Karnataka

State in southern India

Karnataka is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, and renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 districts. With 15,257,000 residents, the state capital Bangalore is the largest city of Karnataka.

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Karnataka minister loses cool, orders action against school kid

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Karnataka excise minister may be axed amid scam claims

Karnataka excise minister RB Timmapur may be replaced following corruption allegations by wine merchants. The Federation of Wine Merchants' Association called..

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Naxal Vikram, wanted in Karnataka and Kerala, shot dead in Udupi

Vikram Gowda, a notorious Naxalite leader wanted in over 80 cases in Karnataka and Kerala, was killed in an encounter with police in a remote village near Udupi...

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Farmers in distress, allow them to survive, SC tells Karnataka

The Supreme Court reprimanded the Karnataka government for challenging a high court decision that increased compensation for farmers whose land was acquired for..

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Priyank Kharge criticises PM Modi for unfair semiconductor opportunities

Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge expressed concerns over uneven distribution of semiconductor opportunities among Indian states. Kharge cited instances of..

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Congress neta’s son booked in Karnataka hit-and-run case

Prajwal Shetty, son of a Congress leader, was arrested for a hit-and-run accident that resulted in the death of 39-year-old Mohammed Hussain. Shetty allegedly..

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Will only drop ineligible BPL card holders: Karnataka CM on ration row

Karnataka's chief minister Siddaramaiah has refuted claims that the state is removing BPL cardholders to fund its guarantee schemes. He clarified that only..

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3 girls of Karnataka engineering college drown in resort pool

Three engineering students from Mysuru tragically drowned in the swimming pool of a Mangaluru resort. The victims, all in their early twenties, were found at the..

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Accused of fund misuse, Karnataka to make temple audit reports public

The Karnataka government will publicly disclose audit reports of major temples (A and B category) under its endowment department. This decision aims to address..

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Karnataka cabinet OKs SIT probe into ‘BJP-era Covid scam’

The Karnataka government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe alleged financial irregularities during the previous BJP government's handling of..