Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reiterated the importance of fostering a Kannada-centric environment in Karnataka during a ceremony organized by the Department of Kannada and Culture. The occasion marked the Bhoomi Puja for the construction of a bronze statue of Goddess Nada Devi Bhuvaneswari Devi, near the western entrance of Vidhana Soudha, as part of the Karnataka Namakarana Suvarna Mahotsava.

Two persons were found dead with bullet injuries in this district headquarters town on Thursday, police said.

Two pilgrims from Bengaluru are among the hundreds of people who died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said on Thursday.

Karnataka BJP on Thursday held "Cycle Jatha" here, as part of its state-wide protest against the Congress government's decision to hike petrol and diesel prices.

In response to a surge in traffic violations, Bengaluru West traffic police conducted a special drive against wrong-side driving on crucial roads. The operation revealed many commuters, particularly bikers, driving on the wrong side, leading to 241 individuals being booked in a single day.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil on Wednesday said that the state government is ready to provide its share of 20 per cent subsidy if the central government extends a 50 per cent subsidy to promote the semiconductor industry in the state.

Bengaluru: Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who has been arrested in the Renukaswamy murder case, has confessed to have given Rs 30 lakh to another accused Pradosh for the disposal of the body and to ensure that "his name does not come out anywhere," police have claimed.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he was not under pressure from any minister or MLA to shield leading Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in a murder case.