A Canara Bank’s automated teller machine (ATM) earlier this week served Rs 500 notes when customers wanted to withdraw Rs 100 notes in Karnataka's Kodagu district. This sparked a public rush and a total amount of Rs 1.7 lakh rupees was withdrawn, an official said. The incident took place earlier thi

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) Karnataka President HD Kumaraswamy on Friday released a 25 minutes’ video showing visuals of how things panned out on December 19 in Mangaluru when the anti-CAA, NRC Protest turned violent in the city and claimed two lives as a result of police ac

Ballari City's BJP MLA Somashekara Reddy was denied anticipatory bail after he was booked for making a communally sensitive speech on January 3. The Second Additional District and Sessions Court rejected the plea filed by Somashekara Reddy. Public prosecutor Sunkanna had opposed the anticipatory

The Special Investigating Team (SIT) of the Karnataka police, which is investigating the murder of senior journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, arrested a key suspect who was absconding. Rushikesh Devdikar, also known as Murali, was arrested in Katras in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Thursday.

Tumkur: A five-year-old boy was killed in a leopard attack in Gubbi taluk of Tumkur on Thursday evening. The victim has been identified as Samarth Gowda, son of Shivakumar and Pushpalatha. It is gathered that Samarth and his grandmother, Gangalakshmi were returning home after grazing their cow

Bengaluru: An oral polio vaccination drive will be initiated in all districts of Karnataka for children between ages upto to 5 years on January 19 and sum of Rs 4.82 crore has been sanctioned by the government for the purpose. Speaking in this regard Dr Rajini Nagesh Rao of the health and f

Bengaluru: Some BJP workers created ruckus on Wednesday at a college here while seeking support for the amended Citizenship Act by raising slogans like ‘Go back to Pakistan’ outside the campus on Wednesday, as girl students opposed a pro-CAA banner on the wall of their institution. A video of the

The Bharat Bandh called by several central trade unions on Wednesday to protest against the labour policies of the Union government evoked poor response in BJP-ruled Karnataka. While traffic was normal in most parts of the state and schools and colleges functioned normally as no holiday was decla

Bengaluru: Amid speculation that he will be considered for Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said it will depend on what the Congress high command decides and he was a disciplined soldier of the party. “..is it in my hands? It is in Cong

Karnataka State Government while assuring the protesting Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers of full filing their demands has also warned them of cutting their incentives if they don’t report back to work at the earliest. The government in a notice issued on January 4 has asked all

Mangaluru: Bantwal police on Monday, January 6 arrested a man for posting a message on Whatsapp threatening to kill Modi and Amit Shah if Muslims were affected by CAA and NRC. The arrested identified as Anwar, a resident of Peruvai is employed abroad. Acting on a complaint lodged against Anwar

Bengaluru: Surrounded by tall coconut trees, lush green fie-lds, this premises — which comes with well-maintained lawns and a large open space — appears like a resort on the city outskirts where one can relax and rejuvenate. The only giveaways that it is a detention centre are the bar-bed wires that

Bengaluru: Former minister and Congress leader Zameer Ahmed Khan on Monday slammed BJP MLA Somashekar Reddy for alleged provocative speech against Muslism and targeting those protesting the CAA. Addressing presspersons after meeting former chief minister Siddaramaiah Zameer said, “State governmen

Bengaluru: Three advocates were on Thursday, January 2 appointed additional judges of the Karnataka High Court. A Law Ministry notification said Maralur Indrakumar Arun, Engalaguppe Seetharamaiah Indiresh and Ravi Venkappa Hosmani have been appointed as additional judges of the high court. The ne

Kalaburagi: A man allegedly poisoned his two children to death at Bhairampalli Thanda in Chincholi Taluk on Thursday night and later committed suicide by jumping before a train. The deceased have been identified as Sanjeev (35), Rohita (4) and Parvin (3). Sanjeev’s dismembe

Bengaluru: A large number of farmers who wanted to stage a demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi protesting the non-implementation of the ‘Swaminathan Report’ was detained at Bengaluru, Tumakuru and Shivamogga, police said on Thursday. According to police, the detentions have taken p

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday slammed the government on the issue of fare hike announcement by Indian Railways “Increase in Train fares is a New Year gift by @narendramodi government to common people,” tweeted Siddaramaiah. “This will further dent the dev

Bengaluru: Accusing his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray of raking up the Belagavi border issue once again for political gains, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday declared that not even an inch of state’s land will be given away. “It has been decided in the Mahajan report