Bengaluru witnessed a significant improvement in air quality this Deepavali, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) showing a 98 percent improvement compared to last year’s festival and a 7 percent dip compared to normal days, according to data from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).

The sharp decline in the representation of qualified Muslim medical professors in teaching and administrative positions across Karnataka’s government medical colleges and super-specialty hospitals has become a matter of serious concern.

The Karnataka government said it has relieved an assistant cook at a hostel run by the Backward Classes Welfare department in Basavakalyana after he allegedly participated in route march organised by the RSS.

In a troubling indicator of rural economic hardship, more than five lakh senior citizens aged over 60 have registered as workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Karnataka’s Belagavi district.

The Karnataka government is set to prioritise and implement “high-impact” and “short-term” projects aimed at boosting the state’s economy in the next three months, according to Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister Priyank Kharge.

An earthquake of 2.9 magnitude was recorded in Vijayapura district on Wednesday, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) said.

Karnataka Ministers on Tuesday hit out at the opposition BJP for alleging that the ruling Congress was collecting funds for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra has said that coordination committees between the BJP and JD(S) will be formed soon after consultations with party leaders.