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Sharp rise in forest fires in Telangana and Karnataka

Alarmed by the extraordinarily high number of fire alerts received during four consecutive days last week, the Telangana Forest Department stepped up forest fire prevention measures across the divisions in the State. Officials have received a total of 7,700 fire alerts since January 1 this year,

Karnataka HC reserves order on Mohammed Haris Nalapad's bail plea

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned the bail plea of Mohammed Haris Nalpad, son of Congress MLA NA Haris, accused of assaulting a 24-year-old youth at a restaurant here, to Wednesday. Nalpad moved the high court after the lower court rejected his bail plea with regard to the a

BJP eyes revival in Karnataka with Adityanath riding its campaign wagon

When Yogi Adityanath was appointed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, the Kadri Math in Mangalore erupted in celebrations, an acknowledgement of a deep connection between the Nath sampradaya (tradition) headed by him and the math, an offshoot of it. Last week, Mr. Adityanath addressed a heavily attend

These SSLC students burn the midnight oil at school

The exam fever has reached fever pitch with several cases of class 10 students staying back in schools late into the night completing prep work. In some instances, they spend the entire night in schools, even sleeping there so that they don’t lose precious time commuting. SSLC exam is barely two

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National Human Rights Commission issues notice to Karnataka prisons department in Jai Shankar suicide case

BENGALURU: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Karnataka prisons department for the alleged negligence of prison officials in the alleged suicide case of Jai Shankar, a convict in three rape and murder cases. According to NHRC, a suo motu case has been taken up foll

18 IPS officers transferred in poll-bound Karnataka on Election Commission order

As many as 18 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred in poll-bound Karnataka on the order of the Election Commission (EC), an official statement said. The transfer order was issued on Friday night on the recommendation of the EC ahead of the state assembly election due in late Ap

Self-bag drop facility at Bengaluru airport by July

BENGALURU: The time it takes to drop your luggage at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will soon be reduced as Bangalore International Airport Limited(BIAL) will introduce a self-bag drop facility by July. BIAL officials said passengers opting for we b check-in will soon be able to drop th

On Women’s Day, Bengaluru gets 1st all-women-run railway station

To mark International Women’s Day, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said starting Thursday, Banaswadi railway station here will be run entirely by women. “This is the fifth all-women run railway station in the country, in which all activities at the station will be carried out by women,” Goyal t

Siddaramaiah unveils proposed state flag for Karnataka, calls it ‘sign of Kannadiga pride’

Flagging off the “Kannadiga pride” ahead of the assembly polls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday unveiled the proposed official state flag for Karnataka. The ‘Naada Dwaja’ (state’s flag) in hues of yellow, white and red, has the state’s emblem ‘Gandaberunda’ or the two-headed mythological bir

Karnataka elections likely to be held in April or early May

BANGALORE: The much-anticipated assembly elections in Karnataka are likely to be held in April or early May, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The Central Election Commissioner will visit the state and hold meetings with top officials in the first week of March or in the first week of Ap

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice P Vishwanath Shetty stabbed inside office, attacker arrested

In a massive breach of security, Karnataka Lokayukta, Justice Vishwanath Shetty, a retired judge of the Karnataka High Court, was stabbed thrice in his stomach in his office on Wednesday. The accused gained access to the Lokayukta office in the guise of an advocate intending to lodge a complaint.

Karnataka saw 350% more forest fires in 2017 than three years ago

BENGALURU: Last year, a guard in Bandipur died in a forest fire. On Saturday, a forest officer was killed by an elephant when he was inspecting a blaze in the DB Kuppe forest range near Kabini. 50 hec In the first 34 days of this year, fire alarms from Karnataka forests went off constantly, with

After Tripura, Yogi Adityanath in Karnataka today to woo voters

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would be in Karnataka on Tuesday evening to address the culmination of Jan Suraksha Yatra largely covering coastal areas. In a repeat of what the BJP did in Kerala, the yatra in Karnataka was on for the last four days to instil confidence among t

Karnataka High Court dismisses NGO’s plea against Lokayukta

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Janadhikara Sangharsha Parishath, an NGO, against the Karnataka Lokayukta which had rejected its complaint against 78 MLAs. These MLAs had moved an impeachment motion against Upa Lokayukta Justice Subhash B Adi. A division b

‘Govt. committed to providing job opportunities for youth’

The State government has organised job melas in 23 districts over the last year, got jobs for over 1,72,000 persons under Kaushalya Abhiyan programme and several lakhs of youth trained to face interviews, said Muralidhar Halappa, chairman, Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC). Mr. Halap

BJP to suffer huge defeats in Karnataka: Congress

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going to suffer huge defeats in the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Expressing confident on wining the Assembly election in Karnataka, Congress MP Rajiv Satav told ANI that

People of Northeast rejected "Politics of Hate", PM Modi says in Karnataka

BENGALURU:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that the people of the Northeast have rejected the "politics of hate" by "unanimously" voting the BJP to power. The BJP on Saturday wrested Tripura, the Left bastion, and received an invitation to be part of the government in Nagaland, while Meg