Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the Centre decided to conduct caste census keeping Bihar assembly elections in mind.

Tensions flared in Khudavantpur village of Bhalki taluk after an alleged attack on Dalits by upper-caste youngsters during Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday urged for allocation of sufficient funds and fixing of a time limit for the caste enumeration in the next census, which has been announced by the Central government.

A 21-year-old man lost his life in a tragic incident in Poojarahalli village, Mulbagal taluk of Kolar district, after succumbing to the effects of binge drinking during a reckless bet. Karthik, a new father whose child was born just eight days prior, boasted to a group of friends that he could consume five full bottles of undiluted liquor.

The Karnataka Social Welfare Department is likely to roll out a Rs 1,000-crore one-time rehabilitation project aimed at providing housing and dignified livelihoods to all 7,483 identified manual scavengers in the state, marking one of the largest state-led initiatives to eradicate the practice, according to a report by The New Indian Express.

Just days after raising diesel tax, power tariff, and milk prices, the Karnataka government has now proposed a hike in beer prices—the second time in four months.

Bengaluru: A departmental inquiry has been initiated against a driver of the state-owned transport corporation for offering Namaz after parking the bus with passengers inside, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Bagalkote/Bengaluru: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday disapproved of his party’s social media pictorial 'X' post titled "Gayab" to portray Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a leader missing in action during a crisis. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah too expressed a similar view.