"The horrific assault and rape of an Israeli national and a homestay owner in Sanapur, Gangavati taluk, Koppal district, is a deeply heinous crime," Karnataka CM posted on X.
According to police, a 29-year-old homestay operator, three male tourists, and an Israeli tourist had gone to the Tungabhadra Canal near Sanapur Lake to stargaze. They were sitting near the canal, playing guitar and stargazing, when the accused approached them and asked where they could get
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made heated remarks against the ruling Congress government in Karnataka accusing it of "sympathising" with the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) while linking the same with the bomb blast that took place in a cafe in Bengaluru.
BJP MP from Karnataka's Koppal Constituency, Karadi Sanganna on Thursday joined Congress at a programme held at the party's state headquarters here in the presence of senior leaders including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress state president DK Shivakumar.
Speaking to reporters after meeting Koppal MP Karadi Sanganna and his supporters here on Monday, he said Reddy has his own influence in the North Karnataka region and his re-entry would benefit the party in a great manner in that region.
In a shocking incident reported from Koppal, a married woman was allegedly raped and her husband beaten up by six men, said the police, adding that all the accused have been arrested.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launching an attack on Bharatiya Janata Party MPs said that if BJP is concerned about farmers, BJP MPs should prevail upon the Centre and get the relief release to the state instead of criticizing the state government.
Suzlon said it would install 68 wind turbine generators (WTGs) with a Hybrid Lattice Tubular (HLT) tower and a rated capacity of 3 MW each for Serentica's 204 MW wind power project coming up at Koppal in Karnataka. The project is expected to commission by early 2024, it added.
The Karnataka Government on Monday issued the orders appointing Vice-Chancellors for the newly established Universities of Chamarajanagara, Bidar, Haveri, Hasana, Kodagu, Koppala and Bagalakote, the official said.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday announced that 100 food processing units will be established in the Koppal district so that the crops grown by farmers can be processed and sold in the brand-name market so that they get a good price for their produce.