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Children join their parents in protests against bad roads, traffic jams in Bengaluru

Citizen-led protests are not new in the city. However, when over 300 residents from Belagare Road took to protesting on Sunday, it caught everyone’s attention for one specific reason: many of the protestors were young children. “We want proper drainage,” read one of the placards held by a child. “H

Driver flees with Rs 99 lakh in ATM cash van in Bengaluru, cops on the lookout

The Bengaluru police are on the lookout for the driver of a cash logistics management company after he allegedly drove away with Rs 99 lakh in cash on Friday. The accused, 23-year-old Pawan, is a native of Mandya in Karnataka and had joined the company only a week ago. According to the police, he

Mysuru decks up for 10-day Dasara festival in Karnataka

Karnataka's cultural capital Mysuru has decked up to celebrate its world famous 10-day Dasara festival from Sunday with pomp and piety, an official said on Saturday. "The 10-day Dasara festival begins on Sunday with prayers and offerings to Hindu goddess Chamundeshwari Devi atop the hill on the c

'Vaping helped me quit smoking': E-cigarette users in Bengaluru protest ban

"Have you seen smokers having steady hands like us?" quips a protester holding up a placard that reads, "I quit smoking with vaping. Don't make me smoke again." Inside Bengaluru's Freedom Park, a huddle of around 30 people are holding up placards while a group of journalists click photographs and

BSY: allocates additional portfolios to 14 ministers

Bengaluru: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday allocated additional portfolios to 14 ministers in his cabinet. Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan C N, who had the portfolio of Higher Education, IT & BT, Science and Technology, has been given additional charge of Medical Education whil

Woman submits fake papers of son’s death to claim Rs 87 lac insurance

Bengaluru: The Yeshwantpura police are on the lookout for a woman who has been accused of submitting fake death certificate of her son to get Rs 87 lakh insurance claim. As per a complaint filed by Prashanth, a sales manager at the private life insurance company, the woman Anju Kumar had

EC put off Karnataka bye-polls under govt orders, alleges Congress

Hours after the Election Commission on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would put off bye-elections to the 15 Karnataka Assembly seats till the three judge bench decides on the petitions by the 17 disqualified legislators, the Congress hit back, saying it appears to have postponed the polls u

Karnataka bye-polls to be deferred until SC order on disqualification of rebel MLAs

The Election Commission on Thursday said that by-elections to 15 Karnataka Assembly constituencies will be deferred until the Supreme Court decides on the issue of disqualification of the 17 rebel MLAs. The Election Commission made this submission to the Supreme Court, which was hearing the disqu

Belagavi: Students protest against NWKRTC bus drivers

Belagavi: The students and along with villagers of Khanapur taluk on Wednesday staged a protest on a state highway against the alleged rude attitude of North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) drivers with passengers at Bekwad crossing in Khanapur taluk. On Tuesday the video of

Karnataka Premier League cricket team owner held in betting scam

Karnataka Premier League (KPL) cricket team Belagavi Panthers' owner Asfaq Ali Thara was arrested for his alleged involvement in a betting scam in the KPL tournament, run by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), police said on Wednesday. "On a tip-off that Thara was in touch with a Duba

No objections to 17 disqualified MLAs contesting bye-polls in Karnataka: EC tells SC

The Election Commission on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has no objections against the 17 disqualified MLAs contesting bye-polls slated to be held in Karnataka. Fifteen of the 17 constituencies go to polls on October 21. The EC made its submission before the three-member bench headed by J

Karnataka woman arrested for allegedly killing her 10-year-old grandson

A 65-year-old woman from Karnataka has been arrested for allegedly killing her 10-year-old grandson by drowning him the Hemavati River in Mandya. Disturbing pictures of the little boy’s body, with his arms and legs tied to a rope and lying on the banks of the river have gone viral on social media. T

Disqualified Karnataka MLAs seek interim stay on October 21 bye-polls, SC to hear plea

The Supreme Court on Monday accepted the plea made by the 17 rebel MLAs from Karnataka, who challenged their disqualification. The disqualified MLAs also requested the Supreme Court to grant an interim stay on the bye-elections slated to be held on October 21. The Election Commission of India has, h

Karnataka man’s 58-chain link carved from pencil lead enters him into Guinness Book

After four months of intense wait, Guinness Book of World Records (GBWR) has officially announced a Karkala artiste’s 58-chain link as the ‘Most links carved from pencil lead (graphite)’. With his achievement logged, the 32-year-old contract worker of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited

Big blow for disqualified Karnataka MLAs: 15 seats to go to bye-elections on Oct 21

In what has come as a blow to 15 rebel MLAs, who were later disqualified by the former Karnataka Speaker, the Election Commission on Saturday announced bye-elections to the Assembly constituencies. The bye-elections are also crucial for the survival of the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government, which ne

Karnataka cuts traffic fines, keeps drunken driving penalty unchanged

Bengaluru: BS Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government has issued a notification about the revised fines on select traffic offences. The state government has slashed rates on several traffic offences under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, but has kept penalties for drunken driving unchanged.

Karnataka BBM graduates held for printing fake currency notes by watching YouTube videos

Two BBM graduates from Davangere who cheated shopkeepers in rural areas by handing over fake Rs 200 notes, were arrested by Udupi police on Wednesday. The duo printed the currency on their own after watching tutorial videos on YouTube. Karkala rural police, headed by police sub-inspector Naseer H

Bengaluru man held for toppling pillars at Hampi World Heritage Site

In the second similar incident this year, two stone pillars at the Vijaya Vittala temple at World Heritage site Hampi were found allegedly vandalised. A Bengaluru-based chef, who visited Hampi, has been sent to judicial custody in connection with the incident. The incident came to light after off