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Topic: Karnataka

This Karnataka IAS officer is taking on the politically mighty, transfers be damned

In the last couple of years, Rohini Sindhuri Dasari has had run-ins with Congress minister A. Manju and the CM’s brother H.D. Revanna. But she’s undeterred.

Umesh Jadhav joins BJP after quitting Congress, could face Mallikarjun Kharge in LS polls

Jadhav could face some hurdles ahead of his candidature for the Lok Sabha polls as a petition to disqualify him is still pending before the Speaker.

ABVP forces Karnataka college lecturer to kneel & apologise for ‘anti-national’ FB post

ABVP members demand suspension, resignation and police action. They also question Karnataka home minister, Congress’ M.B. Patil, who owns the college.

Stone Age rock art site discovered in Karnataka’s Udupi

The petroglyphs, giant images carved on rock by chipping away parts of it, could date to between 10000 BCE and 3000 BCE, falling right in the middle part of India's Stone Age period.

Indian Air Force to help Karnataka govt fight forest fire at Bandipur tiger reserve

The air force chief responded positively to the state's request and that the preparations are on for the operation, said CM H.D. Kumaraswamy on Twitter.

Karnataka gripped by forest fires, state says it’s because of ‘mischief & mistakes’

Forest Survey of India report finds Karnataka has most forest fires. State forest department questions data, but says the fires are a matter of concern.

Congress MLA arrested for assault ‘thrashed’ the colleague who helped his political launch

Karnataka MLA J.N. Ganesh allegedly beat up and threatened his party colleague Anand Singh at a resort near Bengaluru in January. He was arrested Wednesday.

Feel like I’m being raped again & again, says Karnataka Speaker. MLAs have a hearty laugh

Speaker references rape to describe his name being dragged into the audio tape row, but rather than castigating him, MLAs join in.

Snoop on school bags for ‘anything red’ — Valentine’s Day diktat for Karnataka schools

The advisory, issued to private schools, calls for a crackdown, saying students may resort to lying and stealing to celebrate Valentine's Day.

We’ll make 12 people ministers, give Rs 10 cr each — full transcript of Yeddyurappa clips

The Karnataka government has ordered an SIT probe into audio tapes that name everybody from the state Speaker to BJP chief Amit Shah and even the PM.

On Camera

New HAL CMD doesn’t have to be an ‘insider’. Let merit decide

India’s premier defence public sector undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will have a new Chairman and Managing Director in May 2026. The selection process has...

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.