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Class 9 boy found murdered in Sainik school toilet in Karnataka
Kushalanagar, Karnataka: A 14-year-old boy was found murdered in the washroom of a top military school in south Karnataka's Kodagu district on Saturday. The boy was a Class 9 student of Sainik School in Kodagu. The incident came to light a day after another Class 9 student was found murdered in the
Karnataka: Muslim BJP worker hacked to death in Chikmagalur district
A Muslim BJP worker from Karnataka’s Chikmagalur was hacked to death on Friday night, news channel NDTV reported. According to the report, Mohammad Anwar, the BJP general secretary of the region, was on his way home when he was stabbed thrice by bike-borne assailants near Gauri canal. He died on
Karnataka State Police app launched to make cops more accessible to citizens

In a bid to make themselves more accessible to citizens, the Karnataka State Police has released an official mobile application for Android and iOS. The new application 'Karnataka State Police App' comes a year after the release of ‘Suraksha’ app released by then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in 20
Elephant tramples car on Uppinangady-Subrahmanya highway, six injured

Kadaba: In yet another case of conflict between humans and animals, six passengers of an Omni vehicle suffered injuries after the car was attacked by an elephant. The incident took place near Bilenele, on the Uppinangady-Subrahmanya State Highway here. Girish, a Chikkamagaluru resident was travel
HC grants conditional bail to prime accused in Madiwal murder case

Bengaluru/Mangaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday, granted conditional bail to Mohammed Sharif, the prime accused in the Sharath Madiwal murder case. Hearing the bail petition filed by Sharif, Justice Michael D’Cunha noted that the investigating officers had failed to provide enough evidenc
CM HDK warns police against hafta collections
Bengaluru: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and his deputy Dr. G Parameshwara held a meeting with senior police officials on June 22 to discuss various issues, primarily the law and order situation in the state. At the meeting, the CM is reported to have given strict warning to the police regarding
Mangaluru: Bangladeshi girls rescued from lodge at Pumpwell circle

Mangaluru: Based on a tip-off regarding human trafficking racket, the Kadri police conducted a raid at a lodge in Pumpwell, on Friday, June 22 and busted a prostitution racket that was being carried out from the premises. In the raid, the officials rescued six Bangladeshi girls, including four mi
Waghmore leads SIT to secret training ground in Belagavi
Belagavi: The SIT officials brought accused Parashuaram Waghmore to Belagavi on the late evening of Wednesday, June 20, in connection with the investigations into journalist Gowri Lankesh murder case. According to sources, the SIT wants to scan the place where Parashuram had been trained in shoot
DKShi gets hit with fourth summons in tax evasion case
Bengaluru: More trouble is brewing for Karnataka water resource minister DK Shivakumar against whom a fourth summons has been issued by a court in connection with alleged tax evasion. A senior Income Tax (IT) official confirmed that the fourth summons has been issued against Shivakumar by the spe
Karnataka: Bullet tanker explodes on state highway, leads to huge fire
BENGALURU: A bullet tanker turned into a ball of fire after the vehicle toppled while negotiating a curve on the state highway in Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the accident took place near Giriyapura, a small town on the state highway between Kadur and Chikk
Karnataka farmers to hit the streets today as CM's loan waiver promise remains unfulfilled
Just a month ago, Karnataka got a new government as well as a new chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy, who had promised the farmers of the state to waive off all debts, including loans given by nationalised banks, if he was voted to power. However, Kumaraswamy needs over Rs 53,000 crore to fulfil his
Meghana Shanbough becomes IAF`s first women fighter pilot from Karnataka

Among the 113 flight cadets, who graduated as flying officers of the Indian Air Force on Saturday, is Meghana Shanbough, who has become the first woman fighter pilot from Karnataka. She has joined the club of five other women fighter pilots of the IAF, who hail from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar
KSRTC conductor befriending girls lands behind bars

Belthangady: The Belthangady police have arrested a-40-year-old KSRTC bus conductor for allegedly befriending a girl from another community and taking her to a lodge in the town. The arrested accused has been identified as Isubu Ali, attached to Dharmasthala Depot. Reportedly, youth from Hindu
Karnataka to build 5 lakh houses for poor
Bengaluru: Katnataka's ruling JD-S-Congress has set a target of constructing 5 lakh houses across the state, including 2 lakh in Bengaluru, for poor families over the next five years, said an official on Friday. "The decision to build 5 lakh houses for the BPL (before poverty line) families was t
Karnataka: Free bus passes only for SC/ST students
BENGALURU: While Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy announced that they will take a decision on free bus passes for all students in a week, State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) have started distribution of passes. However, free passes will be issued only to SC/ST students. At present, general stud
BJP wins 3 of 6 Karnataka legislative council seats, JDS-Congress gets rest
Bengaluru: Karnataka's opposition BJP won three of the six legislative council seats in the June 8 biennial election held in the three Teachers and three Graduates constituencies across the state, said the Election Commission on Wednesday. The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) won two and the Congress on
Waghmare confesses to firing at Gauri Lankesh
Bengaluru: In a major development in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, accused Parashuram Waghmare has confessed to having shot at the journalist, activist allegedly angered by her anti-Hindu stance. While his confession comes as a morale-booster for the SIT team probing the murder case, for over ni
Sowmya Reddy wins Jayanagar for Congress

Breaking into a constituency that has been a BJP stronghold for the past decade, Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy won from Jayanagar constituency by securing 54,458 votes. She is the daughter of senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy, who served as the Home Minister in Siddaramaiah's cabinet. Albe