The State government will evolve a new mechanism to check power theft, Energy Minister D K Shivakumar has said. Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, the minister said that all linemen and meter readers will be asked to submit a report to the officials concerned on power theft and unauthorised c

Group clashes broke out in parts of the city late on Sunday night and in the early hours of Monday over rumours about a provocative message against a particular community being posted on social media. Police have arrested 29 people from both the communities in connection with the incidents. Sensi

A group of techies held a candlelight vigil, near Udupi Garden in BTM Layout, on Sunday evening, condemning the killing of a techie, allegedly by a Hindu group in Pune. The candlelight vigil was organised by iTech, a support centre and a welfare organisation for techies in Bangalore. Around 30 te

Several districts of North Karnataka received ample rainfall on Friday night. More than 200 trees and electricity poles were uprooted at Vinobanagar in Gangavathi taluk of Koppal district.  Three people were killed in rain accompanied by thunder and lightning. Gavisiddaiah, 62, a retired polic

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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