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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
Congress leader DK Shivakumar sent to Tihar jail in money laundering case

Congress leader DK Shivakumar, who has been accused in a money laundering case, was sent to Tihar jail on Thursday. The senior party leader was undergoing treatment at RML Hospital and was taken to Tihar after being discharged from the hospital. On Tuesday, the CBI court in New Delhi remanded the s
Why is Isha Foundation taking money to plant trees? Petition against 'Cauvery Calling'

The Karnataka High Court issued notices to the state government after a petition was filed questioning the 'Cauvery Calling' campaign launched by Isha Foundation headed by 'Sadhguru' Jaggi Vasudev. The petition raised questions about how the foundation was collecting funds from the public for the ca
IIM-Bangalore faculty and students write to PM, seek fresh probe into Jharkhand lynching

A section of faculty and students of the state-run Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a fresh inquiry into the death of 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari on June 22 due to alleged mob lynching on June 17 in Jharkhand's Kharsawan district village.
Several Zomato delivery execs in Bengaluru suspended after protest on pay structure

A section of Zomato delivery partners in Bengaluru who took part in protests starting since Friday over the new payment structure say that they have been barred from accessing the app. These delivery executives allege that the few of those whom the company has identified as organisers of the protest
DRDO`s unmanned aircraft Rustom 2 crashes in Karnataka`s Chitradurga

BENGALURU: The Defence Research Development Organisation's (DRDO's) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Rustom-II crashed at Jodi Chikkana Halli in Karnataka's Chitradurga district on Tuesday morning. The aircraft's test flight was underway at Challakere Aeronautical Test Range, an outdoor testing and eva
SC judge recuses himself in 17 Karnataka MLAs disqualification case

The wait just got longer for the 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs, who had approached the Supreme Court to quash their disqualification, with one of the judges recusing himself from the case. According to reports, Justice MM Shantanagoudar recused himself citing that he was from Karnataka
Bengaluru man designs ‘air-conditioned’ helmet for bike riders

Love riding your bike but find the sweating and suffocation the helmet a bummer? Bengaluru-based Sandeep Dahiya, who has owned a Harley Davidson for a decade now, had the same concerns. So, the mechanical engineer decided to do something about it. And after 4.5 years of work, he has now come up w
Scam to lure medical, engineering aspirants with fake admission busted in Bengaluru

The Bengaluru police have arrested a 11-member gang for allegedly duping engineering, MBBS and dental course aspirants with the pretext of providing them seats in reputed colleges. The Central Crime Branch sleuths arrested Snehil, Pavan Kumar, Nishanth, Kunal Kumar Singh, Muneesh, Nitin, Tinku Ma