State news

Landslide Near Pune: Hopes of Finding Survivors Fade as Toll Rises to 73

Malin, Maharashtra: Rescuers have dug out 29 more bodies since last night from the mud and debris following a massive landslide at a village near Pune in Maharashtra that has claimed 73 lives so far. Around 80 are still feared trapped but hopes of finding survivors appear bleak with incessant rai

'JD(S) won't break while I am alive'

BANGALORE: On a day when the bandh shut down parts of the city, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy chose to dispel doubts over any shutdown of their party and vowed to work to revive the JD(S). An unwell Deve Gowda convened the news conference on Thursday here to con

Bandh may disrupt routine in the city

Normal life is likely to be affected on Thursday with several organisations extending support to the Bangalore Bandh call against the sexual assaults on women and children. However, essential services like milk, vegetables and hospital services are exempt. Restaurants are likely to remain shut. W

Bandh on tomorrow, but no word on services

BANGALORE: The bandh called by over 50 pro-Kannada org anizations on Thursday is on. But citizens are in a state of confusion as there is no word yet on whether essential services will operate that day and government/private establishments, including schools and colleges, will remain open. The ba

Anganwadi food is unsafe, says study

BANGALORE: Supplying food through anganwadis, a solution thought out to tackle malnutrition in the state, might just be aggravating the problem, a recent report has revealed. As many as 34,594 children have been identified as severely malnourished in Karnataka. Food grains supplied to anganwadis

Bangalore boy wins bronze in US Olympiad

BANGALORE: A Bangalore boy has made his mark at the US Physics Olympiad. Rahul Rai, a class 12 student of AECS Magnolia Maruti Public School on Bannerghetta Road, has won the bronze medal in the semi finals held in May - he was in the top 25% of the competition. The US Physics Olympiad is conduct

Government amends land reforms laws to cut red tape

BANGALORE: The government has brought out some amendments to simplify land reform laws — a move that could have far-reaching consequences on industrial development. On Friday, the assembly passed the Karnataka Land Reforms and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014, paving the way for cutting

VTU strips two colleges of tag, axe on 4 more

BANGALORE: The fate of thousands of engineering students studying in six colleges hangs in balance as the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has disaffiliated two of them and slapped show-cause notices on four others for lacking in teaching faculty and other facilities. Four of the six c

Rain affects normal life in Kodagu district

MYSORE: Heavy rain lashing the Kodagu district has left affected the normal life of people in many villages downstream of Cauvery , Harangi and Lakshmantirth rivers and many villages lie inundated due to submerging of areas by flood waters. In a record time , the Bhagamandala the birth place of Cauv

Monsoon revival boosts paddy cultivation in Udupi

Paddy cultivation has picked up pace in the district owing to revival of monsoon in July. Last month the district received just a little over half the rainfall it normally got in June. According to the figures provided by the Rain Monitoring Cell at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, the normal rainf

Bangalore Rape Case: Main Accused Arrested

Facing public anger, police today arrested a skating instructor in connection with the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl at a public school, six days after the outrageous incident was brought to light. As protests demanding answers from the police and the government over alleged inaction intens

Mangalore Junction as world-class station not feasible, says samiti

The move of the Dakshina Kannada district administration to recommend Mangalore Junction as the railway station in the city to be developed to world-class standards has not gone down well with rail enthusiasts even as Southern Railway is unaware of any such move. Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim,

Process to identify additional endosulfan victims still open: DHO

MANGALORE: In a bid to clear the air over the process of identifying endosulfan victims, district health officer Dr HS Shivakumar said on Monday that the process is still on. A team of medical experts are present at District Wenlock Hospital every Monday and Tuesday to check people who are suspected

Bangalore rape fallout: Police commissioner transferred

ADGP Law and Order (State Police Headquarters) M N Reddi took charge as the new City police chief soon after the government issued the order of his appointment. Auradkar has been posted as ADGP KSRP. The government also shifted Additional Commissioner (Law and Order) Kamal Pant, second-in-command

CM promises amendments to laws to ensure strict punishment to rapists

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asserted that the government will enact stringent laws to punish rapists and those involved in sexual harassment of women to prevent such terrible incidents from occurring in the State. Reacting to the public outcry over the rape of a six-year-old girl in a Bangalo

Majority of AAP founder members in Dakshina Kannada quit

MANGALORE: Internal bickering, sense of frustration has left wide chasms in Dakshina Kannada district unit of Aam Aadmi Party. This manifested itself with founding members including Robert Rosario, founder convener, S Nandagopal, founder co-convener, Dharmendra, convener, Ajay Kumar, founder joint s

Fire at AMR Tech Park

A fire mishap at an IT company in AMR Tech Park on Hosur Road left the third floor of the five-storey building gutted. No casualties were reported as employees rushed to safety after they heard the fire alarm at around 1.20 p.m. However, fire fighting and rescue operations left 10 personnel choki

6-Year-Old's Alleged Rape in School Sparks Massive Protests in Bangalore

The alleged rape of a six-year-old at a prominent school in Bangalore has enraged the city and triggered massive protests by parents. The union education ministry has said it will examine the incident. A large group of parents protested outside Vibgyor High School on Thursday demanding that it