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Bus catches fire, three charred to death near Hubballi

HUBBALI 27 July, 2016: Three passenger travelling in a private bus charred to death after the bus caught fire on the Pune-Bengaluru highway near Hubballi. The mishap occurred on Wednesday early morning at Varur village which located about 10 km from Hubballi. The ill fated bus belonging to Durgam

Buses go off the road in Karnataka for second day

Talks between govt., transport unions stalled; one bus service resumes in Mandya Bengaluru, 26 July, 2016:The strike by employees of road transport corporations entered the second day, causing confusion and chaos on the roads as no buses plied on Tuesday as well. Several people switched over to a

Beef is part of our diet, say Shantipura Dalits

"If they are Hindus, what are we then," asked a young Dalit. SHANTIPURA (CHIKKAMAGALURU), July 26, 2016 : “If they are Hindus, what are we then,” asked a young man, who was part of a group gathered outside the house of Balaraj, one of the five Dalits attacked on July 10, allegedly by a Hindutva g

Karnataka will not tolerate Bajrang Dal’s ‘natak’: Roshan Baig

Bengaluru: Condemning the Chikmagalur attack on a Dalit family by the members of Bajrang Dal over rumours of cooking beef, Karnataka’s Urban Development Minister R. Roshan Baig on Sunday said the state will not tolerate moral policing in the name of religion. “The Dalits are beaten up by the so c

Karnataka road transport union to go on strike from midnight

Bengaluru, Jul 24, 2016, (PTI) : More than one lakh employees of state-owned Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will launch an indefinite strike from this midnight to press for their demand of hike in salary. As many as 23,000 buses of KSRTC will stay off the roads, including in Bengaluru

Head constable commits suicide in Karnataka

Bengaluru: A head constable of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) allegedly committed suicide at Kalaburgi city in north Karnataka, police said on Friday. “Anna Saibanna Gamaga, 50, was found hanging in his police quarters by his family members, who alerted us,” the police official said. Thoug

Moulana Qasim Qureshi Passes away in Bengaluru

Bhatkallys News Bangalutu, 23 July 2016 :  Moulana Qasim Qureshi, Ameer  of Tableegi Jama’at Karnataka passed away on Saturday  here in Bengaluru after being under treatment at Shifa Hospital Bengaluru since last few days. Known for his prolong sermons and the charisma over the listeners, he wil

Six succumb to road accident near Anantapur

ANANTAPUR, July 23, 2016: Six people have been confirmed dead while five more have been severely injured in a gruesome accident involving a Chevrolet Tavera vehicle and a truck near the Sankepalli village of the Mudigubba mandal of the Anantapur district. According to the police and eye witnesses

Udupi Police intensify patrolling on National Highways

MANIPAL: July 22, 2016, DHNS Udupi district Superintendent of Police (SP) Annamalai said the department has initiated extensive patrolling on the national highways. The vehicles belonging to the drivers who are charged for drunken, rash and negligent driving would be seized. Addressing the stude

Additional Cylinders for urban households, water purification units for Mangaluru city

Mangaluru  19 July,2016: “The state government will give an additional cylinder to every household in urban areas in the state, in addition to the single subsidized cylinder,” said U T Khader, minster for food and civil supplies. Addressing media persons here on Tuesday July 19, he said, “Normall

Vice-President to inaugurate JSS S&T University on Saturday

MYSURU, July 20, 2016: The newly constituted JSS Science and Technology University (JSS S&T University) which has gcome into being following a notification by the State government, will focus on inter-disciplinary research and greater industry-academia collaboration for relevant technical educat

Lorry accident in Kalaburagi, 8 died, 14 injured

Kalaburagi:, 20 July 2016:Eight members of a family, hoping to worship Guru Dattatreya  died in an accident near Kalaburagi Dattatreya devotees from Maharashtra were on a visit to a Dattatreya shrine, when their vehicle collided with a lorry, killing eight members on the spot. The eight dead are

Bengaluru SI attempts suicide

Bangaluru, 20 July,2016: A woman sub-inspector attached to the Vijayanagar police station tried to end her life by allegedly overdosing on over-the-counter pills at the station on Tuesday. The initial inquiry indicated differences between Roopa Tambad (32) and the inspector, who had recently filed

K'taka: Eight killed in road mishap in Gulbarga

Gulbarga (Karnataka), July 19 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and five others injured after a lorry collided with a jeep in Karnataka's Gulbarga district on Tuesday afternoon. It is reported that all people present in the jeep were going to Gangapur Dattatreya Temple for darshan on the o

K.J. George resigns from Cabinet

Bowing to mounting pressure, Karnataka Minister K J George today resigned shortly after a court directed police to register an FIR against him and two top police officers in connection with alleged suicide of a DySP, which has kicked up a huge political storm in the state. George's exit came with

CBI raids M'luru official's premises over illegal assets

Mangaluru, July 17, 2016, DHNS: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths raided seven premises in Mangaluru, Mumbai, Malegaon and Nashik belonging to Development Commissioner, Mangaluru SEZ, Vijay Kumar and his wife. The sleuths recovered Rs 99.60 lakh from his house, Rs 94.99 lakh from th

Mouth-watering delicacies made of jackfruit on display at mela

Mangaluru, 16 July 2016:Not just the juicy jackfruit, a variety of mouth-watering delicacies are on display at the two-day jackfruit mela, which began at the Dr. Shivaram Karanath Pilikula Nisargadhama on Saturday. As you enter the exhibition venue, you will be greeted by a makeshift jackfruit tr

Madgaon-Mangaluru Central DEMU derails, no casualties

MANGALURU, July 16, 2016: One of the coaches of Madgaon-Mangaluru Central DEMU train (70105) derailed at Mangaluru Junction Railway Station on Saturday afternoon, throwing train traffic on the Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram sector out of gear. However, there were no casualties. The derailment occurred