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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

Get your APL card online by just feeding Aadhaar number

The Karnataka government will soon roll out an online system for issuing ration cards for Above Poverty Line (APL) families. Disclosing this to the media, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said citizens will be able to generate their own ration cards after filling an online form.

Monsoon timetable for Konkan trains from June 10

The new timetable will be applicable to trains from June 10, from their originating stations. The schedule of trains running on the Konkan rail route have changed on Friday and continue to be in effect till October 31 as Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. is enforcing the monsoon timetable. Train

Reusable cups, plates for an eco-friendly Ramzan

As many as 46 mosques in and around Shivajinagar are set to have an eco-friendly Ramzan this year through the efforts of a few vigilant citizens of the area with the help of the BBMP. MS Sufiyan, a resident of Sampangiramnagar, is leading the efforts to distribute reusable paper cups and plate

Go Green: Report A “Smoking” Bus In Karnataka And Get Reward Of ₹1000

Karnataka State Road and Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) have launched a “green” initiative, where citizens are asked to report buses that are causing pollution. Citizens of fifteen districts in Karnataka, including Bengaluru, are urged to call t

Rain brings cheer to farmers across the state

Various parts of the state received heavy rainfall for the second consecutive day on Thursday, bringing respite from the blistering heat. Belagavi city received a heavy downpour for more than an hour in the afternoon for the second consecutive day. Villages surrounding the district headquarters

Jet Airways to start Mangaluru - Sharjah direct flight from Aug 7

Sharjah, Jun 9: Jet Airways has announced new flights from Mangaluru to Sharjah from August 7 2016. The inaugural flight will start from Mangaluru at 9.30 am and land in Sharjah at 11.45 am. The return flight from Sharjah starts at 12.45pm, and reaches Mangaluru at 5.55 pm. This will be third

The first red bus of Karnataka

The refurbished bus now on display at the KSRTC office BAngaluru, 6 May,2016:The first bus ever to ply in the state has been given a makeover and will now be proudly displayed at the offices of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) from today. A historic Bedford model built by

Karnataka: Muslim MLA's challenge to Deve Gowda

Former minister and MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan today questioned former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's concern for Muslims by terming it 'fake two days' after the Janata Dal (Secular) decided to field a Congress minister's brother for elections to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. GOWDA'S CONCERN FOR