The 20th special annual edition of Vartha Bharathi was released on Saturday morning by Dr K P Ashwini, the first Asian expert selected to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Hitting the ground running in poll-bound Karnataka, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called both the Congress and JD(S) as 'parivaarvadi' (dynastic politics) and corrupt and urged the people of Mandya and Old Mysuru region to support the BJP and bring it to power with a majority in the state.

Karnataka Energy Minister Sunil Kumar has said that the government will cut down on the power tariff in the areas under BESCOM and MESCOM. Posting about the matter on his social media handle, the minister said that every unit of power will now cost 37 paise lesser under BESCOM limits and 39 paise lesser under MESCOM.

Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday said two lakh primary dairies will be set up at village level across the country in three years, which will associate farmers with the white revolution, and make India a big exporter in the milk sector.

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Ministers and several political leaders from the state have expressed grief over the death of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Hiraben.
Hiraben passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday. She was 99.

The state government has prohibited the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees from launching a strike in the next six months.

As the BJP prepares for the 2023 Assembly elections in Karnataka, with special focus on the Old Mysuru region, where the party is weak, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hit the ground running in the poll-bound state with a visit to Mandya on Friday.

Belagavi: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to do away with the 3A and 3B category of the Other Backward Caste and replace them with the newly introduced 2C and 2D categories.