Cops fail to act after five-year-old girl was burnt alive, allegedly by a neighbour; parents allege sexual abuse, cops unmoved even after child rights panel intervenes. How many days would the cops wait to record a statement of a five-year-old girl suspected to have been set ablaze by her neighbo

Hundreds of drivers attached to India’s largest taxi aggregator Ola protested outside one of the company’s offices in East Bengaluru, as they stepped up their demand for higher earnings which they claim the company had promised when the joined. The drivers, who began their strike on February 15 w

BENGALURU: Thick smoke enveloped Bellandur lake after a fire broke out when garbage strewn around it was set ablaze, a fire department official said on Friday. The incident triggered panic among motorists on the busy Sarjapur main road. "Usually, a pile of garbage strewn around the lake is set

As part of the Indian Railways current drive to tap alternative form of energy to go green, the Mysuru division of the South Western Railway (SWR) will soon have about 20 railway stations fuelled by solar energy. The plan is to install solar panels along the length of the platform roof at these stat

Bengaluru: An ambulance, with a critical patient on board, was stuck for nearly 30 minutes at a traffic signal near Hoskote here to make way for the Karnataka Chief Minister’s convoy on Wednesday. Fortunately, the ambulance, carrying Akram Sharief (36), had a paramedic on board who managed the si

Large and Medium-Scale Industries Minister R.V. Desphande exclusively met Tata Sons, chairman emeritus, Ratan Tata, at the Aero India show and urged him to invest in the State’s aerospace sector through Tata Group companies. Officials said the Minister and Mr. Tata had discussions for about 20 minut

Mysuru: A 13-year-old boy from Mysuru hung himself from the ceiling after he was accused of stealing Rs 100 from a classmate. According to reports, Pavan, a seventh standard student of Sri Bhyraveshwara School in Metagalli police limits, killed himself at his residence after returning from school

Bangaluru, Feb 14,2017:Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait said that there will be no question paper leaks or any malpractice during the coming SSLC and PU examinatioins. He made this statement in the Legislative Assembly when the Karnataka Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was t

Bhatkallys News Service Udupi Feb 13 2017: Muslim community activist and social worker from Udupi, Shoukath Hussain Asadi, passed away today morning due to severe Cardiac arrest. He was 63. Mr. Asadi was the Gen. Secy of Hashimi Masjid Udupi, lifetime member of Muslim Welfare Association, and

Taking note of the New Year’s fiasco wherein several women reported to have been molested by miscreants among revellers, the Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to infuse the state police force with more women personnel as the present number is inadequate. The February 3 High C

Hitting out at the Congress government in Karnataka calling it "ineffective" and "life less", Opposition BJP today said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has lost a "golden" opportunity to provide good governance. Alleging that the administrative system has collapsed, Leader of Opposition in the Legisl

Director-General of Coast Guard Rajendra Singh on Thursday visited Karwar to review the infrastructure development and coastal security mechanism of Uttara Kannada. Additional Director-General K. Natarajan and other officials of the Coastal Guard accompanied him According to a press release, M

BENGALURU: Based on a tip-off, the Bangalore City Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested an international smuggler on charges of exporting red sanders worth Rs 7 crore to foreign countries. The arrested has been identified as Hasmukh Patel, 42, a resident of Ramamurthy Nagar. According to CCB, a s

BENGALURU: Karnataka Congress leaders on Monday termed BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa's allegation of kickbacks against chief minister Siddaramaiah as part of a conspiracy to destabilise the ruling government. Senior ministers MB Patil, Basavaraj Rayareddy and Sharan Prakash Patil in a joint

Paving the way to hold the traditional buffalo race of Kambala unhindered, the Karnataka Assembly on Monday passed the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to exempt the conduct of bullock cart racing also from the ambit of Prevention of Cruelty to Ani

  Chandrajit Banerjee, Feb 13, 2017 Karnataka is hosting the Make in Karnataka Conference from February 13-14, as a part of the overall ‘Make in India’ initiative. The first state to pioneer special investor forums as far back as 2000, it has taken a lead role in attracting investm

Bengaluru: Feb 11, 2017 (DHNS): Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy said it is not possible to present pure gold medals to rank students of Bangalore University. If people, including students pay for them, then they will get pure gold medals, he added. He was replying to Lakshminarayan

Mysuru, Feb 12, 2017, DHNS : A suspected sandalwood thief was shot dead by Forest Department personnel within the precincts of Lingambudhi Lake on the outskirts of Mysuru in the early hours of Saturday.  Shankar (32), a resident of Mahadevapura village in HD Kote taluk, was part of a