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Six children injured as lorry hits school bus on Ring Road in Mysuru
Six children were injured when the school van in which they were travelling met with an accident on the Ring Road-Bannur Road Junction in Mysuru on Tuesday. Police said the mishap took place when a truck hit the van ferrying children to Delhi Public School (DPS) situated on Bannur Road on the outski
Dy.SP suicide: govt. orders CID probe, Oppn. demurs

BJP, activists demand abetment to suicide case against George, IPS officers In an attempt to counter serious allegations of harassment levelled by Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy against Minister K.J. George and top police officials, in a television interview hours before he allegedly committed suicide, t
Mangaluru: DySP Ganapati commits suicide in lodge at Madikeri, Second case of Suicide by a cop in a week

Mangaluru, Jul 7: In the second case of suicide by a cop in the state this week, deputy superintendent of police (DySP) M K Ganapati, who was serving in Mangaluru, allegedly ended his life in Madikeri on Thursday July 7. Ganapati (51) was serving as DySP in Mangaluru IGP office. About two months
Bengaluru cops get 222 high-tech Hoysala patrol vehicles

High-tech Maruti Ertiga Hoysala patrol vehicles that can reach crime spots quickly would be inducted into all police commissionerates in the state. “The concept behind buying the new Hoysala patrol vehicles and equipping them with modern gadgets connected to a command centre is to be ‘first and f
Corporation team closes down shop at City Centre Mall

The shop owner had not renewed licence for two years MANGALURU, July 2, 2016:A team of health and environment officers of Mangaluru City Corporation, led by head of Standing Committee on Finance Kavita Sanil and councillor Rajaneesh, on Friday inspected some outlets at the City Centre Mall and a
After re-evaluation, 1,089 SSLC evaluators to face the music

KSEEB has found several errors by teachers and plans stringent action BENGALURU, July 2, 2016 : A student who had got zero marks in her science paper applied for re-totalling and got 70 marks. She then got another additional mark after re-evaluation. As a result, her total score in the science p
Mangaluru International Airport is a Profit Making Airport - AAI

Mangaluru: As per details given by the Airports Authority of India, Mangaluru International Airport is a ‘Profit Making Airport.’ Mangaluru International Airport has successfully achieved a net profit of Rs 546.86 lakh for 2015-2016. The total revenue achieved by MIA for 2015-16 is Rs 8,562.02 la
Monsoon picks up pace in coastal, Malnad areas in Karnataka
The monsoon intensified in the coastal and Malnad regions on Wednesday, much to the joy of the farming community. However, the rains also left a trail of destruction. As heavy rains lashed Kodagu, the Triveni Sangama in Bhagamandala has been inundated. The district administration has declared a h
Widespread, heavy rains batter state
With the monsoon gaining momentum, heavy rains continued to lash several parts of the state on Monday. Copious rains lashed several parts of Shivamogga district. Shivamogga, Bhadravathi, Hosanagar, Sagar received good spell of rains throughout the day. Rainwater gushed into several houses in low-
Submit Aadhaar number or lose LPG subsidy: Oil firms
The Centre may not have made Aadhaar number mandatory for getting subsidy on domestic LPG cylinder. But oil marketing companies in the state have started insisting that their consumers should submit their Aadhaar number. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPC) and Hindu
5-year-old slips into coma during finger surgery, parents blame docs

Doctors told parents that the child has slipped into a coma because of weak lungs and heart. Bengaluru: It is now just prayers for the parents of five-year-old Lakshya, who has slipped into a coma for the past nine days after being admitted at Mallya Hospital for a mere finger surgery. Despite be
Student admitted to hospital, family says she was ragged

K.P. Ashwathy was allegedly forced to drink toilet cleaner by a group of eight senior students at the college hostel on May 9. In a suspected case of ragging, a 19-year-old nursing student of Al Qamar College of Nursing in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, who belongs to Edappal, Malappuram district, has
Siddu drops 14 ministers, inducts 13 new members

After much calculation, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday inducted 13 new faces into his council of ministers. He also dropped 14 ministers, amid brewing dissidence in the Congress party. At the same time, he has managed to retain his old-time associates. Governor Vajubhai Vala administere
In a first, Mysuru zoo is Wi-Fi enabled

Now, visitors to Mysuru zoo can enjoy high-speed internet on the tap of their cellphones. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced grade 5G Wi-Fi hotspots at five places inside the menagerie. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, the brain behind the initiative, launched the tech-friendly s
Indigenous trainer aircraft HTT-40 makes inaugural flight

India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40), today made its inaugural flight here in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. The two-seater aircraft designed and developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited was flown by Group Captain C Subramaniam a
KSRTC buses to ferry techies from home to office and back
In an effort to generate more revenue, the government-run Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is looking at providing shuttle bus services to various companies, especially those in the IT and ITeS sector, in Bengaluru. The move has been positively received by the companies as th
CM may drop 'non-performers', induct youngsters during rejig
It is not going to be an easy task for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah when he goes for a rejig of council of ministers. While the muhurat for the reshuffle is yet to be finalised, many senior ministers have already begun lobbying to somehow retain their position. Political circles are abuzz with spe
CROW ROW HITS KARNATAKA CM; FACING OPPOSITION'S IRE OVER CHANGING CAR

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has slammed the criticism over changing his car owing to superstitious belief. Siddaramaiah is at the centre of criticism for changing his car just because a crow perched on the vehicle. According to the media reports, a crow perched on bonnet s