Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar on Tuesday met Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan at the latter's residence on Tuesday.

Bengaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district bordering Kerala, continues to top the daily COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, as the state reported 1,826 new cases and 33 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,22,875 and death toll to 36,881, the health department said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka has tested the third highest number of COVID-19 samples in the country, and has crossed the mark of over 4 Crore tests in the battle against the pandemic.

Hospet: Sulking over the portfolio allocation, Karnataka Minister Anand Singh on Wednesday dropped a hint that he would resign his position a week after assuming charge.

Minister for Energy and Culture, V. Sunil Kumar said, “By inculcating a habit of reading a Kannada newspaper per day, reading a Kannada book per month, and similarly watching a Kannada movie once every two months, it is possible for people to also play their part in the growth of the Kannada language and culture.”

Bengaluru: Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj of Karnataka, KS Eshwarappa on Wednesday took a swipe at the opposition leaders stating that those who dare to mess with him, get diagnosed with Blood Pressure and Diabetic issues.

With sulking Tourism Minister Anand Singh shutting down his MLA office in Hospet in Vijayanagar district allegedly to show his displeasure over the portfolio allocation, Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Wednesday said he would speak to him.

Bengaluru: Karnataka has reported 1,338 new cases of COVID-19 and 31 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 29,21,049 and death toll to 36,848, the Health department said on Tuesday. The day also saw 1,947 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 28,61,499.