Hubballi: Karnataka Minister of Women and Child Development, Lakshmi Hebbalkar, has stated that police officers are actively investigating the recent incident of immoral policing at Nalkar Cross in Hanagal taluk of Haveri district. Speaking to reporters at the airport in the city on Saturday, the minister assured that the government would take stringent measures in the matter.

In what can be described as a major triumph for women's collective Alli Serona and for the women of Bengaluru’s informal workforce, BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) has taken cognisance of their demand for a new bus route that will connect approximately 3000 residents living in and around Seegehalli.

Shivamogga: BJP Member of Parliament (MP) BY Raghavendra has accused the Karnataka state government of implementing projects that he believes will adversely affect the future prospects of the state's youth. Raghavendra specifically commented on the Yuva Nidhi guarantee scheme, launched by the Congress government in the city on Friday.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday sought to know whether there were no atrocities committed on women during the BJP rule in the state even as the opposition party accused the ruling Congress of sleeping over incidents of crime against women.

Karnataka's State-Level Single Window Clearance Committee headed by Minister M B Patil has granted approval to 73 projects worth Rs 3,935.52 crore.

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban district to depute the deputy director of land records and a technical team to submit a report on whether a temple there has encroached upon the road or whether the road was built around the temple.

Shivamogga: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Friday during the launch event of ‘Yuva Nidhi’ scheme officially announced the city's Freedom Park to be renamed after 12th century mystic saint and poet, Allama Prabhu, who first established the concept of democracy on this land as the president of Anubhava Mantapa.

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Senior BJP Leader Basavaraja Bommai on Friday alleged that the cases of crime in the state have surged by 30% in the past nine months, and that the state government was not initiating any stringent measure to crackdown on the increasing rate of crime.