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Have hoarders created artificial scarcity of seeds only to sell them at inflated rates?

‘Green gram, black gram sowing completed, while red gram is being taken up and we have enough stock of seeds’

Campaign launched to sensitise farmers

Minister for Agriculture B.C. Patil launched a State-wide Farm Campaign aimed at sensitising the farming community about the facilities and benefits

People should not hesitate to take vaccine, says Shettar

As many as 201 vaccination centres have been set up in Dharwad district

Karnataka to increase agriculture lending in cooperative sector

To help farmers hit by the COVID-19 lockdown

7,500 health personnel to be recruited soon

Part of preparedness to face any future exigencies including ‘third wave’ of COVID-19 pandemic: Ashwath Narayan

Yoga goes virtual in Mysuru

Many institutions arranged demonstration of ‘asanas’ on YouTube, Facebook to mark International Day of Yoga-2021

Planters anxious over workers testing positive

The reports of coffee workers contracting COVID-19 in Kodagu has bothered the growers as they believe that such cases will further escalate labour

Labour crisis in Kodagu’s estates may worsen over lockdown extension

Growers cannot bring migrant workers; post-harvest operations for the next season hit as resident workers cannot handle the large cultivated area

Sugarcane farmers demand higher FRP for 2021-22

Pandemic triggers concerns of labour shortage for harvesting

Centre makes amends, includes Kannada for training purposes

Would be among seven Indian languages to be imparted to MPs, legislators and officials

Karnataka identifies 50 children who lost both parents to COVID-19

If the extended family is unable to look after them, they will be made a part of the adoption scheme

Lockdown norms relaxed in 6 more districts in Karnataka

They are Udupi, Bengaluru Rural, Shivamogga, Ballari, Chitradurga and Vijayapura districts

Don’t issue statements on CM face of Congress for 2023 Assembly elections in Karnataka: Surjewala

State Congress president D.K. Shivakumar and former chief minister Siddaramaiah are seen as the main contenders if the party secures a majority

Karnataka to recruit 7,500 health personnel: Deputy CM C.N. Ashwath Narayan

It is part of preparations to face any future exigency, including ‘third wave’ of the COVID-19 pandemic

Bank debits relief package amount for auto driver’s home loan dues

Hit by the lockdown, Abdul Basheer was struggling to maintain his family

Periodicity of trains extended

The Railways has decided to extend the periodicity of two pairs of fully reserved festival special trains running via Konkan Railway network.A release

Timely monsoon helped farmers in Kalaburagi district complete sowing

The district received 95 mm rainfall from June 1 to June 20

New RT-PCR testing centre to come up in Puttur

The Dakshina Kannada district administration has proposed to set up a new RT-PCR testing centre at Puttur to hasten the sample testing for the early

Centre slammed for ‘ignoring Kannada’

Despite its classical language status, Kannada has not been chosen to impart training to MPs, legislators, and officials

COVID-19: Experts recommend throat gargle sample test for children

If the recommendations of a 13-member expert committee headed by cardiologist Devi Prasad Shetty are implemented by the State government, detection of

Bommai rejects demand for a probe into Upper Bhadra ‘irregularities’

Home, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday rejected the demand of the Opposition to launch a probe into the alleged

Mysuru grapples with high COVID-19 test positivity rate

Mutant variants, gaps in tracing, and isolation strategies suspected to be reasons for high TPR

Phone tapping allegation: Police record statement of Aravind Bellad

The special police team formed to probe the alleged phone tapping case of Aravind Bellad, MLA, recorded his statement as part of initiating probe on

NWKRTC to operate buses from today

NWKRTC will run buses as per demand and on some priority routes from Monday, as per relaxation of lockdown rules. Buses of nine divisions of NWKRTC in

Two arrested, 59 kg ganja seized

The Kalaburagi Police on Sunday arrested two men and seized 59 kg of ganja they were transporting in a vehicle from Aland towards Umarga Cross on

Floods recede in Belagavi

The intensity of floods was reduced on Sunday, due to reduced rainfall in Belagavi district and coastal Maharashtra. Water release from Maharashtra

Special vaccination mela today

A special COVID-19 vaccination mela will be organised across Dharwad district on Monday. All those aged above 45 and frontline warriors and other

Govt. issues revised order easing lockdown restrictions in Dharwad

The State government has issued a revised circular relaxing lockdown norms across Dharwad district, district in-charge Minister Jagadish Shettar said

Lack of internal assessment worries Karnataka teachers

Schools in a fix on how to grade SSLC students who haven’t completed the process

Kisan Rail carrying mangoes from Kolar flagged off

The State’s first Kisan Rail train carrying 250 tonnes of mangoes grown in Kolar district was flagged off from Doddanatha Halt , Kolar district, on

Vishwanath continues to lambast BJP govt.

Despite warnings of action, BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath on Saturday continued to lambast the BJP government in the State. He said the Chief Minister, the

Yediyurappa advised to approach Centre to stop Tamil Nadu’s river inter-linking project

Approach CWMA for equitable distribution of surplus Cauvery waters between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, says Karnataka Border and Rivers Protection Commission Chairman K.L. Manjunath.

Karnataka looks to administer 7 lakh vaccine jabs on Yoga Day

The State government has set itself an ambitious target of inoculating seven lakh people on Monday (June 21), on the occasion of International Day of

Two killed as car hits truck on NH-75

Two people died on the spot and another suffered serious injuries when the car they were travelling in hit a truck from behind near Kenchattahalli on

Committees set up to implement NEP from this academic year in Karnataka

The State government has constituted committees of subject experts to roll out the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) from the

Karnataka allows public transport; all shops to be open till 5 p.m.

New norms from June 21; buses and metro to run with 50% capacity

Stop projecting party’s chief ministerial faces: DKS

With the next State Assembly election to be held in 2023, KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday warned his party colleagues to refrain from

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