Trade unions have stepped up protests in Karnataka over the State government’s delay in implementing revised minimum wages notified on May 22, 2026. AIUTUC held demonstrations in Mysuru and Kalaburagi, while CITU…
Karnataka plans to introduce ‘Ruthu Thare’, a women’s health policy covering menstrual health, perimenopause and menopause, Health Minister UT Khader announced in Bengaluru on August 4. The News Minute reports that the…
Karnataka ministers Yathindra Siddaramaiah and Priyank Kharge invoked Dr B R Ambedkar’s opposition to the idea of a Hindu Rashtra at separate events on Thursday. Speaking in Bidar, Yathindra said Ambedkar had…
Three people, including a four-year-old girl, died after a KSRTC bus collided with their motorcycle near Konnur in Karnataka’s Belagavi district on Thursday, police said. The victims were identified as Saif Mulla,…
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar met an Anthropic delegation on August 6 to discuss a long-term partnership covering AI use in governance, education, healthcare, research and startups. He sought the company’s help…
Tamil Nadu is pursuing a 23 km metro link between Hosur and Bommasandra in Karnataka, Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson said on August 5. The proposed corridor would have 12 stations, with…
Karnataka ministers reviewed drought conditions across Koppal, Yadgir, Kodagu and Mysuru, ordering action on crop losses, drinking water and livestock needs. In Koppal, officials reported 1.91 lakh hectares of damaged crops and…
Karnataka will require all state government officers and employees to submit Annual Performance Appraisal Reports and Immovable Property Returns through the State’s e-PAR Application from 20 August 2026. The Department of Personnel…
Three contract workers died and two were hospitalised after a toxic gas leak at a pharmaceutical plant in Karnataka’s Yadgir district early on Wednesday. Police said the leak occurred between 2 am…
A Karnataka private schools association has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set a national per-child reimbursement standard for private schools admitting students under the Right to Education quota. It cited payments…
