The Latest Breaking News from Karnataka

‘Though there has been a sudden increase in the number of cases in eight countries neighbouring India and in some States, there is no cause for alarm in Karnataka’

The target is being increased from the present 10,000 tests per day

To stop the communalism project, spontaneous bits of local resistance need to influence larger political processes

BENGALURU: Despite an acute shortage of coal in the country, Karnataka has largely been insulated from the crisis thanks to an increase in green energy generation. In the past fiscal, Karnataka saw a huge spike in green energy – from solar, wind, and mini-hydel power plants – which has ensured…

BENGALURU: Traditionally seen as the stronghold of Congress and JD(S), a triangular fight appears in the offing in Old Mysuru region as the BJP is determined to make inroads in the Vokkaliga belt in next year’s assembly elections.

BENGALURU: Around 1,500 small private schools have closed in Karnataka in the Covid years, claims Recognised Unaided Private Schools Association (RUPSA). The association says that enrolment dipped after schools remained shut during the pandemic.

BENGALURU: A majority of the medical seats under the NRI/management quota in Karnataka, where medical seat blocking cases are an annual affair, have no takers during the regular and mop-up counselling sessions conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA).

BENGALURU: With the possibility of a fourth wave of Covid-19, the Karnataka government on Monday made it mandatory for people to maintain social distancing and wear facemasks in crowded and indoor places, but there will be no penalties on violators of the rule for now.

People asked to maintain social distancing of 2 feet in public places