Bengaluru: Parents of climate activist Disha Ravi, who was granted bail by a Delhi court, on Tuesday said it has reinforced their faith in the system.

Bengaluru: Karnataka recorded 383 new cases of COVID-19 and 4 related fatalities on Tuesday, taking the total number of infections to 9,48,849 and the death toll to 12,303.

Bengaluru: The violence in Bengaluru on August 12 last year in which Dalit Congress MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy's house and two police stations were torched was a larger conspiracy by the Social Democratic Party of India to create communal disharmony in the country,the NIA said in its charge sheet filed recently in a special court here.

Karnataka Mines and Geology Minister Murugesh R Nirani on Tuesday said strict measures will be put in place, so that only license holder will be allowed to use explosives for quarrying or mining, here on.

The death of the six individuals in the rock quarry near the Hirenagavalli village in Chikkaballapur, did not occur due to the explosion of the gelatine explosion. Chief Minister B.S Yediyurappa’s misgovernance, which seeks to legalize illegal mining has claimed these innocent lives”, accused Former Chief Minister, Congress leader Siddaramaiah.

Karnataka’s Minister for Home Affairs, Basavaraj Bommai said, “The State Government has taken the tragedy that occurred near the Hirenagavalli village in Chikkaballapur, very seriously. For an impartial investigation, we have handed over this case to the CID.”

KPCC President, D.K Shivakumar expressed outrage at the Chikkaballapur explosion and said, “The state government’s irresponsibility is the reason behind the loss of six lives that occurred in the gelatine explosion near Chikkaballapur’s illegal rock quarry. How many more innocent lives must be sacrificed to this government’s indifference?”

The district-in-charge and Health Minister, Dr. K. Sudhakar revealed that the police have already made two arrests in the case related to the explosion that occurred near the Hirenagavalli village in Chikkaballapur, which claimed the lives of six quarry workers.