Karnataka

The Karnataka bandh called by the 'Kannada Okkoota' to oppose release of water to Tamil Nadu received a good response in Bengaluru, disrupting normal life on September 29. Authorities have clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code in Bengaluru Urban, Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Ramanagara and Hassan districts, and declared a holiday for schools and colleges there. 'Kannada Okkoota' is an umbrella organsation… read-more

In the Cauvery river water dispute, the Supreme Court on September 21, refused to interfere with the order of Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to Karnataka on releasing 5,000 cusecs of water for now to Tamil Nadu.Tamil Nadu is saying they need 7200 cusecs, Karnataka is saying they can only give 2000 cusecs. We are not inclined to interfere. The Apex Court has asked the authority to meet every 15-days.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its manifesto in poll-bound Karnataka. BJP chief JP Nadda unveiled the manifesto in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and party veteran BS Yeddyurappa at 11 am at the party headquarters in Bengaluru. Notably, the Karnataka elections are scheduled to be held in May 10. The major parties in the fray are the Indian National Congress (INC) and BJP.

After Secunderabad-Tirupati, the Central Government is planning to launch another Vande Bharat Express Train from Telangana. If launched, the third Vande Bharat express will travel between Hyderabad-Bengaluru, covering 660 km, in just eight hours and thirty minutes, connecting two tech hub cities of India. Although an official announcement regarding it is awaited, the BJP leaders are using this train launch in their poll campaigns, assuring… read-more

Congress president Sonia Gandhi joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka with her presence at the march being viewed in party circles as a major morale booster. Amid loud cheers and sloganeering by party workers, Sonia Gandhi, 75, walked beside her son Rahul Gandhi and other senior Congress leaders for a few kilometres in the Mandya district of Karnataka on the October 6 morning.