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Bengaluru to remember Gauri Lankesh on Sept. 12 in major protest
Bengaluru: A resistance meeting called in remembrance of prominent journalist Gauri Lankesh will be held at the Central College on Tuesday, 12th September in Bengaluru. “These days, murders have become a mainstay of our society and our country is becoming increasingly hostile with every passing d
Infosys To Hire 6,000 New Engineers Annually, Says Interim CEO And MD
After the recent change in the company high-command, Infosys has come out unfazed by the shake-up looking to continue recruitment of around 6,000 new engineers annually for the next 2 years, confirmed an official. The Interim-CEO and MD of Infosys, U B Pravin Rao, at an investor meet said, "We co
Watch Video: CCTV footage captures Gauri Lankesh's murder
Bhatkallys News Bureau/ I. Zaorez Shabab Bengaluru: A Close Circuit Television (CCTV) camera installed at the residence of Gauri Lankesh has captured the whole incident of her brutal assasination that took place on Tuesday evening. The 57 second's video footage that has been doing the rounds i
Karnataka: Man rapes toddler in Belagavi district, tries to bury her alive
NEW DELHI SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 2017: Several high-profile cases of rape or attempted rape have been in the news recently. Yesterday, a school peon was arrested in Delhi's Shahdara for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl. Police have arrested a man who allegedly raped a two-and-a-half-year-old girl
SIT yet to rule out Naxal angle in Gauri Lankesh killing
BENGALURU: The Special Investigation Team probing the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh is yet to rule out the involvement of Naxals, suspicions of which first surfaced on Wednesday . And a day after a report from local officers and personnel from Dakshina Kannada, senior officers had requ
'I' am a Nationalist, not Hinduist': Anant Kumar Hegde in Bengaluru
Bhatkallys News Service/ AJ Asadi Benagluru 09 Sept 2017: Newly inducted cabinet minister from Karnataka and five times MP from Uttar Kannada District Anant Kumar Hegde yesterday clarified about him being an 'Nationalist and not Hinduist'. He was speaking at the press conference in Bengaluru Part
After Gauri Lankesh murder, Karnataka provides secuirty to Girish Karnad, 17 others
Bangalore/Dharwad,September 09 2017:Some demanding Lingayat religion tag also given police cover Following the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, the Intelligence department has advised the police to provide security to 18 writers, rationalists, and progressive thinkers across the State. Soon
4 die as heavy rain batters, floods Bengaluru
BENGALURU: Three of a family were crushed to death after a tree fell on their car while one person died after he was washed away in an open drain as unrelenting rain accompanied by gusty winds wreaked havoc across the city on Friday. Highest rainfall of 69mm was recorded in Kammanahalli and Samapang
First Blue Whale case in Bengaluru; two boys caught playing game
BENGALURU: It's unnerving, and true. The Blue Whale Challenge-a 50-day deadly online game that asks the player to commit suicide in the climax -has entered Bengaluru. In the first reported case yet, two friends hooked to the game are being counselled against playing the game further. The boys, ag
Gauri Lankesh assassination: Karnataka offers Rs 10 lakh reward for clues
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday announced Rs 10 lakh reward for information or clues leading to the killers of journalist-cum-activist Gauri Lankesh who was gunned down here on Tuesday. “The state government has decided to reward Rs 10 lakh to any person providing information or clu
ISRO calls Bengaluru students to launch 'Water Rocket'
Bengaluru,7 September 2017 : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited applications from high school students in Bengaluru to participate in a selection process, getting through which will allow them to launch a water rocket at the 24th session of Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency F
Siddaramaiah strangling democracy, says Joshi
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Jagadish Shettar has said that whatever might be the hurdles posed by the Congress-led state government in the State, the BJP would go ahead with its Mangaluru Chalo programme. Speaking to presspersons before the launch of Mangaluru Chalo motor
Family appeals against giving political colour to Gauris
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (PTI) Amid a political slugfest over the killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, her family today made a plea against giving political colour to it, even as her kin appeared divided on who should probe the brutal killing that has sparked a nationwide outrage. The family als
HC dismisses PIL plea seeking ban on BJP’s public event, rally
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL petition, which had sought a direction to the State government not to permit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its youth wing to hold either a public meeting or a bike rally in Mangaluru on September 7. A Division Bench comprising Chief Jus
400 people die daily in road crashes in India; Karnataka among top 10 states with highest deaths
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) In order to curb road crashes, which kill over 400 people every day -- nearly half of them in the 18-35 age group, the states should utilise a portion of the central road fund (CRF) to fix "accidental spots", Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said today. Releasing the Road Accid
Gauri Lankesh murder: CM Siddaramaiah orders SIT probe, Home Minister Rajnath Singh asks for report
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said that the probe into the murder of veteran journalist Gauri Lankesh would be carried out by a Special Investigation Team led by the Inspector General of Police (IG). Meanwhile, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asked the Home Secretary for a report co
Fearing communal unrest, Karnataka govt cracks down on BJP rally, several leaders arrested
Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders were detained by police in several parts of Karnataka ahead of motorcycle rally by its youth wing to protest the alleged killings of Hindu activists in the coastal districts of the state, an action officials said, taken to avoid communal tension from flarin
Another missing toddler found dead in Kasaragod
Kasaragode,4 September 2017: A toddler who had gone missing on Sunday from Cheroor kadavu near Chengala was found dead on Monday, in an incident resembling the death of Sana Fathima,a four-year-old girl in the same district last month. The body of two-and-half year-old Shaiban,was found from near Th