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Cannot live like this, says West Bengal man detained again in illegal immigrants drive

Every time someone asks us where we are from, our fear cannot be described. Once you say West Bengal and ifyourea Muslim, the instantreplyis, Go to Bangladesh.What does it take to prove that we are Indians?, Rafikul Biswasquestioned.

22 Aug 2026 9:07 am
A dry spell along the Cauvery

A weak monsoon has left farmers on both sides of the Cauvery struggling with dwindling water supplies. In Karnataka, farmers are worried about irrigation even as the State faces pressure to release water to Tamil Nadu, where large tracts of paddy fields remain barren. The competing demands have sharpened tensions between the two States

22 Aug 2026 4:14 am
Cabinet clears AI surveillance cameras and portable signal jammers for prisons

Residents around Parappana Agrahara fear network disruptions to aggravate

22 Aug 2026 12:59 am
Upper Bhadra Project will be completed by year-end: Chaluvarayaswamy

He says 17.04 tmcft of water needs to be lifted from the Tunga river to the Bhadra reservoir and 324 crore is being spent on this project.

22 Aug 2026 12:32 am
User Development Fee reduced at Bengalurus KIA, but arriving passengers will also have to pay

The revised AERA tariff will come into effect from September 1 and remain applicable until August 2029; important change under the new order is the introduction of UDF for both arriving and departing passengers

21 Aug 2026 11:21 pm
Book Brahma fest opens with conversation between languages

On the first day of Book Brahma Literature Festival, panellists has a session titled Linguistic Hegemony: Indian Languages and the Federal Imagination

21 Aug 2026 10:40 pm
Market Tales: Abandoned midway, redevelopment of Jayanagar market hangs in a balance

Bangalore Development Authority, which was tasked with the job, developed one of the proposed four towers, stalled the project midway and returned it to the newly formed Bengaluru South City Corporation

21 Aug 2026 10:07 pm
Karnataka: Cabinet again recommends suspension of Karnataka Public Service Commission chairperson

Sources said that the Governor had earlier suspended Mr. Sahukar and then sent the decision to be ratified by the Cabinet, which cleared it. However, this was seen as a procedural lapse.

21 Aug 2026 9:34 pm
21 Aug 2026 9:15 pm
1,750 crore ADB assistance for development of 500 Karnataka Public Schools

The programme has a total investment of 2,500 crore, of which 1,750 crore will be provided by ADB and 750 crore by the State government.

21 Aug 2026 8:57 pm
Yadgir DC appeals to labourers to work under VB-G RAM G

Observing the crowd of job seekers, the Deputy Commissioner approached the labourers to explain the enhanced features of the rural employment programme and urged them to stay in their villages rather than migrate to urban centres for work

21 Aug 2026 8:13 pm
Forget political differences and focus on Hubballis development: Shankranna Munavalli

He points to inadequate parking facilities in commercial areas such as Koppikar Road, Durgad Bail, and Dajibanpeth in Hubballi, which, he says, contributes to traffic congestion

21 Aug 2026 8:01 pm
Government keen to bring foreign university campuses to KWIN City: Minister M.B. Patil

KWIN City is being developed across 5,000 acres. Development work on the first phase is currently under way, and the tendering process has been completed, says the Minister.

21 Aug 2026 7:56 pm
DSS takes out protest rally in Kalaburagi condemning purification ritual at Mallikarjun Kharges venue in Uttarakhand

The protest was part of a State-wide agitation organised by the DSS at all district headquarters, condemning the alleged purification rituals

21 Aug 2026 7:48 pm
Karnataka: Amid din, Assembly passes Apartment Bill and two other Bills

The Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill seeks to establish a regulatory framework for the governance and management of apartment complexes, including the operation and use of common areas and facilities.

21 Aug 2026 7:48 pm
MLA seeks another womens polytechnic college for Hubballi

Raising the issue through a starred question in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Abbayya referred to the information provided by the Higher Education Minister that Karnataka had 109 government, 43 aided, and 135 private polytechnic colleges in 2025-26

21 Aug 2026 7:41 pm
Karnataka police have identified 771 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in three years: Home Department

The data shows that of the 771 identified, 656 were found to be living in Bengaluru city and 44 in Bengaluru district.

21 Aug 2026 7:28 pm
Centre promises more direct flights from Mysuru

MP Yaduveer Wadiyar pushes for direct flights, faster Mysuru airport expansion; seeks four new air routes

21 Aug 2026 7:27 pm
Market tales: Exploring Bengalurus centres of trade

In this six-part series, The Hindu takes stock of prominent markets in Bengaluru, reviewing the existing infrastructure and progress of redevelopment plans.

21 Aug 2026 7:22 pm
VB-G RAM G: Job card mela being held in Shirahatti

As part of the campaign, job card melas were held at Kadakol, Rantur, and Majjur villages on Thursday

21 Aug 2026 7:22 pm
Favourable rainfall helps revive cotton crop in Yadgir after a prolonged dry spell

The district experienced continuous dry weather for several weeks, even after the mid-monsoon sowing season

21 Aug 2026 6:49 pm
9 crore cash seized from car going from Bengaluru to Tamil Nadu

The cash was seized by the Income Tax Department

21 Aug 2026 4:03 pm
Ruling and opposition parties protest outside Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru over resignation of B. Nagendra for embezzlement in Valmiki corporation

While Congress leaders staged a protest in front of Mahatma Gandhis statue in the Vidhan Soudha premises, BJP legislators staged a protest in front of Maharshi Valmikis statue in the nearby Legislators Home premises

21 Aug 2026 3:15 pm
33 stolentwo-wheelers seized from 41-year-old man in Mysuru

The Devaraja police apprehended the accused on August 14 while he was attempting to sell a vehicle at a low price

21 Aug 2026 2:50 pm
Southern states deserve fairer share of national wealth based on earnings: Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar

Excessive enforcement action was driving some wealthy businesspersons out of the country

21 Aug 2026 2:35 pm