New Delhi: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda often championed farmers' causes and as a tribute to his commitment and initiatives towards the community, peasants of Punjab named one of the finest varieties of paddy after him, says a biography on him.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday hinted that the draft of the anti-conversion bill would be approved by the state cabinet and it may be introduced in the winter session of the assembly in Belagavi.

Balehonnur: A 27-year-old pregnant woman passed away on Sunday while giving birth to her child at the Primary Health Center here in Balehonnur leading to protests from the family members of the patient and locals.

Bengaluru: In what has become the third confirmed case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Karnataka, a 34-year-old man has tested positive for the virus after returning from South Africa.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said there should be no compromise against cyber criminals even as he gave a clarion call to wage a war on cyber crimes.

Bengaluru: Karnataka's COVID tally crossed the 30 lakh mark with 320 fresh COVID-19 cases whereas two deaths took the cumulative fatalities to 38,257, the health department said on Saturday.

Bhopal: The health condition of IAF Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the helicopter crash that killed Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and 12 others, being treated at Command Hospital in Bengaluru is "fluctuating", but he will win the battle and come out as he is a "fighter", his father said on Saturday.

Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Saturday directed the Director General of Police Praveen Sood to identify and punish those who post derogatory remarks on social media against the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat who, along with his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others, was killed in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu on December 8.