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NEET: Congress, BJP workers detained during rival protests in Bengaluru

R. Ashok has alleged attack by Congress cadre and submitted a petition to the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner

22 Jul 2026 11:30 pm
KPCL steps up thermal power generation to ensure reliable power supply across Karnataka

The corporation is maintaining its thermal power plants in optimal operating condition and taking measures to further augment generation, with a target of increasing daily thermal power output to 100 million units in the coming days

22 Jul 2026 9:48 pm
CWMA asks Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to use their storage only for drinking water; orders status quo on releases

CWMA referred to the IMD forecast that indicates tough time ahead with deficit monsoon

22 Jul 2026 9:37 pm
Over 18 lakh Karnataka voters likely to receive notices after SIR so far

Bengaluru accounts for two-thirds of cases whose details are unavailable in the 2002 SIR database

22 Jul 2026 9:10 pm
Scouts and guides course mandatory in VTU-affiliated institutions

According to the Union Education Ministry and the Higher Education Department of Karnataka, Rangers and Rovers should be compulsory in all higher educational institutions, but this has not been implemented

22 Jul 2026 8:51 pm
NHAI revises toll charges on Bengaluru-Nelamangala and Bengaluru-Kolar highway stretches

According to separate public notices issued by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU), Bengaluru, the revised toll rates will be applicable at the Bengaluru-Nelamangala toll plazas on NH-48 and the Hedaginabele, Agrahara, Krishnarajapura and Sundarapalya toll plazas on the Bengaluru-Bethamangala section of NH-75

22 Jul 2026 8:31 pm
Kalaburagi: NEET controversy exposes Centres failures, says M.B. Patil

Minister terms the reported police action against Rahul Gandhi during the protest as undemocratic and alleges that such incidents have become a pattern since 2014

22 Jul 2026 8:24 pm
Woman killed as bus falls into ditch on Dharwad outskirts

Sources said the mishap occurred reportedly due to a mechanical glitch at Kashi Nagar on the outskirts of Dharwad

22 Jul 2026 7:57 pm
KLE medical college and hospital inauguration put off

The inauguration ceremony of Karnatak Lingayat Education (KLE) Societys JGMM Medical College and KLE Hospital in Hubballi wscheduled to take place on July 25, has been postponed.

22 Jul 2026 7:40 pm
65.63% submitted enumeration forms digitised in Dharwad district

In the SIR process which started on June 30, a total of 16,21,850 enumeration forms have been distributed out of the total electorate of 16,21,961, says Deputy Commissioner

22 Jul 2026 7:33 pm
Hosapete: AIDSO protests police excesses against students in New Delhi

Lakhs of students from poor and middle-class families are being forced to spend heavily on coaching while the examination system had become vulnerable to corruption and paper leaks, claims AIDSO

22 Jul 2026 7:26 pm
KKCCI urges M.B. Patil to expedite PM MITRA Park, revive Shahabad GE plant

The delegation, led by KKCCI president Sharanabasappa M. Pappa and honorary secretary Shivraj V. Inginshetty, said the two projects were crucial for accelerating industrialisation, attracting investments and generating large-scale employment in the Kalyana Karnataka region.

22 Jul 2026 7:15 pm
KPCC spokesperson accuses Centre of curtailing right to protest and free speech

Centre denying citizens their constitutional rights to protest and hold peaceful meetings, says H.A. Venkatesh

22 Jul 2026 7:01 pm
North Karnataka: Six booked for trespass, vandalism on Baldota premises in Koppal

During the protest, farmer leaders had demanded that Basapur Lake, located within the companys premises, be opened for public use; hundreds of protesters later damaged the compound wall and the main entrance of the company.

22 Jul 2026 6:58 pm
Ministerial aspirants disappointed as Karnataka Cabinet expansion postponed again in the light of NEET protests

The Congress high command is now likely to invite the Karnataka leaders to New Delhi early next week to deliberate not only on the Cabinet expansion but also on the appointment of the Speaker ahead of the monsoon session beginning on August 6

22 Jul 2026 6:48 pm
World Brain Day: Mental health is as important as physical health, says Ballari District Health and Family Welfare Officer

Brain disorders should be identified early to prevent permanent disability, say doctors on World Brain Day

22 Jul 2026 6:28 pm
Mandya gears up for Bharat Jodo Yuva Sangha rollout on July 30

Registration to start from July 30, says Deputy Commissioner

22 Jul 2026 4:23 pm
Karnataka steps up drive to reduce trans fats in food supply chain; over 45 lakh litres of used cooking oil collected since 2024

Officials pointed out that industrially produced trans fats, commonly found in partially hydrogenated oils used in some processed and fried foods, are among the most harmful dietary risk factors

22 Jul 2026 11:24 am
Quality sleep key to protecting brain health amid rising screen time, say neurologists

Ahead of World Brain Day, observed on July 22, doctors said sleep is not merely a period of rest but a critical biological process during which the brain repairs itself, consolidates memories and clears metabolic waste accumulated during waking hours

22 Jul 2026 9:09 am
Study to evaluate impact of heat stress on health in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

Participants will receive a digital watch to keep track of body temperature; 1,200 households roped in per site for the study; project to be taken up at PerungudiandPoompuharin Tamil Nadu,and SirwarandChalakarre in Karnataka

22 Jul 2026 1:18 am
Bengaluru-Mysuru highway toll hiked again after three months

According to NHAI toll hike details accessed by The Hindu, the revised rates came into effect at 12 a.m. on July 21

22 Jul 2026 12:53 am
Storage in Karnatakas Cauvery reservoirs stands at 52% of total capacity as CWMA is set to review situation on July 22

The Cauvery Water Management Authority, which is the apex body that monitors implementation of Cauvery water release to lower riparian States as per the Supreme Courts verdict, is meeting in Delhi to review the situation

22 Jul 2026 12:52 am
Karnataka High Court seeks States response on plea seeking CBI probe into illegalities in KPSC recruitments

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to file its response on a petition seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the allegations of illegalities in the Karnataka State Public Service Commission recruitments to posts of Group A and B Gazetted Probationers and allegations against Shivashankar S. Sahukar, suspended chairperson.

22 Jul 2026 12:46 am
SIT formed to look into allegations against Art of Living, says Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister

The Karnataka government has constituted a 11-member Special Investigation Team led by Bengaluru Regional Commissioner Amlan Aditya Biswas to probe the alleged grabbing of government land by the Art of Living ashram and its affiliate organisations on the outskirts of Bengaluru

21 Jul 2026 11:29 pm
Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner holds meeting on forming Bharat Jodo Yuva Sanghas

Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner Prabhulinga Kavalikatti tells officers that the State government had planned to form 10,000 Bharat Jodo Yuvaka Sanghas in the State.

21 Jul 2026 8:27 pm
Student of Shaheen science college scores 653 in NEET; college expects 448 MBBS seats

Students of the Shaheen Undergraduate Science College, Bidar, have made remarkable performances in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), with Muhammad Sajid Akbar emerging as the institutions top scorer with 653 marks

21 Jul 2026 8:03 pm
Mysuru: Student groups decry police crackdown on Sansad Chalo protesters

AIDSO criticises the police for denying permission to the march despite it having been announced well in advance, and said the right to protest is a fundamental democratic right.

21 Jul 2026 7:55 pm