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Industries minister MB Patil in the assembly on Tuesday BENGALURU: The state govt is exploring the possibility of setting up a single airport to serve Ballari, Vijayanagara and Koppal districts, citing mixed results of the Centre’s Udan scheme.Infrastructure development minister MB Patil told the legislative council Tuesday that the govt is assessing a viable model…
MANDYA: A young couple allegedly ended their lives following a domestic dispute, leaving behind their two-year-old daughter, who survived the ‘murder’ bid by her father.The deceased were identified as Darshan, 29, and Divyashree, 25, residents of Hosakote village who were living in a rented house in the Jayanagar Extension area of KR Pete taluk. The…
BENGALURU: Karnataka govt has suspended online sales of Mysore silk saris after surging orders outstripped supply of the GI-tagged weave made with pure mulberry silk, gold zari and silver threads. State-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation will prioritise limited stocks for buyers visiting its exclusive outlets.Sericulture minister K Venkatesh made the announcement in the assembly on…
BALLARI: A boy attacked fellow students with a bed rod at a Gurukul residential school in Karnataka’s Ballari district late at night, leaving one student dead and several others injured, police said. According to Ballari police, the incident took place after dinner when the students were asleep in the hostel. The boy went on a…
A Bengaluru man, initially reported to have died of a heart attack, was actually smothered to death BENGALURU: Carrying out an autopsy on the exhumed body of a 50-year-old daily wage worker, who, according to his wife, had died of a heart attack, revealed that the victim was smothered to death. Police arrested his wife,…
Social media ban for children BENGALURU: Karnataka is preparing to ban social media access for children under 16, chief minister Siddaramaiah announced Friday in his budget speech, placing the state in sync with a growing international push to limit young people’s digital exposure.“We are not suggesting that children should not have access to mobile phones….
Bengaluru: In a break from a decades-old system, Karnataka will stop fixing retail prices of alcoholic beverages from April 2026, allowing beer and liquor makers greater freedom to set prices in one of India’s largest alcohol markets.Announcing the move in the 2026-27 state budget on Friday, chief minister Siddaramaiah said the government will also introduce…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the state government is planning a social media ban for children below 16 years while presenting the state budget for 2026–27.“Social media will be banned for children under the age of 16 to prevent the adverse effects of increasing mobile usage….
Some love stories feel like movie scripts—grand gestures, fate slamming doors wide open. Others? They sneak up on you, starting with something as tiny as a smile or a “hello.” For Qatar-based travel vlogger Praveen Pundalik from Karnataka, what was meant to be a chill Phuket getaway turned into the plot twist of a lifetime….
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only BENGALURU: Even before the peak of summer, Bengaluru and several parts of Karnataka experienced unusually harsh conditions in the first week of March. Temperatures in the city hovered between 32°C and 33°C, while parts of north interior Karnataka approached 40°C. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of possible…
