Karnataka Jala Samrakshana Samiti,' an umbrella outfit of farmers' associations and other organisations led by farmer leader Kuruburu Shanthakumar, has given the call for today's dawn-to-dusk (6 am to 6 pm) Bengaluru shutdown. The Bengaluru bandh called by farmers and Kannada orga

The recently announced alliance between the BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular) has been met with resistance from leaders in both parties in Karnataka. While at least two JD(S) leaders have resigned, several Muslim functionaries of the party have threatened to sever ties with the party. This comes clos

Mangaluru, Sep 24: A stranger got Rs 1,93,210 transferred from the account of a person on the pretext of updating the KYC of the latter so as to prevent the credit card from getting blocked. The complainant received a message on his mobile asking him to update his KYC details. Later, a stran

Mangaluru: 21 September (Bhatkallys News Bureau)  Nawayath Cricket League (NCL) witnessed a thrilling conclusion at the 'Perfect Pass' sports arena on Wednesday, with the Ruknuddin Challengers emerging victorious in a closely contested final match. The Bhatkal Cricket Friends (BCF) team

Kolar, Sep 20 (IANS): A man has been arrested for colouring boulders in green and drawing Islamic symbols atop a hill in a painting at Hindu pilgrimage centre in the district. The arrested person has been identified as Anwar a.k.a Pyarejaan, a resident of Paparajanahalli in Kolar Rural polic

BENGALURU: 20 September 2023 (Agencies ) The Karnataka high court on Tuesday said it would be "better for the nation" if access to social media is restricted for youngsters, especially schoolchildren, and suggested that the threshold age for access should be 21 or 18 years when they get

UDUPI: Hindutva hardliner Chaitra Kundapura, who was booked by the Bengaluru CCB police in connection with a cheating case, is also accused of cheating a person from Brahmavar in Udupi to the tune of Rs 5 lakh. Chaitra allegedly cheated Sudina, 33, a resident of Kodi village by promising him of hel

Bengaluru, Sept 15 (IANS): More than 15 prominent leaders and former corporators from BJP and JD-S joined Karnataka's ruling Congress n Bengaluru on Friday in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. The function was held at the Bharat Jodo Auditorium at the party office he

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kerala, a holiday has been declared for all educational institutions in Kozhikode on Thursday and Friday. The holiday was declared by Kozhikode District Collector A Geetha, who in a Facebook post said educational institutions can arrange online classes on the

Following the deaths due to Nipah virus in Kozhikode, Kerala, Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has issued an alert in the border areas. Dr. T.S., Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Government of Tamil Nadu. In view of the two cases of Nipah

Mangaluru, Sep 13: Smuggled gold was seized by customs department officials at Mangaluru International Airport from a passenger on Tuesday September 12. The passenger had arrived from Dubai. The sleuths of the customs department seized 242 grams of gold powder valued at Rs 14.50 lac. C

Chitradurga, Sep 11 (IANS): In a tragic incident, four persons travelling in a bus were killed and ten others injured in an accident near Gollahalli National Highway 150 in Karnataka's Chitradurga district on Monday.  According to police, the accident took place at 3 a.m. when the bus at

The private taxi and bus associations in Bengaluru declared strike on September 11 (Monday) and most of the private transportation in the city is expected to shut. As Monday is a working day for the IT employees and other commuters, the BMTC is also planning to deploy extra buses to meet the deman

Meanwhile, BJP workers staged a ‘Appiko Chaluvali’, by hugging the statue of Goddess Cauvery, on the premises of Cauvery Neeravari Nigama in Mandya. Various organisations extended support to the ongoing protests by the farmers, against releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, in Man

Mangaluru: The Konkan Railway on Sunday in its release announced rescheduling of services between Mangaluru Central and Madgaon Junction.  According to the release, the Mangaluru Central- Madgaon Junction MEMU express (Train no.10108) has been rescheduled on September 7. The Train which wa

Bantwal, Sep 3: Gold ornaments, silverware, and cash totaling Rs 5.36 lac were stolen from a rented house near Sajipa Munnur on September 1. Michael D’Souza, the occupant of the house, had locked it in the morning and left with his children. When his daughter returned around 2.45 pm, s

Action was taken against the teacher, Manjula Devi, following a complaint by Shivamogga JD(S) leader A Nazrullah. By: Express News Service Bengaluru | Updated: September 3, 2023 15:45 IST The Karnataka Department of School Education and Literacy has transferred a teacher and initiated a departm

They will lay the foundation stone for the International Yoga and Meditation Centre to be built in Hallegere By: Express News Service Bengaluru | Updated: September 2, 2023 09:02 IST Former US president Barack Obama and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will visit Mandya in Karnataka in Decembe