Bangaluru, April 20,2017 (The Hindu):Reiterating its opposition to the implementation of the Kasturirangan report recommendations on saving the eco-sensitive zone in the Western Ghats, the State Cabinet has decided to urge the Union government to withdraw its third notification on the report. Kar

Mangaluru | DH News Service | Apr 19 2017 United Muslim Front plans 'Mangaluru Chalo'; kin denies HDK info on 'ailment' In what appears to be the show of strength of a particular community converging for the cause of Ahmed Qureshi, the victim of alleged police atrocity, United Muslim Front has o

Mild tremors shook parts of Bengaluru on Tuesday morning, triggering fear in some neighbourhoods. Bangaluru, April 19,2017: The tremors were also felt in towns around Bengaluru,  Bidadi, Ramanagaram, Mandya, Kanakapura and Channapatna. Officials described the seismic twitches as ‘micro’ tremors,

Chennai: Beginning 14 May, petrol pumps in eight states will be closed on Sundays following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to conserve oil, a fuel pump owners’ body said in Chennai on Tuesday. “We had planned to shut our outlets on Sundays a few years back. But oil marketing companies had th

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: CEO of Kannada news channel ‘Janashri news’ Laxmiprasad Vajapai, was arrested on charges of blackmail. Following the complaint of a business man, a case was registered at the Koramangala Police Station under Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) wherein Vajapai

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: The Bellandur Lake in Karnataka once again on Monday spilled toxic foam, creating panic among the people living in nearby areas. The spilled chemical foam can is seen flowing on the roads and into nearby drains. The lake is a part of Bellandur drainage system that d

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday obtained the Congress central leadership’s approval to expand the State Cabinet and fill up three vacancies in the Legislative Council. Mr. Siddaramaiah, who left for Delhi on Friday, called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi

Educational institutions need to create an inclusive environment to promote social justice as a step towards a fair and just society, said Supreme Court judge Mohan Shantanagoudar. Delivering the convocation address at the 67th annual convocation of Karnatak University, Dharwad, on Saturday, Mr.

This summer break, pre-university (PU) lecturers will turn students to hone their skills in their subjects. However, they will get earned leave as the training will be conducted during the second half of May. Over 12,000 PU lecturers across the State from Science and Commerce streams will now att

Bengaluru: After the debacle in the Nanjangud and Gundlupet bypolls, the Bharatiya Janata Party has begun an introspection to find the reasons for losing both seats by a huge margin. Sources close to State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa told Deccan Chronicle that as first step towards this, the p

Sindhudurg (Maharashtra): Seven engineering students, three of them female, and their teacher from Belgaum in Karnataka drowned in the sea off Malvan, Sindhudurg, here on Saturday afternoon, police said. Another three students were rescued by local fisherfolk. One of the students is in serious co

New Delhi, April 16,2017 (PTI): The Supreme Court has said that Karnataka has "no right" over the historic Beaulieu Estate in the heart of the Bengaluru city as it was purchased nearly 117 years ago by the Dewan of Mysore on behalf of the First Princess. The estate, measuring over 24 acres, is a

A farmer’s attempt to rejuvenate a borewell that had done dry left his son and a daily wage worker dead as they were buried alive after earth caved in at Savadi village of Ron taluk of Gadag district on Wednesday. Tragedy struck the family twice the same day, as farmer Basappa Banad’s elder broth

Soon after the declaration of byelection results on Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he would not only lead the party’s campaign in 2018 but also contest the Legislative Assembly election. He told presspersons here that the Congress would remain in power after the 2018 elections and tha

The impressive victories in Nanjangud and Gudlupet Assembly constituencies have given the ruling Congress in Karnataka a breather, a year before the State goes to the polls. The Congress has been defeated in the byelections in other States and was routed in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections recen

MALPE, April 12,2017:  A  floating boat restaurant in the backwaters of Udyavara rivulet at Padukere, located opposite to the old tourist jetty at Malpe Fisheries Harbour, is likely to come up in the near future. A Rs. 4-crore proposal has been prepared by the Nirmiti Kendra and submitted to the

MANGALURU, April 9,017 (TNN): Railways has decided to introduce train 16575/16576 Yeshwanthpur-Mangaluru Junction-Yeshwanthpur tri-weekly express, inaugural run of which railway minister Suresh Prabhu will flag off at Mangaluru Junction via video-conferencing on Sunday. The inaugural special train

Mangaluru, April 7,2017: Konkan Railway has decided to run additional summer special trains between Mumbai CST – Ernakulam Junction - Mumbai CST  on Konkan Railway Route to clear extra rush of passengers. Train number 01065/01066 Mumbai CST –   Ernakulam Junction – Mumbai CST additional summer sp