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Karnataka's new excise regime: What are the revised alcohol prices?

With the new prices kicking in, lower-end liquor in Karnataka has become dearer while certain premium labels have become cheaper.

22 May 2026 1:49 pm
Hukkeri farmers protest seeking comprehensive irrigation facility completes two days

They want a written assurance about completion of all pending projects on time

22 May 2026 12:30 pm
Agitation for separate Dharwad corporation receives more support, citizens install new board

The indefinite agitation demanding bifurcation of the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation enters the seventh day

22 May 2026 11:58 am
Travel operators in Bengaluru fear loss of livelihood if work-from-home increases, urge Centre for protection

Karnataka State Travel Operators Association (KSTOA) stated that the employee transport industry, which supports lakhs of jobs across the country, continues to play a crucial role in servicing Indias IT, corporate and industrial sectors

22 May 2026 9:30 am
States should be allowed to conduct CET for medical courses: CM

The Prime Minister and the Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan should bear the responsibility for the NEET question paper leak, says Siddaramaiah

21 May 2026 11:46 pm
Retired judge P.N. Desai to be Chairperson of Karnataka State Human Rights Commission

Desai probed the alleged land scam in Mysore Urban Development Authority in which the name of Parvathi Siddaramaiah, wife of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, had figured

21 May 2026 11:42 pm
Lokayukta books contractor, several officers, including retired engineer, for financial misappropriation

Investigators say that the irregularities under the housing for all scheme run to the tune of 23 crore

21 May 2026 8:17 pm
Karnataka on BJP high commands radar as Nitin Nabin set for maiden visit to State

Recent developments, including the BJPs landmark victory in West Bengal and the Oppositions continued political grip on southern region, appear to have made the party national leadership to work towards re-establishing its hold in Karnataka

21 May 2026 8:00 pm
Mandya fast-tracks international basketball stadium project

The proposed facility will feature an international-standard basketball court, a modern spectator gallery, players rest rooms, lighting arrangements, drinking water facilities, toilets and other essential amenities.

21 May 2026 7:55 pm
Preventive order against Hyderabad MLA Raja Singh from entering Yadgir

Meanwhile, the organisers postpone the Shobha Yatra and Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti celebrations scheduled for Thursday indefinitely

21 May 2026 7:52 pm
Cooperation Dept. orders probe into affairs of three cooperative societies in Tirthahalli

The probe will look into the allegations of these societies accepting blank cheques from loan applicants, compelling them to sign blank papers, and misusing those documents later

21 May 2026 7:39 pm
Villagers stage protest against merger of rural schools in Belagavi

They demand co-existence of both types of schools

21 May 2026 7:35 pm
Buddha, Basava, Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations at Narona on Sunday

These three great revolutionaries challenged social inequality and fought for human dignity in different historical periods, says DSS

21 May 2026 7:26 pm
Rebate for converting B-Khata to A-Khata hits corporation budgets

Previously, the fee was set at 5% of the guidance value of the plot to be regularised, but it has now been reduced to 2% for a 100-day window due to a lack of interest in the scheme

21 May 2026 7:15 pm
Dharwad ZP decision to merge schools opposed

Members of AIDSO and Save Public Education Committee stage a protest

21 May 2026 7:11 pm
NHAI to rectify dangerous curve on NH 48 near Belagavi

The Badekollamath turn is a deep curve that descends from the Hirebagewadi Ghat into the Kanavi Kuruvina Koppa valley

21 May 2026 6:51 pm
21 May 2026 6:32 pm
Full-scale emergency exercise conducted at KIA

The exercise simulated a complex emergency scenario to evaluate the airports preparedness, response systems, and multi-agency coordination

21 May 2026 6:32 pm
Suo motu case against top Karnataka officials after Lokayukta raids expose illegal sand mining in Bagalkot

Director of Mines and Geology Department in Bengaluru, Deputy Director of Mines and Geology in Bagalkot, the Bagalkot Deputy Commissioner, and tahsildars of Badami, Mudhol, Jamakhandi, Hunagund and Ilkal taluks are among those named in case

21 May 2026 3:26 pm
MANN+HUMMEL opens tech, innovation centre in Karnataka

The new facility is designed to accelerate global product development and customer-centric innovation by integrating advanced research labs, testing infrastructure, digital engineering, and data analytics under one roof.

21 May 2026 10:23 am
Community-based suicide prevention programme by NIMHANS to be expanded across Bengaluru South

No repeat suicide attempts have been reported among individuals who received intervention and follow-up support under the programme

20 May 2026 9:32 pm
Congress has pushed Karnataka from revenue surplus to deficit, alleges Capt. Brijesh Chowta

Only achievement of Siddaramaiah government during past three years is to push progressive Karnataka to the debt trap, says MP

20 May 2026 9:24 pm