State news
Rain in Bangalore: Trapped between hell and high water

BANGALORE: Get home, and fast. This thought was top of the mind as Bangaloreans scrambled to reach safety on Thursday evening. Those out at the unlucky hour were trapped, as two bursts of rain in an hour brought the city to its knees. As it came down in heavy torrents, traffic was washed into dis
Mangalore joyous after Mars Mission is successful

St. Agnes College, had to rush in the morning to attend special classes. But she managed to catch a glimpse of the live telecast of the success of Mars Orbiter Mission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the scientists. “I felt very proud of the achievement made by our scientists and th
In Bangalore, rainwater enters homes, wash away household articles

Residents of Neelasandra and the adjoining Lakshman Rao Nagar (L R Nagar) and Anepalya here faced their worst nightmare when rainwater, mixed with sewage, gushed into their homes in the early hours of Tuesday. As rain pounded the City, over 300 houses at some low-lying areas were inundated with
Modi, Siddaramaiah will be on the same flight to Tumkur

BANGALORE: There's a promise of much camaraderie all the way to Tumkur, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah set aside their differences and hop on to a helicopter on Wednesday morning. The 20-minute flight will involve no acrimony, though the two men may have
2,500 aspirants at passport mela
Bangalore: Nearly 2,500 aspirants took advantage of the ‘Passport mela’ organised across Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in the State on Saturday. Such melas have been organised regularly by the Regional Passport Office (RPO) to cater to increasing demand. The Bangalore RPO reportedly issued 68,167 pas
Vice President Hamid Ansari lauds achievements of CASK

MANGALORE: "Our country faces many challenges, of which none is bigger than poverty and unemployment," said Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari. He was speaking after inaugurating the centenary celebrations - valedictory functions of the Catholic Association of South Kanara (CASK) here on Sund
Congress to make its presence felt at Modi’s event

The State Congress has decided to mobilise party workers to a function where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a mega food park in Tumkur on September 24. This would be the first public function of Mr. Modi in Karnataka after assuming office. Though a Congress MLA opposed the presen
2,500 aspirants at passport mela

Nearly 2,500 aspirants took advantage of the ‘Passport mela’ organised across Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in the State on Saturday. Such melas have been organised regularly by the Regional Passport Office (RPO) to cater to increasing demand. The Bangalore RPO reportedly issued 68,167 passports in A
Consumer finds piece of glass in chocolate

MANGALORE: After worms, it's a piece of glass in chocolate now. The silk experience wasn't silky for Rachel Thomas of Manipal. In the first week of September, her 27-year-old son Abhishek Thomas took a bite into a bar of chocolate and crunched what he thought was a dry fruit. In seconds, he realized
Smart City plan: Mangalore banks on 2 hamlets

MANGALORE: A population of 513. That's what Mangalore desperately requires to qualify for the Prime Minister's ambitious Smart City project under which 100 Indian towns are likely to leapfrog into the next league with modern amenities. Guidelines say cities with a population of 5 lakh to 10 lakh,
Karnataka to seek financial assistance from Centre for rain damage: Agriculture minister

MANGALORE: The state government will submit a memorandum to the centre seeking assistance for rain damage in eight districts of North Karnataka in the next day or two, minister of state for agriculture Krishna Byre Gowda said. The total estimated damage to standing crops, public property and lives -
UT Khader to represent India at WHO conference
Mangalore, Sep 16: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader will be representing India at an international level annual conference being hosted by World Health Organization. The annual conference of WHO will be held this year at Cape Town, South Africa from September 28 to October
MCC launches malaria control drive

In an effort to tackle the rise in number of malaria cases in Mangalore city, the Mangalore City Corporation launched a malaria controlling drive on Monday. The drive that will last for three days, aims at inspecting all the construction sites in the city limits and identifying and destroying mosqui
Customs seizes1.6 kg gold at Mangalore airport

The Customs Department seized 1.6 kg gold concealed behind a mirror in the toilet of a private aircraft at Mangalore International Airport on Sunday. According to a press release, Customs sleuths carried out a thorough check of the Jet Airways flight soon after it landed at the airport from Dubai
Suspected 'explosive materials' seized from passenger at Mangalore Airport

Mangalore, Sep 14: Tension prevailed at Mangalore International Airport after suspected "explosive materials" (as per the claims of CISF) were found in possession of a passenger on Saturday night. Unconfirmed sources identified the passenger as Mohammed Abdul Khader from Periye Uppala in Kasargod
Why no criminal case on illegal hoardings: High Court

BBMP, police told to put end to the ‘menace’ Why criminal cases were not booked against those illegally putting up banners, hoardings, posters? The Karnataka High Court posed this question to BBMP Commissioner M. Lakshminarayana while hearing a petition related to a dispute over erection of an
Dr G Parameshwar is appointed Deputy CM & I will quit: CM Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru: On the eve of a crucial meeting of office-bearers and district unit presidents of the Congress party, the crisis engineered by KPCC president Dr G. Parameshwar's persistent demand that he be appointed deputy chief minister and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's threat to quit rather than conse
Stranger helps Karnataka tourists escape disaster in Kashmir

Dr S N Mothi, a 62-year-old paediatrician from Mysore, his wife Nalini Mothi, businessman Gururaj K S, his wife Nalini Gururaj, manager of Karnataka Bank in Mysore, Ramachandra D S, his wife Sujatha D S and their friends from Bangalore, Nagaraj and his wife Vasantha, were eager to visit Ladakh after