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German national allegedly molested in Mangalore, 19-year-old arrested

The accused followed the 18-year-old German student, who had come to visit an ashram at nearby Panir as part of her research. Mangalore: September 24 2017,A 19-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly molesting a German girl at Deralakatte near Mangaluru, police said on Sunday. The accused Mohamme

ACB’s ‘mode and method’ in Yeddyurappa case raises suspicion, says HC

The “mode and method” adopted by the State’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on receipt of complaint of corruption against former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa came under the scrutiny of the High Court of Karnataka on Friday. In its order staying the ACB probe, the court raised “suspicions” about the

Three-year-old raped, murdered in Belagavi village by uncle

BELAGAVI: A three-year-old girl was raped and murdered on Thursday evening by her uncle, in Kurubagodi village of Raibag taluk of Belagavi district. Harugeri police arrested Uddappa Ramappa Ganiger, who confessed to the crime. SP BR Ravikanthe Gowda said Ganiger lured the girl from her home, p

Now CCTV cameras for all college classes

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ I. Zaorez Shabab Bengaluru 23 Sept 2017: In a move that has annoyed the students community of Degree colleges, all colleges -Government, aided and unaided have been made mandatory to install CCTV cameras not only in campus but also inside the classrooms within a month.

HC stays investigation against Yeddyurappa

The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed the investigation based on FIRs registered by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) against former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa for allegedly abusing his position for pecuniary benefits in ordering deletion of lands identified for acquisition. Allowing the

It will be Bagalkot or Vijayapura: Yeddyurappa

Former Chief Minister and BJP State unit president B.S. Yeddyurappa has said he would consider contesting from Bagalkot or Vijayapura districts. He told presspersons that he was arriving at this decision because this would mean that north Karnataka would develop if a leader from this region becom

AI flight returns to city after engine snag

An Air India Express flight from Mangaluru to Doha returned midway following engine failure on Thursday, according to an AI official. The flight IX 821 took off from the airport at 5.40 p.m. and returned 45 minutes later, the official said adding that the aircraft landed safely. It had 173 passen

Bring petroleum, diesel under GST, says Congress

With the “brazen increase” in excise duty on petrol and diesel leading to a steep hike in prices, the State Congress on Wednesday demanded that the Centre bring both petrol and diesel under Goods and Services Tax (GST). Comparing the prices of petrol and diesel before 2014 till today, Karnataka P

Teams formed to curb drug menace around colleges

With the increasing trend of drug addiction among the youth, especially college students, the government has constituted two special teams to curb drug peddling around colleges in Bengaluru. The teams, headed by an officer of the rank of Excise Superintendent, would comprise trained personnel who

Big breakthrough in Gauri Lankesh murder case: SIT have facial profile of attacker; massive manhunt on

The profile was developed by matching CCTV footage with eyewitness accounts. India Today accessed the footage in which the killer appears, but has decided not to publish it since an investigation is under way. September 21, 2017:The Special Investigation Team probing the murder of senior Kannada

Will welcome it if CM contests from north Karnataka, says Yeddyurappa

Confirming that he has decided to contest from one of the Assembly constituencies in north Karnataka in the upcoming Assembly elections, BJP State president B.S. Yeddyurappa on Monday said he would “welcome” it if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah were to do the same. At the same time in Chickballapur,

Head to Sandur to see a flower that blooms once in 12 years

You may think Ballari is all about high day temperatures and humidity. But head towards Sandur in September, and you will be proved wrong. The cool environs of Sandur, an erstwhile princely State in the district, now abounds with nature’s beauty, with the hill ranges covered with greenery. To top

ACB did not obtain sanction for probe, says Yeddyurappa’s counsel

Former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa’s counsel argued in the High Court of Karnataka on Monday that the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had no power to commence probe against him without prior sanction from its appointing authority. Sanction is required according to conditions laid down by the gov

Traffic, infrastructure hit as Mangaluru gets heavy rain

A portion of the retaining wall of a commercial complex near City Centre fell and a part of the façade of the newly built dining hall on the Town Hall premises came down owing to heavy rain in the city since Friday night. Artificial flooding was seen near the Kuloor flyover on NH 66 affecting tra

Gauri Lankesh murder: CCTV footage reveals attackers were at crime scene 45 mins earlier

The two attackers who shot dead senior journalist Gauri Lankesh on September 5 outside her residence were waiting for her to come home, investigators have found after studying CCTV footage. According to an Indian Expressreport, investigators said the CCTV footage shows the shooter passing in fron

Bengaluru Teens On Late-Night Car Race, 1 Dead. Fathers Arrested

BENGALURU: A late-night car race by three teens in Bengaluru ended in a death of one of them over the weekend. Two others sustained minor injuries. All three vehicles as well as a lorry were badly mangled. The boys, students of the city's international school, had hit the elevated expressway on t

Heavy rain in Mangalore collapsed compound wall near city centre mall.

Mangalore, Sep 16: Heavy rains in city continue with small breaks. The day has been cloudy since morning. Fewer people are found on the roads. A compound wall of an apartment block near City Centre Mall collapsed due to rains on Saturday, September 16. Cars parked in the next building have been d

Siddaramaiah slams minister RS Prasad for remarks on Journalist's Murder

September 11 2017: Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today slammed Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for accusing the state government of failure to give protection to slain journalist Gauri Lankesh, saying she never sought protection. "The central minister said the government