Tag: Karnataka

One person was killed and nine others injured after an explosion at the MRPL refinery in Mangaluru. The blast shook nearby buildings and was felt near the airport.

Three people were killed on the spot after a speeding car allegedly hit their bike near R.S. Doddi in Hanur taluk of Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district. Police are searching for the absconding driver.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids and searches at the residences and properties linked to Karnataka Public Works Department (PWD) Minister, Satish Jarkiholi, continued on Thursday evening amid protests by his supporters and various organisations across the state.

Supporters of Karnataka Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satish Jarkiholi staged a protest outside his government-allotted residence in Bengaluru on Wednesday as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials continued their searches at the premises for nine hours in connection with an investigation into alleged financial irregularities and overseas investments.

A family in Tumakuru was left shocked after gold and silver worth an estimated Rs 2.25 crore were allegedly burgled from their residence at Chikpet in Tumakuru city, as the family was away attending their son’s wedding celebrations, police said on Thursday.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday confirmed that eight citizens from Karnataka are trapped in the severe weather calamity following the flash floods in Nepal.

As per the schedule of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Draft Electoral Roll was published on Monday (August 24, 2026) by the concerned Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) of all 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka.

Protesting against the alleged tribal welfare corporation irregularities and demanding the resignation of Minister B. Nagendra, Karnataka BJP MLAs and MLCs wearing black T-shirts were stopped by security personnel at the entrance of the Vidhana Soudha on Friday, following which they forced their way into the legislature.

A unique protest was witnessed in Koppal on Thursday as Karnataka observed a statewide bandh over the Cauvery water-sharing issue, with protesters offering roses to drivers of Tamil Nadu-origin lorries while urging them not to "provoke" Karnataka amid the ongoing dispute over the release of Cauvery water.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a day-long visit to Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka on Saturday, during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a series of infrastructure, connectivity, energy and technology projects aimed at accelerating regional development and economic growth. In Andhra Pradesh, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Alluri Sitarama.