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Hug me, street harasser tells girls; lands in police net
Bengaluru: A 20-year-old mason who allegedly harassed girls and pestered them to hug him, has landed in police custody. Manikanta alias Mani, a resident of Muneshwara Block, Vyalikaval, was arrested on Wednesday. Vyalikaval police received two complaints against him on Tuesday. The mason first
New software to check illegal buildings in Karnataka
BENGALURU: As the government grapples with a whopping 59 lakh illegal and unauthorized constructions in Karnataka, some of which will be regularized under the new Akrama-Sakrama scheme cleared by the high court, the urban development department (UDD) plans to bring in a new integrated software to re
Karnataka Legislature Joint Session On February 6
BENGALURU: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala will address a joint session of the state legislature on February 6. It was decided to convene a five-day legislature session from February six to 10, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs T B Jayachandra told reporters after a cabinet meeting.
BJP MLA, family charged with attacking Youth Cong. worker
BJP leader and four-time MLA for Kagwad, Bharamagouda alias Raju Kage, and his family members are facing the charge of attacking and attempting to murder Youth Congress worker Vivek Shetty. He was allegedly attacked for sending obscene and threat messages to a few women in Mr. Kage’s family, besi
Vishwanatha Shetty is consensus candidate for Lokayukta post
High Court of Karnataka judge P. Vishwanatha Shetty (retd) has emerged as the consensus candidate for the post of Karnataka Lokayukta, a position that has been vacant for over a year. Mr. Shetty’s name was finalised on Monday at a high-level committee meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaia
Govt. to issue cards for non-resident Kannadigas
Non-resident Kannadiga (NRK) diaspora could soon get NRK cards that the State government will co-brand with leading banks and corporates. The card will help them avail of special discounts at hotels, jewellery showrooms and hospitals, besides providing speedy services in government departments. T
Indian women should follow Arab women by covering themselves fully: Jagadguru Mate Mahadevi
Dharwad: First female religious leader Jagadguru Mate Mahadevi finds fault with women over increasing sexual assaults in India. According to Coastal Digest reports, the Lingayat spiritual head was reacting to the mass molestation in Bengaluru during the New Year’s Eve celebrations urged the girls
Burqa-clad woman molested in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: Hardly a week after the New Year’s eve molestation incidents, another horrific incident has come to light. A Burqa-clad woman was molested by a unknown man as she was on her way to work at 6:30 am in morning. The incident took place on Friday in Bengaluru’s KG Halli area and the ent
Beary-Kannada-English dictionary will now be a reality
Bhatkallys News | January 7, 2017 MANGALORE, Jan 6: One of the ambitious projects of the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy, the Beary- Kannada- English dictionary will soon become a reality as the entire material is ready and will be sent to the press next week.&
BJP MP Anant Kumar assaults doctors of private hospital in Sirsi
Express News Service | 03 January 2017 KARWAR: Alleging doctors had not given proper treatment to his mother, BJP’s Uttara Kannada MP Anant Kumar Hegde allegedly assaulted doctors and staff of a private hospital in Sirsi on Monday night. [embed]https://youtu.be/Uwpm7TpHW28[/embed] Accord
Vartha Bharati App for Android mobile devices to be launched on Jan 7
Bhatkallys News | 3 January 2016 MANGALORE, January 3: Vartha Bharati, one of the leading Kannada dailies in the region, is gearing up to get into mobile App mode. Keeping pace with the trend, the newspaper will launch Vartha Bharati App for Android mobile devices on the Google Play Store on J
Karnataka gets first all-woman riot police company
BENGALURU: The state government has approved raising female squads specialising in riot control in the Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP). Recruitment of women reserve constables is underway, and the foundation stone for the construction of the first women's barracks will be laid on Friday at
Major reshuffle in police force, as Karnataka transfers 41 IPS officers
BENGALURU: As the state gets ready to welcome the new year, so are 41 IPS officers who have been transferred with immediate effect across the state. In a major reshuffle of the police top brass, chief minister Siddaramaiah has transferred some of the more prominent names from the Bengaluru city p
PM Modi Said Decision On Karnataka Drought Fund Soon: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured a decision on release of Rs. 4,702 crore drought relief to Karnataka for kharif crop loss in 2016 will be taken on January 4, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said. An all-party delegation led by Mr Siddaramaiah today called on Mr Modi and requ
Under-reporting of malaria cases a big concern in Karnataka
As India is gearing up to eliminate malaria by 2030, Karnataka has greater challenges in controlling the vector-borne disease. While the number of positive cases is on the decline, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have been consistently reporting the highest cases in the State. However, healt
Apple Set To Make iPhones In Bengaluru: Report
Local manufacturing is expected to help Apple price its phones more competitively in India as it currently attracts 12.5 per cent additional duty on imports. Bengaluru: Apple is all set to start manufacturing its iconic iPhones in India at Bengaluru, as part of efforts to cash in on the world's s
Mangaluru Central Railway station to get additional platform
Bhatkallys News | 28 Dec. 2016 MANGALURU, Dec 28: Southern Railway will construct one more platform at Mangaluru Central station at a cost of Rs. 6.66 crore, its Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager Naresh Lalwani said. Work on the construction of five bays of platform shelters for Central has
IT detects Rs 169 crore black income after raids on mall in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Income Tax department on Monday said it has detected un-disclosed income amounting to Rs 169 crore after it conducted searches on two groups of realty developers and mall owners here. Officials said the raids on the two groups, that began on December 23, ended today. “In the firs