Karnataka news: State reports 227 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; tally rises to 29,91,369

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said the state will soon have an anti-religious conversion law. Speaking to reporters, Bommai said, "The state government is studying related laws enacted by other states and soon an anti-conversion legislation will be formulated. (PTI)

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday sought to know if it was 'correct' on part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in telling Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai to ignore the charges regarding the alleged bitcoin scam in the state. The leader of opposition in Karnataka assembly in a series of tweets sought an impartial probe into the case and punishment to the guilty. (PTI)

There is a lot of excitement among JD(S) workers in Karnataka as Suraj Revanna, grandson of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, is likely to contest the December 10 Legislative Council polls in the state. The Gowda family is said to be seriously contemplating giving a ticket to Suraj to contest from Hassan. Suraj, who is a doctor, is actively involved in politics in Hassan district, the native place of Deve Gowda. Deve Gowda's grandson Suraj Revanna likely to contest MLC polls. (IANS)

Dakshina Kannada district police have arrested a youth on the charges of sexually exploiting and impregnating a minor girl who is his relative. The accused, arrested under the POCSO Act has been identified as Ramesh from nearby Pajovu in Kodimbala village in Kadaba taluk of DK district.

Round the clock monitoring of bed-bound Covid-19 patients has become much easier for doctors at Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital and Hubballi’s KIMS hospital, as robots have been assisting them for two months now.

Around 2,350 passengers onboard 07390 Kannur- Yeshwantpur Express train had a narrow escape after boulders fell on it on a ghat section in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Friday.

The December 10 polls to 25 legislative council seats from local bodies may see the political debut of another scion of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda as Suraj Revanna, former minister HD Revanna’s first son, is seeking a ticket from Hassan district.

Karnataka saw nearly 7.2 lakh admissions in I PU this year, one of the highest number of enrollments in recent history. The number was about 92,000 more than last year’s figure of a little more than 6.2 lakh admissions.

Political interference, written or oral, in transfers and posting of officers would result in politicisation of public office and imperil efficiency and good administration, said the Karnataka high court while coming to the rescue of D Naveen, assistant engineer (electrical), Bescom.