The rift within the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be only deepening with a defiant K.S. Eshwarappa, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, likely to skip the State BJP executive meeting scheduled on May 6 and 7 in Mysuru. However, his close associates confirmed that

BENGALURU, May 1,2017 (TNN): From this academic year, only those medical graduates, who have availed seats under the government quota, may have to do one-year mandatory rural service in the state. Previously, this service rule applied to all quotas of medical seats, including NRI and management quo

The death of a two-month-old baby hours after administering polio drops created tension at Ane Kannambadi village in Holenarasipur taluk on Sunday. While parents of the baby blame the vaccination as cause of death, the doctors say the death occurred due to other reasons. The baby was vaccinated a

At least five wagons of a goods train derailed in the early hours on Monday near Dudhani Railway Station in Maharashtra coming under the Solapur Wadi division. The incident took place at 1.50 a.m. on Monday. The goods train carrying chemicals was on its way from Malkhed to Solapur. According t

The BJP’s central leadership has played down the factionalism that has erupted in its Karnataka unit and said its even-handed response — removing four office-bearers, two from each faction — sends a message that State leaders should fall in line. In a boost to former Chief Minister and current pa

Bengaluru : The Ola cab service on Monday issued a statement that the driver, who was accused of molestation by a woman, was terminated from the Ola platform as soon as the complaint from the customer was received. “We have terminated the driver partner from the Ola platform as soon as we receive

BENGALURU: Weeks after the BJP lost two crucial by-elections in Karnataka, the party is not exactly comporting itself with politically correct behavior. Two rival camps, each headed by a formidable leader, have asked party president Amit Shah to penalize the other. Karnataka will elect its new go

A group of 13 persons allegedly thrashed three youths belonging to the Koraga community (Scheduled Tribe) accusing them of slaughtering two oxen for a beef meal at an engagement function in Ganadamakki at Trasi village in the early hours of April 25. Harish, one of the three persons, who was alle

Ten years ago, Venkatesh Hogibandi was a police constable. He is now a Deputy Superintendent of Police after having come out with flying colours in the examination conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission. Apart from his dogged determination and hard work, what helped this young man f

Bangaluru, April 26,2017:Among the 1.85 lakh students who have applied for the examination,90996 students are girls. Kannada examination for border area and other state resident Kannadigas will be held on May 4.Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) is holding the examination. The examinations wil

BENGALURU, April 24,2017 (TNN): A head constable with Bengaluru police has been arrested for allegedly running a hi-tech prostitution racket soliciting customers online and fully equipped to handle cashless transactions. Karibasappa, who was part of the crime wing of the Parappana Agrahara police s

Belagavi: A small girl was fallen in a 400-feet deep, abandoned borewell while playing with her siblings at a farm in Junjarwad village of Athani taluk in Belagavi district on Saturday evening. The rescue operation has become difficult since a rock came in between the path dug parallel to the tre

Instead of going right into the crux of the issues that resulted in BJP losing the recent bypoll to two Assembly seats, an introspection meeting convened by party merely blamed the tacit understanding between the Congress and JD(S) and the alleged misuse of government machinery for its defeat. Th

A year after the government banned the use of single-use plastic in the State, the lack of viable alternatives or proper enforcement has meant that traders and restaurateurs continue to use it indiscriminately. In March, BBMP officials seized 1.5 tonnes of plastic from K.R. Market and Avenue Road

Two men, who produced a fake certificate of introduction from External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for getting passports, have been nabbed by the Bengaluru city police. The arrest led to the discovery of letterheads of many Union Ministers and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their possession.

After the disappearance of sparrows from the country’s urban landscape, the focus has now turned to the population of the common Indian house crow. Paul R. Greenough, professor of Modern Indian History and Community and Behavioural Health, University of Iowa, the U.S., who is studying the decline

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday urged the Centre to release ₹3,310 crore to Karnataka as compensation for rabi crop loss suffered last year. The State had incurred crop losses to the tune of ₹7,097 crore. Mr. Siddaramaiah, who attended the 3rd Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in New

Bengaluru [Karnataka]: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha on Sunday released coffee scented postage stamps at the General Post Office, Bengaluru. The stamps, which are being printed at the India Security Press, will be p