Bengaluru: An ambitious programme called ‘Plastic Beku’ was started by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) in association with Big FM radio channel and the food division of ITC. This initiative involves collecting waste plastic and building roads using them in the premises of the airport.

Bus services from Kolhapur district in Maharashtra to Karnataka have been suspended against the backdrop of the ongoing border dispute between the two states over Belgaum, a police official said on Sunday. Maharashtra claims Belgaum, part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, but currently a distri

As rape accused self-style godman Nithyananda remains absconding in a foreign country, the Union Home Minstry has asked the Karnataka government to consider steps to secure a Red Corner Notice against him. The News Minute has accessed a “most urgent” letter dated December 19, written by Deputy Comma

Bengaluru: Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S. Suresh Kumar on Friday said that the state government will contemplate on the issue of banning Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) organisations following the violence witnessed in Mangaluru during th

Bengaluru: Former Union Minister Anant Kumar hedge took to twitter and mocked Kanakapura MLA DK Shivakumar after he laid the foundation stone for Jesus Christ Statue at Harobele on December 25. Hedge tweeted in Kananda which roughly translates to,” Here is a #TiharReturned gentleman who, with the

Mangaluru: City police commissioner Dr PS Harsha on Thursday, December 26 dismissed reports of Rs 10 lakh cash rewards for police peronnel in controlling the situation during the anti-CAA protests. The top cop urged people not to blindly forward the image of a government notification, that states

The Hindu Janajagruthi Samiti, a Hindutva outfit, whose members have been accused of killing journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, has written to the Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Bhaskar Rao, asking him to ban New Year celebrations on MG Road and Brigade Road. The annual New Year celebrations in B

In a shocking incident, three children with disabilities in Kalaburagi district's Taj Sultanpur village were buried neck-deep in goat dung by their family members in the hope that doing so during a solar eclipse will cure them. The incident came to light at 9 am on Thursday morning when activists

In one of the biggest hauls, burglars made away with as much as 70 kg of gold worth, Rs 16 crore, from a Muthoot Finance outlet in Bengaluru’s Lingarajapuram on Sunday night. According to the police, the accused, at least four in number, drilled a hole through the washroom on the first floor of t

Bengaluru: The state transport department has launched a drive against vehicle owners who use faulty, fancy and illegal number plates. Addressing presspersons with this regard N Shivkumar, Commissioner for Transport and Road Safety, said that as per Emblems and Names (Prevention of improper Use)

Bengaluru: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday reacting on the attack against him by the CPI(M) SFI and DYFI workers said, “May such an event in the God’s own country does not diminish the dignity of Kerala” Taking to twitter he wrote, “From the very beginning, I believed in divinity. This i

Chennai: A case has been filed against 8,000 people including DMK president MK Stalin for holding a rally against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Chennai on Monday without police permission. "Case filed against eight thousand people including DMK President MK Stalin (file pic) for holding a ra

The deaths of two persons in the firing by Mangaluru police during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will now be probed by the CID. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa had earlier assured that there will be a CID inquiry into the police firing that killed two people in the anti-CAA stir

Bengaluru: The newly-elected Karnataka MLAs, who won the recent by-polls on Sunday took oath at the Vidhan Soudha. Karnataka Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde administer the oath. The by-polls to 15 constituencies were held on 5 December, after sitting MLAs resigned in July, triggering the collapse o

Amidst large-scale protests across India against the Citizenship Amendment Act, several right-wing groups held a protest in support of the CAA on Sunday in Bengaluru. Around 500 people had gathered at Bengaluru’s Town Hall at 10 am and began shouting slogans supporting the CAA. Supporters and mem

Owing to curfew announced in parts of Mangaluru following law and order issues during Thursday’s anti-CAA protests, the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has postponed its exam set to be held on Friday. In a press release, the Registrar of Evaluation said, “In view of the announcement of

New Delhi/Bengaluru: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved names of five Additional Judges of Karnataka High Court as permanent Judges. The judges whose names have been recommended are Justices Dixit Krishna Shripad, Shankar Ganapathi Pandit, Ramakrishna Devdas, Bhotanhosur Mallikarjuna Shyam

Bengaluru: In line with its plans to phase out 3G technology across India, Bharti Airtel (Airtel) on Thursday announced that it has shut down its 3G network in Karnataka. Airtel mobile broadband services in Karnataka will now be available to customers on its high speed 4G network along with HD qu