Bengaluru: Former MP DK Suresh has criticized the Central government for failing to release the grants due to Karnataka, pointing out sharply that all states had equal status in the country, not just Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.

Bengaluru: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge has directed gram panchayats across Karnataka to prepare by March 10, 2025 a budget on the grants available and the development projects planned for the coming financial year, and present it in the panchayat meetings for approval.

Five pilgrims who were on their way to Male Madeshwara temple in this district were killed when the car they were travelling in collided head on with a truck on Saturday, police said.

The controversy over Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s visit to Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha yoga centre in Tamil Nadu for Mahashivaratri celebrations has refused to die down with leaders in the state Congress unit sharply divided over the issue.

Amid growing discussions over language policies, the Karnataka government has issued a directive requiring the extensive use of Kannada in governance, business, and education across the state.

Karnataka Energy Minister KJ George has defended the proposal for a tunnel road in Hebbal, calling it a necessary solution to the area's daily traffic congestion. He urged citizens to support the project, recalling the opposition faced by the now-scrapped steel flyover plan.

Bengaluru: Citing reports of the Centre seeking to cut states’ share of central taxes from 2026, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday called it a "direct attack on the federal structure enshrined in the Constitution".

Bengaluru: After plastic sheets were found in idli steaming, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said that artificial colours were detected in 26 samples of fried green peas collected by the Food Safety Department.