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Disqualified Karnataka MLA claims BS Yediyurappa gave him Rs 1,000 Crore: report

Mandya (Karnataka): Disqualified Karnataka MLA Narayana Gowda on Tuesday claimed that Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa had given him Rs 1,000 crore for the development of his Krishnarajpet constituency and the money was being spent for development works, news agency ANI reported. "Somebody came to me

PU board releases Second PU Examination time-table

Bengaluru: The Department of Pre-University Education, Karnataka released time-table for Karnataka second PUC examination 2020 on Monday, November 4. As per the time-table released the examination will begin on March 4 and will conclude on March 23. The examination timings have been set from 10:1

SC agrees to consider BSY’s audio clip as evidence

Bengaluru: SupremeCourt says it will consider Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s audio clip as evidence in disqualified MLAs case. The Karnataka Congress on Monday had requested the Supreme Court hearing the MLA disqualification case to take on record a fresh audio clip in which Chief Minister B S Y

Will quit if Valmiki community is not provided 7.50% reservation: Sriramulu

Gadag: Minister Sriramulu on Sunday, November 3 that he would come out of the government if Valmiki community was not provided 7.50% reservation in two months. Addressing a meeting to review preparations for Valmiki fair at the Valmiki Mutt in Rajanahalli of Harihar taluk, Sriramulu said, “The go

Congress seeks Karnataka govt’s dismissal over Yediyurappa’s audio clip

Bengaluru: The Congress on Saturday demanded dismissal of the BJP government in Karnataka following leak of an audio clipping in which Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa purportedly can be heard mentioning the disqualification of rebel Congress-JDS MLAs and alleged involvement of the saffron party’s cen

Mangaluru: Traffic cop fills potholes on road; Compol calls him ‘Hero of the day’

Mangaluru: A traffic policeman of Kadri East police station has earned the appreciation of the general public for going beyond his call of duty and lending a helping hand to fill up the potholes on the Bunts Hostel road here on Saturday. November 2. In a video of the act that has gone viral, the

Viral video allegedly shows Karnataka CM Yediyurappa admitting to Operation Kamala

A video allegedly showing Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa admitting to carrying out Operation Kamala in the state on the instructions of BJP's national leaders has emerged. In the video, which was reportedly shot during the BJP core committee meeting in Hubballi recently, the man alleged

Mangaluru: 15 Iranian fishermen held for entering Indian waters illegally

Mangaluru: Fifteen fishermen of Iranian origin have been remanded to judicial custody days after they were detained by Indian Coast Guard officials for illegally entering Indian waters. Azam Ansari, Abubaker Ansari Miya, Moosa Dahadani, Shidh Baachu, Abdul Majeed, Majeed Rahmani, Mohammed Ishaque

Karnataka govt launches new emergency helpline number ‘112’

Karnataka now has an integrated emergency helpline number, 112, which will allow residents of the state to call for police, fire and emergency, and ambulance services. The Emergency Response Support System (ERSS), which is already in place in 17 states in the country, will be implemented in Karna

Karnataka Congress announces first list of candidates for bye-elections

The All India Congress Committee on Thursday announced the names of candidates for eight of the 15 Assembly constituencies, where the bye-elections are slated to be held on December 5. The party has carefully selected both veteran and new leaders to contest polls in several crucial segments. The

Rajyotsava Awards: PIL filed against State Govt in Karnataka HC

Bengaluru: Two days after the state government announced Kannada Rajyotsava awards for 64 people in their respective field for their distinguished work, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Karnataka High Court against the announcement awards recipients. However, the PIL is y

16 Karnataka PFI activists practising for parade held on suspicion of 'weapons training'

Tension prevailed in Mandya's KR Pete on Monday after 16 activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested on suspicion that they were involved in weapons training. All 16 activists, who were arrested on Sunday from Alambadi village in Mandya, were released on bail a day later after it

BSY says will talk to Speaker on issue of media restrictions

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday assured he will speak to the Assembly Speaker regarding the decision to restrict camera persons from covering the proceedings of the session, and willmake honest efforts to restore earlier system. “…I will try to convince him (Speak

Pregnant constable on bandobast duty: Notice issued to Mulki police inspector

Mangaluru: Mangaluru North Division ACP Srinivas Gowda has issued a charge memo to Mulki Police station in-charge inspector and sub-inspector for deputing a woman constable, who is in the ninth month of her pregnancy on bandobast duty during the visit of Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan.

Sujith Wilson's body recovered from borewell after 80 hours

The body of two-year-old Sujith Wilson who fell into an abandoned borewell at Nadukattupatti near Manapparai on Friday evening, was recovered early Tuesday. The body was reportedly 'highly decomposed and dismembered' when it was finally retrieved from the borewell by personnel of the National Dis

Mangaluru:Three students held for ganja consumption

Mangaluru: Barke police on Monday, October 28 arrested three youths for consuming ganja in an apartment at Ballabagh. The arrested identified as Mohammed Nasir (18), a Sakleshpur resident, and Hemanth Tamas (21) and Kuruvilla George (21) both from Kerala have been booked under Narcotic Drugs and

Mangaluru: Family members protest after dead body kept in mortuary decomposes

Mangaluru: Family members of a man who was electrocuted to death on Friday, October 25 staged a protest outside a private hospital in the city after the hospital handed over the decomposed body of the deceased to family. It may be recalled that Wilson Fernandes (26), died of electrocution near Ka

False harassment case against ex-husband: HC tells woman to pay Rs 25k fine

Bengaluru: A Mysuru-based woman has been fined Rs 25,000 by the Karnataka High Court for filing a false case against her former husband only to harass him. Justice P S Dinesh Kumar who was hearing the case quashed the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioner, Faisal Ahmed Khan, a resid