Amid row over water sharing with neighbouring States, including a proposed dam on Cauvery water at Mekedatu, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said he is likely to meet the Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi on August 26.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the Government is mulling setting up a society to provide medicines for cancer treatment at concessional rates.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday logged 1,151 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the caseload to 29.38 lakh, while 10 deaths pushed the toll to 37,155.

Bengaluru: Two persons died, while three others sustained grievous injuries in a cylinder blast that happened on Monday afternoon at a food factory here on Magadi road in the city.

In an incident that was reported at Davangere, police personnel died after his gun accidentally went off on Monday.  The deceased policeman has been identified as R. Chethan (28). 

Excluding the five districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur, Hasan, and Kodagu, where the COVID infection rate has increased by more than 2%, physical classes were recommenced for students from 9th standard to PUC on Monday in the rest of the state. 

Bengaluru: Seven people have safely returned to Karnataka from Afghanistan, after the Taliban takeover of that country, authorities said on Sunday.

Bengaluru: A Rolls Royce car, reportedly belonging to a Bollywood star, was seized along with 16 other high end vehicles on Sunday for plying without valid documents, officials in the transport department said.