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Central agencies looking into hoax bomb threat: Karnataka Home Minister

The home minister, however, did not specify which central agency is involved in the investigation

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai claims his visit to Delhi successful

Expressing satisfaction over his capital visit, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, on Thursday, said that his Delhi visit has been successful

Bommai meets Nadda, discusses Karnataka political developments

Earlier during the day, Bommai had a brief one-on-one interaction with Nadda on the sidelines of the BJP's 42nd Foundation Day event here, sources added

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai likely to meet Amit Shah, JP Nadda in Delhi

Elevating the probability of discussing cabinet expansion of his eight-month-old government, Karnataka chief minister Bommai on Tuesday said that he is likely to meet BJP top brass

Talk of cabinet expansion gains momentum in Karnataka as CM flies to Delhi

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said he hopes to get instructions from the party leadership on the expansion or rejig of his cabinet, during the New Delhi trip

KTR's attempts to compare Bengaluru with Hyderabad 'utter joke': Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday dismissed Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao's attempts to compare Bengaluru with Hyderabad as "utter joke". He was responding to Rao's recent tweet asking an entrepreneur in Bengaluru to shift to Hyderabad, claiming better physical and social infrastructure there. ''It is an utter joke....not just India, people from across the world are coming to Bengaluru. Highest startups are in Bengaluru. Highest unicorns are in Bengaluru, million and billion dollars worth," Bommai said in response to a question on Rao's tweet. Speaking to reporters here, he said, "The highest FDI in the country, more than 40 per cent of FDI, for the successive last three quarters Karnataka is number one. So comparing Karnataka with Telangana or Bengaluru with Hyderabad is an utter joke." On March 31, responding to a tweet by serial entrepreneur Ravish Naresh, complaining about Bengaluru's infrastructure, Rao had asked him to "Pack your bags & move to ...

Unrest in K'taka: Andhra wooing investors, but CM not bothered, says Cong

Referring to recent developments like the call to ban Muslim vendors in temples, hijab crisis, the Karnataka Cong has warned BJP that no investor would come to state as peace and order were disturbed

Power tariff revised in Karnataka, users will have to pay more

The overall average increase accounts for 35 paise per unit for FY 23, which accounts to increase by 4.33 per cent

Ex-Karnataka ADGP B Bhaskar Rao joins AAP

B Bhaskar Rao, a 1990-batch Karnataka cadre IPS officer and a native of Bengaluru, joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) here on Monday after serving the police force for 32 years in various capacities

Karnataka, you have a problem

BJP's politics is threatening to rob Karnataka of social cohesion, harmony and an inclusive culture, so necessary for entrepreneurship that builds start-ups worth billions and fuels growth of a nation

Amit Shah sets 150-seat target for Karnataka BJP in 2023 assembly polls

Shah attended the state BJP core committee meeting which discussed induction of leaders from other political parties ahead of elections, and strengthening the organisation

Amit Shah in Karnataka, set to hold BJP core committee meeting

Shah arrived here on Thursday.

Exide Industries announces investment of Rs 6,000 crore in Karnataka

Exide Industries on Thursday announced an investment of Rs 6,000 crore in Karnataka. This is for setting up one of the largest giga factories for advanced cell chemistry technology. "Exide Industries MD & CEO, Subir Chakraborty, met with Chief Minister (Basavaraj Bommai) this morning for Rs 6,000 crore investment in a Lithium-Ion cell manufacturing giga factory," Department for Industries and Commerce said in a statement. Stating that this will be one of the country's largest giga factories for advanced cell chemistry technology, it said Exide has requested 80 acres of land in the Haraluru Industrial Area near Bengaluru airport. The project is expected to generate 1,200 -1,400 employment opportunities, it added.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to begin two-day visit to Karnataka today

On Thursday, Gandhi is likely to visit Sree Siddaganga Math in Tumkur at around 4 pm by road.

SC asks Centre to clear stand on export of iron ore in Karnataka

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Karnataka government to clear stand on export of extracted iron ore in the state saying either it has to be consumed or sold. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to seek instructions on the issue and file response by April 8. The top also directed the Central Empowered Committee, appointed by SC, and the monitoring committee to submit a status report indicating the approximate available quantity of iron ore on ground. "There is no meaning of keeping extracted iron on the ground. Either it has to be consumed, sold or taken off the ground. Let us first clear the ground then we will see what to do. By virtue of that, the state government and development fund may get some money," said the bench, also comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli. The apex court had earlier refused to lift the ban on export of iron ore pellets from Karnataka-based miners. While private miners had .

K'taka: 7 suspended for allowing students in hijab to take class 10 exams

A separate room is being arranged for Muslim students to remove burqa, hijab and then attend exams.

Hijab issue: 40 Muslim girls abstain from PU exams in Karntaka's Udupi

Forty Muslim girl students from the Udupi district of Karnataka abstained from appearing for the first pre-university examination over Karnataka HC's order on hijab ban.

CM Bommai announces launch of 'Invest Karnataka 2022' Meet in B'luru

The event will be held in Bengaluru from November 2 to November 4.

Covid-19 pandemic: Karnataka reports 42 fresh cases and one death

Karnataka on Tuesday registered 42 fresh Covid-19 cases and one fatality, taking the total to 39,45,401 and 40,052 respectively, till date

K'taka CM bats for sustainable mining through integrated planning

The Karnataka government allocated Rs 100 crore under the head 'Green Budget' in the state's general budget for 2022-23