The Latest Breaking News from Karnataka

By Christine Susan Shine

The Centre on Friday, June 23, categorically refused to supply rice to Karnataka for its flagship Anna Bhagya scheme. This makes it certain that the launch of the scheme, which was scheduled for July 1, will be delayed. The Centre’s decision was conveyed to Karnataka’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister…

A decision on whether or not it is feasible to launch the Anna Bhagya scheme on July 1, which hangs in the balance after the Food Corporation of India (FCI) declined to supply rice, is likely to be taken by the end of this week based on the success of…

Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said that in addition to the ₹150 crore super-speciality hospital block, works worth ₹72 crore had been taken up at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi.

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition seeking direction to establish the Heritage Conservation committee, Metropolitan Planning committee, and Grievance Redressal committee as per the mandate of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020.

The AIDSO Karnataka State committee has condemned the decision of the State government to reduce the number of eggs provided to schoolchildren studying in government and aided schools under the midday meal scheme.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has extended its support to the ‘Karnataka Bandh’ call today by Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to protest against the sharp increase in the electricity bills.

Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa met Secretary to the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Saurabh Garg in New Delhi and urged him to clear the e-rupi scheme for Karnataka in a bid to remove bottlenecks in the implementation of the scholarship programme.

A three-day fitness-cum-training programme has been organised for the first-time 70 MLAs of Karnataka from June 26 at Kshemavana — Naturopathy Centre located near Nelamangala on the outskirts of Bengaluru.