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Bengaluru-Mangaluru train services cancelled from December 14-22

Mangaluru, Dec 12: In a move to facilitate yard remodeling at Hassan Junction Railway Station, South Western Railway has announced the cancellation of numerous trains between Bengaluru and Mangaluru, along with other routes, from December 14 to December 22. As per a notification from the Pri

IMD in predicts rain for two days in DK, Uttara Kannada , 10 other districts from Dec 11

Bengaluru, Dec 11: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rain for Bengaluru and 12 other districts of Karnataka for two days starting from Monday. As per the prediction, coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada (DK), Uttara Kannada, Udupi, southern districts of Bengaluru Urban

ISIS conspiracy case: NIA raids 44 locations in Karnataka, Maharashtra; 13 held

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday arrested 13 people in Maharashtra's Pune in connection to an ISIS terror conspiracy case, ANI reported. The arrests came after the investigation raided 44 locations in Maharashtra and Karnataka in the case related to a conspiracy by the global ter

No proposal to remove Savarkar’s photo from assembly hall: U T Khader

Belagavi, Dec 7 (IANS): Amid rumours that the Congress government may remove the photo of BJP's iconic figure, Veer Savarkar, from the assembly hall in Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi, Karnataka assembly Speaker U.T. Khader clarified on Thursday that no such proposal is currently before him.

Mangaluru: Muslim traders debarred from doing business in Kudupu temple fair

Mangaluru, Dec 7 (IANS): The Muslims traders have been allegedly debarred from installing their business units at a temple fair in the city. The 'Shahsthi Mahotsava' is religious fair which is scheduled between December 14 and 19 at the premises of the Kudupu Sri Anantha Padmanabha t

Bengaluru police arrest youth from Bihar's Samastipur for sending threat email to NIA

Patna, Dec 6 (IANS): Bengaluru police arrested a man from Bihar’s Samastipur district on Wednesday for sending a threat email to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) office in the Karnataka capital, officials said. During investigation, it was revealed that the accused youth had bef

Karnataka High Court suspends live streaming after hackers play obscene videos

Bengaluru, Dec 5 (IANS): The Karnataka High Court has suspended live streaming and video conferencing due to hackers playing obscene and indecent videos on Tuesday. Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale orally stated that an unfortunate situation had arisen, and live streaming and video conferenc

Even after Congress' drubbing in state polls, K’taka CM celebrating Tipu Sultan: LoP Ashoka

Belagavi, Dec 4 (IANS): Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka has criticized Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for embracing Tipu Sultan and celebrating him, even after his Congress party was defeated in three state assembly polls. Speaking to reporters at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi

Visually-challenged man assaulted, forced to chant 'Jai Sriram' in Koppal

Koppal, Dec 2 (IANS): In a shocking incident, a group of youths burnt the beard of a visually-challenged elderly Muslim man and forced him to chant 'Jai Sriram' slogans in Koppal district of Karnataka, police said on Saturday. The group had committed the act on the pretext of giving

Bengaluru BPO staffer arrested for storing 13,000 obscene photos of women

Bengaluru, Nov 30 (IANS): A 25-year-old BPO staffer was arrested on charges of storing 13,000 obscene photos of women and morphing them with the faces of his female colleagues, said police on Thursday, adding that he has confessed that he enjoyed doing this. The accused BPO staffer, identified as

Child lifting racket busted in Bengaluru

Karnataka Police busted a child lifting gang in Bengaluru and arrested four persons including three women in RR Nagar locality on Monday, November 27. The police have rescued a 20-day-old baby boy from the clutches of the gang. The arrested persons have been identified as Kannan Ramaswamy, Muruge

Woman arrested at Bengaluru airport for using fake air ticket to see off friend

Bengaluru, Nov 27 (IANS): A woman was arrested following an FIR filed against her for entering the Bengaluru International Airport after presenting a fake air ticket to see off a friend, according to police sources. Police said on Monday that the woman has been identified as Harpit Kaur Sain

Class 10 boy dies of electrocution while playing cricket in Dharwad

Dharwad, Nov 25 (IANS): A 16-year-old boy died of electrocution while playing cricket in Siddarama Colony of this district on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Shreyas Shinnura, a tenth grade student. His friend, who tried to rescue him, also sustained serious injuries and is current

Brahmin student forced to eat eggs in Shivamogga school, complaint lodged

Shivamogga, Nov 23 (IANS): A headmaster and his assistant of a government-run school here are finding themselves in a tight spot after a Brahmin student's father accused them of forcing his daughter to consume eggs. The aggrieved father has approached the education department with a comp

Karnataka govt to set up fact checking units for preventing false news propaganda

Bengaluru, Nov 20 (IANS): The Karnataka government has decided to set up fact checking units to counter false news and information propaganda, state Minister Priyank Kharge announced on Monday. The Congress government in Karnataka has issued a tender in this regard and has shortlisted five c

Speaker’s post is not religious or political, but a constitutional one: Speaker U T Khader

Bengaluru, Nov 18 (IANS): Speaker U T Khader on Saturday said that the post of Speaker is neither a religious nor a political post but it is a constitutional post. Talking to media persons over a controversial statement by Minister for Housing B.Z Zameer Ahmad Khan, Khader said: “The S

Udupi murder: Nabbed accused a flight cabin colleague of slain air hostess

Udupi, Nov 14: The arrest of Praveen Chowgule on Tuesday, November 14, in connection with the brutal murder of a woman and her three children, including an international airlines hostess, has uncovered startling revelations. Close sources disclosed that Praveen Chowgule is an officer and flight cabi

Udupi murder case: ‘Praveen Chowgule detained, not arrested; clear picture by evening’, says SP

Udupi, Nov 15: Praveen Chowgule, who is accused of the barbaric murder of four members of a family and detained and taken into custody from Kuduchi in Belagavi, is likely to be produced in Udupi court on Wednesday November 15 afternoon. Udupi superintendent of police (SP) Dr Arun said that i