The Campaign Against Hate Speech says the Bill in its present form raises several concerns that warrant careful review. A civil society organisation has urged the Karnataka government to subject the proposed Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, to wider public consultation before it is tabled in the Legislative Council. It has … Read more
Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy on December 11 said that the Pulse Polio vaccination drive will be held across the district on December 21. He urged parents to ensure that every child below five years gets vaccinated without fail. Chairing a preparatory meeting on the Pulse Polio immunisation campaign, he said vaccination booths will operate … Read more
After Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s AHINDA (minorities and backward classes) legislators’ dinner in Belagavi, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar held a separate dinner meeting with more than 50 MLAs on the city’s outskirts on Thursday. However, he denied that it was a political show of strength or a parallel mobilisation, calling it a routine visit … Read more
The Gurmitkal police arrested a man for allegedly opening fire in the air with a Single Barrel Breech Loading (SBBL) gun without having a licence, at Siddapur village in Gurmitkal taluk. The accused has been identified as Chandrasekhar Mallanna Mutya from Mundagari village in Yadgir taluk. He was arrested after a video in which he … Read more
Discussions at a two-day international conference on Ayurveda and Integrative Approaches to Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome focused on evidence-based integrative strategies to address emerging metabolic disorders including obesity, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. As metabolic diseases surge worldwide, experts called for stronger evidence-based integration of Ayurveda with modern medicine at a two-day international conference on Ayurveda and … Read more
A 24-year-old woman died after inhaling toxic carbon monoxide (CO) gas leaking from a gas geyser while she was taking a bath. The incident took place at Thotadaguddadahalli in the Madanayakanahalli police station limits on November 29. The deceased, Bhumika, a homemaker and a native of Hassan, married Krishnamurthy four months ago. The couple had … Read more
The Madanayakanahalli police have booked an inspector attached to the Vivek Nagar police station and three other police officers after a 22-year-old man, whom they had enrolled in a rehabilitation centre in Adakamaranahalli, died under suspicious circumstances. The case, registered as murder, has been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) due to its complexity … Read more
The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has issued notices across its five corporations directing government and private institutions to furnish detailed information on stray dogs present on their premises, in line with a recent Supreme Court order. The directive follows the Supreme Court’s instructions, which require municipal bodies to identify stray dogs on institutional premises, relocate them safely to shelters, and submit an affidavit of compliance within eight … Read more
कर्नाटक में सत्ता परिवर्तन की मांग जोर पकड़ चुकी है. डिप्टी सीएम डीके शिवकुमार की अगुवाई वाले गुट ने ढाई-ढाई साल के फॉर्मूले का जिक्र करते हुए बेंगलुरु से दिल्ली तक मोर्चा खोल रखा है. डीके शिवकुमार गुट के कई नेता और विधायक दिल्ली में जमें हैं और कांग्रेस नेतृत्व पर फैसले के लिए दबाव बढ़ा दिया है. वहीं, … Read more
Start Up Business of Creative People Concept – Modern graphic interface showing symbol of entrepreneurship, fund, and project plan to start a new small business by smart group of entrepreneur. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The tech startups in Karnataka raised a total of $2.7 billion in the first nine months of calendar year 2025 … Read more