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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BENGALURU: Bangalore University's ongoing undergraduate exam has been disrupted after parts of a question paper got leaked. Six questions from Elective Paper IV (Accounting for Business Decision) of VI semester BCom exam, scheduled for Tuesday, were leaked. These were doing the rounds on WhatsApp si

MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada district has achieved 99% of the target in social and educational survey 2015.At a meeting of survey charge-level officers on Monday, deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim said that the survey of 4,30,677 families in the district has been completed. The work is nearing completi

Mangaluru: Mangalore University (MU) is all set to take major step towards science extension activity with chief minister Siddaramaiah, laying the foundation stone for the university's science research centre at Bellapu in Kaup Monday. Spread over 20 acres of land, the centre will be set up at an es

MANGALURU: Ten rear coaches of Train no. 12223 LTT-Ernakulam Duronto Express derailed at 6.24am South of Madgaon, near Balli station. No casualties or injuries have been reported, said Konkan Railway spokesperson. Accident Relief Medical Van (ARMV) and Accident Relief Trains (ARTs) have reached t

Bengaluru: Swati J, an HR professional, lives in Malleswaram and travels to Peenya for work. Earlier it took an hour for her to drive through chaotic traffic but now it barely takes 20 minutes to reach her office, thanks to Namma Metro. BMRCL is hopeful of replicating such stories across the city