Bengaluru: Kritika Kage, daughter of Kagawad Congress MLA Raju Kage, passed away today on Saturday at a private hospital in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru: The state government is committed to transferring 45 acres of land in Hebbal in the city to BMRCL (Namma Metro) for the construction of a multimodal transport hub, Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil said on Saturday.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Janapada Academy has announced the 2024 Janapada Akademi Awards, honoring 30 folk artists, one from each district, with the annual honorary award and two experts with the Janapada Expert Award. Gollahalli Shivaprasad, president of the Janapada Academy, made the announcement during a press conference held at the inner hall of Kannada Bhavan on Saturday.

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.