BENGALURU: A track fault led to derailment of the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Express at Anekal in Karnataka on February 13 that killed 11 people, an interim investigation report has said. According to the report, railway authorities/engineers did not alert the loco-pilot about the track having been repa

Karnataka makes steady headway in Pahal. About 84.5% of active LPG consumers have joined the direct benefits transfer for LPG scheme called Pahal, as on March 2. The scheme was introduced in 54 districts on November 15, 2014, while it was taken to the rest of the country by January 1, 2015. The p

MANGALURU: Mangaluru City Police have registered a case under section 153A of the Indian Penal Code against Sadhvi Balika Saraswati who delivered the keynote address in the Virat Hindu Samajotsav organized to commemorate golden jubilee celebration of VHP here on Sunday. A case has been registered in

Arun Jaitley has announced in his budget that an IIT has been sanctioned for Karnataka. 'IIT Bengaluru' sounds like a sweet proposition, given that the city will probably be one of the few, if not the only city, in the country to potentially have an IIM and an IIT together. While there is good re

VIJAYAPUR: A school in Karnataka's Vijayapur decided to shut the institution for a week as a precautionary measure after seven students contracted the H1N1 virus. "It is confirmed that seven students tested positive for swine flu. Six students are being treated in BLDE Hospital and one more was s

BENGALURU: Karnataka is home to 10,000 students from various countries. But in the absence of an uniform admission process, international students find it tough to switch courses or shift colleges. Now, coming to their aid is the State Higher Education Council (SHEC) which has constituted a commi

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Monday increased the power tariff by an average of 13 paise a unit for all the consumer categories to bridge the revenue deficit of all the five Escoms (electricity supply companies) in the state. The new rates announced by the three-membe

BENGALURU: Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has increased the electricity tariff by an average of 13 paise per unit across the state including Bengaluru. The ESCOMs proposed a tariff hike of 88 paise/unit. This will be charged from April 1, 2015 which will be reflected in the electrici

Bengaluru: Union finance minister Arun Jaitley's announcement in his Budget address that Karnataka will get an IIT finally lays to rest an 17-year-long wait for the state. The state's own successive governments are to be blamed for the delay in setting up the premier engineering institute. It was wa

  Tumkur: All precautions have been taken by the state administration to control swine flu in Karnataka, minister for health U T Khader said on Friday. The health department has supplied the requisite medicines to all the government hospitals. Addressing the media persons at a press confe

BENGALURU: Observing that the state government's attempts not to implement the Supreme Court's verdict on the language policy borders on contempt, the high court on Friday directed it to permit existing English- medium schools to teach classes 1-5 students in English. "This borders on contempt. T

BENGALURU: Fed up with the apathy close to 2,000 researchers on Thursday sent in cheques of Re 1 each to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, finance minister Arun Jaitley, and human resources development (HRD) minister Smriti Irani, symbolising the kind of payment they think they are receiving. From ba

A team from Karnataka has done the state proud by capturing three trouble making tuskers in Maharashtra recently . Abhimanyu, 49, known for his valour, led the operation, which also had Arjuna (the present howdah elephant), Gajendra and Harsha. Nagarahole National Park veterinarian K S Umashankar, w

BENGALURU: Trees of Bengaluru are an orphaned lot. With nominated tree officers failing to take charge, they are fast falling prey to indiscriminate axing. In fact, all felling activities over the last two months have been illegal. Some officials are allegedly allowing this, despite not having the p

Bengaluru: It was an action-packed Sunday. While cricket buffs were hooked to the India-South Africa clash on TV, the adventurous lot stepped out to catch the buzz on the last day of Aero India. But a mind-boggling 10,000 women decided to chart their own course. They put on their running shoes and t

Syed Zyme, a class 7 student of Christ School, was fasci nated by remote-controlled cars. "All children want to play with such cars and I too wanted one. But my father said it was a waste of money . So, I made my own car using scrap material and spent just Rs 100 on it," he said. Cool drink bottle c

MANGALURU: Former union minister M Veerappa Moily said the demand for a Dalit CM was unwarranted at this juncture since Siddaramaiah is the chief minister now. He has done well and it is not the time to criticise or demand a change, he said. He was speaking after the inauguration of the newly

MANGALURU: The Indian coast guards are organizing a motor bike rally from February 23 to 26 from this coastal city to Karwar to mark the 38th anniversary of the organization. The rally that is being organised in coordination with Coastal Security Police will cover a total distance of 513- km to and