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Covid-19 pandemic: 405 new cases, four deaths in Karnataka

With 405 fresh cases, Karnataka's COVID-19 tally reached 30,03,969, while four death took the cumulative fatalities to 38,305, the health department said on Friday.

Senior Minister Ashoka dismisses talk of leadership change in Karnataka

There were rumours in some quarters in recent times that Bommai may go abroad for knee operation

Anti-conversion Bill passed in Karnataka Assembly amid Opposition uproar

The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday passed the Anti-conversion Bill amid uproar by the Opposition during the ongoing Winter Session of the Asembly

New 'employment policy' on the anvil in Karnataka: CM Bommai

The government will henceforth encourage such institutions which are engaged in generating higher number of employment opportunities, he said

Mild quakes hit parts of Karnataka's Chikkaballapura bordering Bengaluru

Two back-to-back mild earthquakes hit parts of Chikkaballapura district bordering Bengaluru

Karnataka CM enhances relief to farmers for crop damage due to rains

He said, within the financial limitations the government has decided to come to the rescue of farmers

Karnataka government tables anti-conversion bill in assembly

The bill proposes protection of right to freedom of religion and prohibition of unlawful conversion from one religion to another

Top headlines: Govt blocks 20 YouTube channels; 200 Omicron cases in India

Business Standard brings you the top stories on Tuesday

Karnataka: No parties, mass gatherings from Dec 30-Jan 2 due to Covid

As many as 19 cases of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus have been reported so far in the state

Anti-conversion bill will be black mark on Karnataka: Shivakumar

Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the proposed anti-conversion bill is going to be a black mark on the state

Karnataka clears anti-conversion bill, may be tabled in Assembly tomorrow

The contentious anti-conversion bill was cleared by the Karnataka Cabinet on Monday and it is most likely to be tabled in the legislative Assembly on December 21, official sources said

We will not allow conversion of helpless, says Karnataka CM Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday asserted that the ruling BJP will not allow religious conversion of helpless people in the state

Five more cases take total Omicron infections in Karnataka to 19

Five more cases of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus were found in Karnataka taking the total to 19.

Kannadigas' security is our responsibility, says Karnataka CM Bommai

Security of Kannadigas settled in Maharashtra is the government's responsibility, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said

Belagavi: Prohibitory orders imposed as Sangolli Rayanna statue vandalised

Responsible people shouldn't provoke anybody. Shivaji Maharaj, Sangolli Rayanna & Rani Chennamma united the country, says Karnataka CM

Tension prevails in Karnataka border town as protest turns violent

Tension prevailed in Karnataka's border town of Belagavi after a protest condemning the desecration of a Shivaji statue turned violent

Max 10 yrs in jail, Rs 1 lakh fine: Proposed Karnataka anti-conversion bill

The proposed anti-conversion bill in Karnataka has a provision for imprisonment of those who indulge in mass conversion from three to 10 years and a fine of Rs one lakh.

Congress MLA Ramesh Kumar apologises for his 'enjoy rape' comment

Congress MLA K R Ramesh Kumar, who had courted controversy by saying "enjoy rape when it is inevitable", apologised for his 'off the cuff remark'

BJP slams Congress for Karnataka MLA's 'rape' comments

The BJP was, however, also left embarrassed when its spokesperson also criticised Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, who is from the ruling party, for not objecting to Congress MLA's remarks

'When rape is inevitable, enjoy it...': Congress MLA in Karnataka Assembly

Senior Karnataka Congress leader KR Ramesh Kumar made a sexist and unsavoury comment on rape in the state Assembly