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Bengaluru: Treated water sales up, but not yet at summer levels

From July 5 till the end of the month, BWSSB booked nearly 800 cases for violations of water usage norms and levied penalties of around 30 lakh, several times higher than the revenue earned from the sale of treated water

6 Aug 2026 12:35 am
Footpath drive wipes out decades-old shops near K.R. Market in Bengaluru

The stretch, opposite the K.R. Market building and beyond the main market complex, was home to kirana stores, fish shops, masala outlets and several other businesses

5 Aug 2026 10:51 pm
Hippo calf born at Bannerughatta Biological Park

The mother and calf are now open for public viewing.

5 Aug 2026 10:41 pm
Veeragallu at Neeragunda in Arsikere taluk throws light on Hoysala ruler Vishnuvardhanas last day

Villagers in Neeragunda, in Arsikere taluk, have stumbled upon a centuries-old veeragallu (hero stone) bearing a Kannada inscription that could resolve long-standing confusion over the date of the death of Vishnuvardhana, the celebrated ruler of the Hoysala dynasty

5 Aug 2026 9:24 pm
AIDSO protest prompts VSKU to reduce admission fee by 1,100

Vice-Chancellor promises refund of excess amount collected after University Chalo agitation

5 Aug 2026 8:46 pm
MCC clears encroachment of footpaths on Sayyaji Rao Road

Most of the footpath vendors obliged by removing their items including garments, footwear, plastic items, fruits, bangles etc.

5 Aug 2026 8:27 pm
Purported audio conversation between two Congress leaders triggers fresh row over Karnataka Cabinet expansion

Amid mounting discontent within the Karnataka Congress over the Cabinet expansion, an audio recording of a purported conversation between two senior Congress leaders has triggered fresh political controversy

5 Aug 2026 8:19 pm
MCC removes 83 tonnes of garbage from C.V. Road

Clean-up drive part of Corporations 80 Garbage-free Spots campaign

5 Aug 2026 8:14 pm
Karnataka High Court refuses to quash FIR against self-proclaimed Congress leaders in 5.3 crore job racket case

The High Court of Karnataka has refused to quash a criminal case registered against two self-proclaimed Congress leaders for cheating over 5.3 crore promising jobs in various government departments

5 Aug 2026 7:58 pm
CIIL Director calls for scientific analysis of Kannada inscriptions

Kannada inscriptions reveal scientific grammar, says Prof. Basavaraja Kodagunti

5 Aug 2026 7:30 pm
KUDA adopts transparent lottery system for Hagaraga housing site allotment

KUDA chairman Mazhar Alam Khan says the dream project of late Qamar-ul-Islam is taking shape with Home Minister Priyank Kharges support and asserted that infrastructure works will begin within a month

5 Aug 2026 7:25 pm
Inscriptions key to tracing Karnatakas cultural links with neighbouring states: Kannada varsity VC

The Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) hosts workshop on Kannada inscriptions in Karnataka and beyond

5 Aug 2026 7:19 pm
Minister Santosh Lad holds review meeting, stresses extensive awareness programmes on government schemes

He says there should be no shortage of seeds and fertilizers for farmers.

5 Aug 2026 7:11 pm
Karnataka Home Minister expresses shock over Kadechur incident; directs officers to release compensation

The Home Minister has asked officials to submit a detailed report on the sulfur dioxide leakage, as well as safety measures at the pharmaceutical factory.

5 Aug 2026 6:56 pm
Urban Local Bodies asked to step up tax collection, improve waste management

Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah says that 200 crore was released for the development of Bidar and called for better sanitation, faster civic works

5 Aug 2026 6:51 pm
Karnataka Cabinet expansion: Congress MLA Yashwanthrayagouda Patil withdraws resignation following advice of followers

Upset at not being made a minister, Mr. Patil had earlier said that he was resigning from his Assembly membership as he felt that there was no place for loyalty and honesty in the Congress.

5 Aug 2026 6:45 pm
Supersede BCC if it doesn't pass resolution supporting Mahajan commission: Vatal Nagaraj

He says that Kannada organisations have decided to go ahead with the Karnataka bandh on August 13 against releasing water to Tamil Nadu, despite the appeal by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and other leaders to not do so.

5 Aug 2026 6:45 pm
Santosh Lad welcomes BJP leaders drought study, requests them to submit early report to Centre

He says that portfolio allocation was likely to happen in the next two to three days and he would happily handle the portfolio allotted to him.

5 Aug 2026 6:37 pm
Denied Cabinet berth, but not disheartened, says B.R. Patil

Mr. Patil thanked party workers and supporters who had expressed disappointment over his exclusion from the Cabinet.

5 Aug 2026 6:27 pm
Man hacked to death while riding bullet motorcycle in Raichur district

According to the police, the attackers intercepted him on the road and assaulted him with deadly weapons.

5 Aug 2026 6:20 pm
Karnataka Information Commission declares Kalaburagi-Yadgir DCC Bank as public authority under RTI Act

Commission directs Kalaburagi-Yadgir DCC Bank to appoint Public Information Officers and comply with mandatory disclosure provisions

5 Aug 2026 6:19 pm
Three labourers dead, two injured after chemical leak at factory in Kadechur-Badiyal Industrial Area in Yadgir district of Karnataka

According to preliminary reports, the incident took place between 1 AM and 2 AM inside the industrial plant

5 Aug 2026 9:27 am
Karnataka Cabinet expansion brings back insider-outsider debate

The much-anticipated expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet has yet again brought back the insider-outsider debate to the fore, with over a dozen among the newly-sworn-in Ministers identified as migrants and a number of legislators who have missed out being original Congressmen

4 Aug 2026 11:19 pm
Transport Department to crack down on illegal bike taxis in Bengaluru

Karnataka App Based Workers Union had threatened to launch a strike if action was not taken against illegal bike taxi operations.

4 Aug 2026 11:11 pm
Siddaramaiah maintains studied silence over Cabinet expansion

Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has maintained a studied silence amid growing indications that he is unhappy with the list of 19 Ministers inducted into the D.K. Shivakumar Cabinet, even as several of his supporters openly criticised the Chief Minister and the Congress high command

4 Aug 2026 10:43 pm
Southwest monsoon: Karnataka receives 29% deficit rainfall

With several parts of the State receiving heavy rainfall in recent days, the first four days of August recorded 49 mm of rainfall against the normal 35 mm, with a departure of +39%

4 Aug 2026 8:57 pm