Savitri, had migrated to Bengaluru for daily wage work and had been residing in makeshift sheds near Narayanapura for the past six months.According to police, the couple worked a…
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Monday hit back at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech delivered in Bengaluru, accusing the Congress government of being paralysed by internal power struggles and factional politics. In a strongly worded statement, Ashoka said PM Modi’s remarks had “clearly unsettled” Siddaramaiah because the Prime Minister had spoken about what “7 crore Kannadigas are feeling …
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A quick decision on support on the part of the Congress leadership has helped the formation of the Tamil Nadu government, though upsetting a former ally, but in Kerala, uncertainty over naming a Chief Minister has again exposed the deep structural weaknesses within the party. In Tamil Nadu, the Congress pulled out of its alliance with the M.K. Stalin-led DMK to support the TVK that put former cine star Vijay in the Chief Minister’s chair with the help of some other par…