Karnataka News

A Colombian woman was found dead in Bengaluru on Sunday. The police have identified her as Kareena Daniel, 25, who was living in the city for the last four years.

Karnataka Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar has sought an opportunity to explain the benefits of the proposed Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river in his state to the AIADMK-led Tamil Nadu government and the opposition DMK

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday said he was prodded by Lingayat leaders to recommend reservation for them and that his government's recommedation to the centre to grant religious minority status had led to opposition unleashing false propangda against him.

Karnataka's 111-year-old revered pontiff Shivakumar Swami of Siddaganga Mutt at Tumakuru recovered from a liver operation he underwent at a hospital in Chennai, an official said on Saturday.

A court in Chennai has issued a warrant to a Bengaluru jail to produce VK Sasikala on December 13 in connection with a case registered by the Enforcement Directorate for alleged Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) violations.

With Bengaluru's lakes making headlines for their froth, flames and overall pollution, the National Green Tribunal today found Karnataka negligent in protecting its water bodies and keeping the city's drains free of encroachments.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday unanimously demanded the Union Government to withdraw the permission given to Karnataka to prepare a detailed project report or DPR for a proposed dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu, in yet another face off between the neighbouring states over sharing of river water

Vishwanath Hegga from Karnataka boasts of a collection of 29 different species of birds from various parts of the world.

Raising the prospect of another showdown over river water sharing with Karnataka, The Tamil Nadu assembly will meet for a special session today to discuss the proposed construction of a reservoir-cum-drinking water project at Mekedatu across the Cauvery, about 110 km from Bengaluru.

Ending the suspense, the Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka Wednesday announced that the HD Kumaraswamy cabinet would be expanded on December 22.

A 23-acre lake in village in Karnataka was drained out on Wednesday after villagers refused to drink water following the discovery of the body of an HIV-positive woman last week.

Forest officials were baffled when an elephant that was part of an operation to capture a prowling tiger fled into the HD Kote forest in Mysuru district, forcing the officials to turn their attention to catching the jumbo.

Mekedatu, meaning 'goat crossing' or 'goat leap' in Kannada, refers to a rocky, narrow area of the Cauvery river in southern Karnataka. It is here that the state government wants to build a reservoir for storing water meant to generate electricity and provide drinking water to Bengaluru as well as its neighbouring areas.

A day after an audio clip triggered accusations that the BJP was trying to topple the HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka, the state Congress on Tuesday insisted that all legislators of the party and its partner Janata Dal Secular were with the government. They would, however, file a police complaint on the issue, the Congress said.

For over 70 years now, Rex Cinema hall has stood on the busy Brigade Road in the bustling central business district of Bengaluru. But next year on, the iconic theatre will be gone - replaced by one more modern building - a mall and multiplex with 4 screens.