Bengaluru (Karnataka): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case of killing of Gauri Lankesh on Saturday said the information that Goa-based right-wing Hindu organisation Sanstha Sanstha is involved in the killing of the journalist rests only with the media as the team does not have any

BENGALURU: A 16-year-old girl drowned in an overflowing drain today, taking the death toll from rain-related incidents in the city to 10. The incident happened at Krishnappa Garden in the city. Narasamma had accidentally slipped into the drain. Her body was later recovered at some distance from t

Bengaluru: Taking a cue from neighbouring Kerala, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today spoke in favour of appointing Dalit priests at temples in the state. “No opposition to appoint Dalits as priests at Muzrai (Department of Religious and Charitable Endowments) temples in Karnataka as done

BENGALURU: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday once again invoked Kannada pride, saying the Congress government was firm on Karnataka having a state flag. He also made it clear that Hindi will not be allowed on Namma Metro run by the BMRCL. "As CM and representative of 6.5 crore citizens,

BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has suggested that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) should ensure that firecracker retailers vacate the various playgrounds in Bengaluru city on the very next day after the Diwali festival which concludes on October 20. Justice BV Nagarathna has also

BENGALURU: The incessant rainfall over the past two months has made 2017 the wettest year for Bengaluru city. The annual rainfall for the city, 1615.2mm as on Saturday morning, is the highest ever, more than 1606.8 mm, the earlier record, in 2005. The Indian Meteorological Department has rainfall da

Bengaluru, Oct 14 (PTI) The Special Investigation Team probing the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh today released the sketches of two suspects and video footage from CCTV cameras. It has sought public help to nab the culprits. Based on information collected from witnesses, three

BENGALURU: Two people lost their lives while three others are feared dead as over 90mm rain in three hours on Friday evening wreaked havoc in Bengaluru yet again. Three persons were washed away in open drains while a couple was buried alive after a compound wall collapsed on them in three separate i

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ I. Zaorez Shabab Karwar 13 October 2017: A biker lost his life after crashing into a sand carrier on National Highway 66 near Rock Garden on Friday morning. The police identified the deceased as Manjunath Ganapathy (21) from Sarodhya Nagar. Karwar Traffic Police rushed

Transport Minister H.M. Revanna has said those buses that have crossed 9 lakh km in the public transport corporations will be replaced with new buses. To begin with, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will be provided with 3,000 new buses, the Minister told presspersons here on Mond

Prakash Raj, actor and film-maker, said on Tuesday that it is essential to have a society free of fear where people can express their views without feeling afraid. He received the Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttura Prashasti amid protests by members of mostly right-wing groups, including the BJP Yuva

A senior IAS officer, posted in the Commerce and Industries Department, has in a letter to the Chief Secretary and others in the government, accused Mayakonda MLA K. Shivamurthy Naik of verbally abusing him and physically preventing him from working on a case related to the MLA’s son that is pending

Bengaluru: The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru is set to become India’s first completely Aadhaar-enabled airport, boasting of a biometric boarding system. The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which ran a two-month pilot project has given its approval for the pro

Bengaluru: The two-day nation-wide token strike by truckers in support of their various demands, including bringing diesel under the GST regime, has halted movement of goods across Karnataka from Monday, said an official. “All trucks have stopped plying since 6 a.m. across Karnataka, holding up m

Bengaluru: Facing heat over battered city roads becoming a nightmare for commuters claiming three lives in the past one week and leaving scores of others injured, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today directed the civic agency to make the city roads pothole free within a fortnight. Yesterday a

  October 9, Harmaghatta High tension prevailed in Haramaghatta village in Karnataka on Thursday, after a group of upper- caste Hindus allegedly assaulted Dalits. The incident happened on Thursday evening, during a special puja being conducted at the Anjaneya temple as part of Bhoomi H

Kalaburagi (Karnataka): Two cops, including a lady inspector, were injured after they got indulged into a scuffle with two rowdy-sheeters in Kalaburagi’s Dabarabad village in Karnataka on Sunday. The cops opened fire to prevent the accused from escaping, following which the exchange of fire took

Bengaluru: Only a week into his job at the Bannerghatta Biological Park near Bengaluru, an animal keeper died after he was attacked by two white tiger cubs. Anji, 41, was recruited by the Park about a week ago. He had gone to place meat inside the enclosure for the animals without noticing it was