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Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar stated that water release depends on availability amid halted reservoir inflows BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said the state would release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu only if it was available, noting that inflows into its reservoirs had stopped due to a lack of rainfall.Shivakumar said the…

Bengaluru: A compassionate appointment is a one-time measure arising from an exceptional circumstance and cannot be converted into a recurring claim for higher posts or better service benefits, Dharwad bench of Karnataka high court has ruled.A division bench of Justices M Nagaprasanna and Hema Kulkarni, in a judgement delivered on Sept 22, also cautioned state…

Excise minister KM Shivalingegowda, who is also in charge of Hassan district Bengaluru: Excise minister KM Shivalingegowda Wednesday insisted that he had only asked people to “treat govt officials respectfully” and “thank” them after their work is completed and not to pay bribes.Shivalingegowda was accused of promoting bribery and corruption when he told people at…

Bengaluru: The city saw the deportation of 160 Bangladeshi nationals Wednesday morning, with a special flight taking them out as police coordinated with Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Border Security Force (BSF) and Indian Air Force.Police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said these Bangladeshi nationals were caught staying illegally during the special drive. “We coordinated with…

Bengaluru: A 56-year-old man looking to get fancy mobile numbers from a well-known service provider was duped of Rs 54,000 after a person posing as a seller offered him premium numbers over WhatsApp and collected money along with his know-your-customer (KYC) details and OTPs.According to the complaint filed by Gautham (name changed), a resident of…

Bengaluru: Karnataka’s registered births crossed the 10-lakh mark in 2025 — a first in two years — but the state’s birth rate remained about 30% below its 2000 level, while registered deaths have climbed 60% over the same period, official data show.The state registered nearly 10.2 lakh live births in 2025, up from more than…

Bengaluru: The share of registered births classified as ‘institutional’ in Karnataka has fallen from 94.5% in 2021 to 86.3% in 2025, with the decline substantially sharper in rural areas, according to the state’s annual reports on registration of births and deaths.The rural share fell from 80.2% in 2021 to 53.2% in 2025, a decline of…

Bengaluru: A Ganesha immersion procession turned chaotic near Orion Avenue Mall recently when a 19-year-old girl drove her car into the procession, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, injuring a few participants. Police personnel intervened to protect her from an angry crowd when they tried to assault the girl. But she abused the policemen, struck…

Bengaluru: In an unsettling case of house burglary, a head constable attached to Yelahanka New Town police station returned home after a long day of duty to find that thieves had broken into his rented residence and fled with gold jewellery and cash.Rangappa Bandivaddara told police that he had been living in the rented house…