State news
Updation of electoral rolls
The Election Commission has re-opened its electoral rolls for updation. Citizens who have completed the age of 18 years as on January 1, 2014 can contact the respective Electoral Registration Officer, Assistant Electoral Registration Officer, BBMPward officer or Tahsildar office and submit their
19-year-old kills grandmother for money, distressed family attempts suicide
Bangalore: A 19-year-old girl was arrested by Bangalore city police for allegedly killing her grandmother for money. Distraught at the incident, her parents and sister attempted to commit suicide by consuming poison at a lodge in Shimoga town on Thursday June 5. The accused has been identified as
UT Khader meets Union Minister DVS; demands M'lore Rly Division
Mangalore: State Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader met Union Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowda in New Delhi on Tuesday June 3 and held talks with them on the various railway demands of the region. Khader also submitted a memorandum to the Union Minister enlisting various demands incl
'Monsoon burst' sends B'loreans into a tizzy
Heavy rains, accompanied by gusty winds and thunder, hit many parts of Bangalore for over four hours on Monday night, disrupting life and exposing the poor monsoon preparedness of the government agencies. The City experienced a 'monsoon burst,’ which according to Indian Meteorological Department
2 fake currency pushers caught in Bangalore
The Kalasipalyam Police arrested two men who were trying to push fake currency notes in the area. The arrested have been identified as Srinivas, 34, a resident of Tyagarajnagar. Based on the clues provided by him, the police arrested Hussain Basha, 65, a resident of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh.
'Karnataka will get a fair deal'
The four Union ministers from the State inducted into the Narendra Modi Cabinet on Friday were unanimous in their opinion that the Centre will not discriminate against Karnataka just because it is ruled by the Congress. Speaking at a well-attended felicitation function at the Palace Grounds organ
Shringeri shoot-out: ANF cop gets bail
Chikmagalur: The Chikmagalur Magistrate Court has granted conditional bail to ANF constable Naveen Naik who was arrested in connection with the shoot-out at Tanikodu check-post near Shringeri wherein a cattle trader named Kabeer was gunned down. It is learnt, during the hearing, Naveen Naik tol
Pre-monsoon showers continue in State
Pre-monsoon showers continued to pound many parts of the State, affecting normal life, on Wednesday. Somachari, 55, and his brother Rajappa, 45, died due to heavy downpour at Shiramalli in H D Kote taluk of Mysore district on Wednesday afternoon. Somachari’s wife Chandramma, their four-year-o
Rains bring temperature down, but derail normal life
Rains brought relief from the summer heat across the State on Tuesday. However, they caused havoc in many places in the State. In Gulbarga Rains accompanied by hailstorm, gusty winds and lightning lashed Gulbarga city and surrounding areas on Tuesday. Chandrakant Huggi of Brahmapur area died
MERS screening centres at the Bangalore and Mangalore International airports soon
Bangalore: With the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates reporting a good number of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) cases, screening centres at the Bangalore and Mangalore International airports will be opened any time now. The government of Karnataka, cognizant of the
State plans paperless system to stem bogus certificates
Representational Photo In an effort to weed out bogus caste and income certificates, the revenue department plans to introduce a paperless certification system in the State. It is looking at making all the 34 certification services completely online and discourage paper transactions. It is pr
Pay hike for docs on cards
In a bid to retain doctors and attract more specialists to government hospitals, the health department is planning a substantial hike in their salaries. Addressing a press conference in Bangalore, Health Minister U T Khader said the department has proposed to increase the salaries of MBBS doctors
Youth stabbed to death in Mangalore
Mangalore : A youth was chased and stabbed to death by a group of assailants near Kudru Kallurti Temple at Urva on May 22, Thursday. The deceased youngster is Sanjay alias Varun. He is the son of one Jagadish who is known as Talwar Jagga. According to the police sources, one of the assailants
M'lore airport makes a comeback, improves ranking
After the fliers’ gave a thumbs down in the second half of 2013, the Mangalore airport has bounced back this year by improving its standing from a dismal 27 to 14 in an official survey of 51 small airports. According to the bi-annual Customer Satisfactory Survey conducted by Airports Authority of
99.89 pc pass CBSE Class X in Karnataka
Karnataka has registered an exceptional pass percentage of 99.89 in the Class X examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the results of which were declared late on Monday. The pass percentage of girls is 99.97 per cent, while for boys it is 99.84 per cent. As many as 26,59
Rain, lightning claim 8 lives across Karnataka
Heavy rain accompanied by lightning claimed eight lives across the State on Monday. Four persons died on the spot after the wall of an under construction godown collapsed following incessant rains in Kaginelli village of Shikaripur taluk in Shimoga district. The deceased have been identified
KPCC plans review meet on policies, schemes
The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has planned to convene a meeting of its senior leaders to review the policies and populist schemes of the Siddaramaiah dispensation, following criticisms that they failed to make an impact on voters in the Lok Sabha elections. The decision comes at
Muslim man assaulted in Udupi for no apparent reason
Udupi: A 42-year-old chicken stall owner is still to figure out why he was knocked out by a group at Hoode on Saturday evening May 17. A group of seven people, for no particular reason, allegedly assaulted a man named Mohammed Ais, a resident near Hoode fish market. He is an ordinary chicken stal