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Cabinet discusses revised domestic workers draft Bill with many watered down provisions

The revised draft Bill, in a significant departure from the earlier one, excludesindividual employers from the responsibility of paying a fee towards the welfare fund

22 May 2026 11:36 pm
After buses, BMTC plans to turn passenger tickets into advertising space

BMTC has invited bids from advertising agencies for granting licence rights to print advertisements on Electronic Ticketing Machine thermal rolls issued to passengers across Bengaluru

22 May 2026 9:39 pm
Technical Education Dept. asks Karnataka colleges to take measures to protect adolescent students from abuse and exploitation

This follows recommendation by the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights

22 May 2026 8:53 pm
Karnatakas infant, under-five mortality rates rise marginally by one point in 2024: SRS data

This is the second time since 2017 that the States IMR has seen a marginal rise

22 May 2026 8:22 pm
Mango and jackfruit mela opens in Madikeri

20 stalls, farmer-direct sales draw crowds

22 May 2026 7:56 pm
Kattemalalavadi gets new 66 kV transmission line

KPTCL issues safety advisory ahead of commissioning

22 May 2026 7:31 pm
22 May 2026 7:24 pm
Political activity set to pick up in Karnataka with notification of elections to four Rajya Sabha seats

The elections have been necessitated by completion of the term of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge

22 May 2026 4:24 pm
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