State news

With only 2 days in hand, students make a beeline for photocopies

Bengaluru: It was meant to be vacation time for Rupashree K. After slogging for months, the girl deserved a break. But instead of unwinding at home, the student of Christ Junior College was lined up outside the BangaloreOne Centre in Koramangala. She wanted to apply for a photocopy of her PU answers

Entrepreneurial drive: Youths chuck jobs to become cabbies

BENGALURU: A monthly salary of Rs 50,000 and long weekends... the life of a techie suited Deepak Shanmugam, 33, a resident of Halasuru, but he felt he could do more. That restlessness and the urge to strike out on his own drove him to a profession that is fast catching on in Bengaluru. He is now a d

Muslim organizations to hold protest on Friday

MANGALURU: The United Muslim Organisation DK District has decided to up the ante against the private school in the city where a 3-year-old LKG student was allegedly abused sexually by the school van driver on March 13. The organization, alleging bias on the part of the authorities concerned i

DPCA issue Karnataka HC pulls up state govt on non compliance

BENGALURU: Pulling up the state government for failing to fulfill the assurance given to court in relation to constitution and functioning of district police complaints authorities(DPCA), the Karnataka high court has directed for filing of an affidavit by senior official by Thursday. This was aft

DK is all smiles, tops in II PUC results too

MANGALURU: People of Dakshina Kannada have two reasons to cheer for with regard to the II PU results that was announced on Monday. The district has not only maintained its top ranking in the state, but also has improved its pass percentage from 86.04 in 2014 to 93.09 this year. Deputy director

One time tax for vehicles likely

BENGALURU: While Karnataka transport department continues to press for paying of road tax for vehicles registered in other states, if plied in here for more than 30 days, there is hope that the Centre might amend that rule. The campaign—One nation, one road tax has reached the tables of the Union

Chaos creeps into Hubballi as Cong holds meet in Davanagere

HUBBALLI: The "Sarvodaya Samavesh", organized by the Congress in Davanagere on Saturday, inconvenienced thousands of bus passengers, particularly those travelling to neighbouring cities like Belagavi, Gadag and Haveri. With 511 buses of the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) hi

Siddu wants to make K'taka free of BJP

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday declared that he would make Karnataka free of BJP and communal forces.  He said this at the Congress rally organised at Davangere to mark the completion of two years of his government. The rally, attended by scores of party workers atBapuji College groun

DC Ibrahim declares war against malaria

MANGALURU : Dakshina Kannada district administration has served a notice to the department of health and family welfare and Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC), directing them to come up with an effective plan to curb malaria. At a review meeting on Thursday, deputy commissioner AB Ibrahim instructed t

Live electric cable falls, kills boy in Dharwad district

Dharwad: A nine-year-old boy out on the street playing a game with friends was electrocuted when he came in contact with a live wire in the district's Benakanakatti village on Thursday morning. The Hubli Electricity Supply Company (Hescom) had cut off power supply in the village and restored it arou

Kannada may be mandatory in four undergraduate semesters

BENGALURU: The state government is hell-bent on proving its pro-Kannada credentials. The higher education council on Wednesday approved a proposal to make Kannada a mandatory subject in the first four semesters of undergraduate courses. Recently, the state government was forced by judicial pressu

Tipu Sultan-era cannon unearthed in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: A cannon dating to the Tipu Sultan-era has been unearthed in Bengaluru at a construction site. As per reports, a building was being constructed near the Bangalore Medical College in the Kalasipalyam area of the city when the artillery equipment was found. Experts who have examined t

DC bans movement of sand trucks on Charmadi Ghat

MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada district magistrate and deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim has issued an order banning transportation of sand through Charmadi Ghat. The ban on sand laden truck has been promulgated in the wake of complaints of road damage and possibilities of accident on Charmadi Ghat. N

Direct recruitment of intelligence officials on the anvil: CM

Bengaluru: Conceding that laxity of intelligence officials is taking a toll on crime prevention in the state, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said various measures, including initiating a direct recruitment process, will be taken to strengthen the department. Addressing senior police officer

Launch of PM’s pet social insurance schemes tomorrow

MANGALURU: Banks and state-owned insurance companies in Dakshina Kannada are gearing up for the nationwide launch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet social security schemes — Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Atal Pension Bima Yojana

Belagavi student emerges VTU topper with 13 golds

For the first time, a local engineering student, Ahad Tarade, will be awarded 13 gold medals for emerging the BE topper at the 14th annual convocation of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), said vice chancellor H Maheshappa. He said the VTU convocation will be held on May 9 at 11 am at t

2-phase gram panchayat elections in State

The State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday that elections to 5,844 gram panchayats (GPs) in the State will be held in two phases on May 29 and June 2.  Counting of votes will take place simultaneously at taluk headquarters across the state on June 5. The state government has made

FIR against BS Yeddyurappa, HD Kumaraswamy for collusion in denotification

BENGALURU: The Lokayukta police have filed an FIR against arch-rivals BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy accusing them of collusion in a denotification case. Former chief minister Yeddyurappa has been accused of denotifying one acre and 11 guntas of prime land in Gangenahall