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'Don't misuse caste': BJP on Vokkaliga community protest against DK Shivakumar arrest

Following the massive rally organised by members of the Vokkaliga community protesting the arrest of Congress leader DK Shivakumar, BJP leaders in the state questioned the attempts to give a 'caste angle' to the protest. MP Shobha Karandlaje said that the issue should not be misconstrued as casteis

Six children drown in Karnataka pond while immersing Ganesha idols

Six children – four girls and two boys – drowned in a pond near a village in Karnataka's Kolar Gold Fields town on Tuesday while immersing idols of Lord Ganesh, police said. The town in Kolar is located about 100 km northeast of Bengaluru on the Old Madras Road. "The incident came to light after th

Drowning woman holds on to tree branch for 8 hrs, rescued by fishermen

Kalaburgi: A 22-year-old woman who was rescued by fishermen in Mynal village here on Tuesday after she accidentally fell into the Bhima river held on to a branch of a tree for nearly eight hours. The woman, Vijayalakshmi Srishaila Manga, a resident of Nelogi village in Jewargi taluk was washed aw

Hindus, Muslims celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, Muharram under same pandal in Hubballi

Hubballi: People of a village in Hubli district setting an example of communal harmony, celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi and observed Muharram under the same pandal. “We want to send the message of communal harmony, which is very important at this point in time,” a local, Mohammed Sham was quoted spea

Koppal : Irked by husband’s unemployment, woman kills child

Koppal: In a heartwrenching incident a woman killed her own 16-month-old child, on Monday at Somanala village. The deceased is Abhinav and the accused is Kavita alias Prathima. As per the sources, Kavita’s husband was not earning money for the family expenses, irked by this she killed her chil

Another paid gaddar: Anantkumar Hegde to Sasikanth Senthil

Bengaluru: BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde said that if the IAS officer who quit his job over Article 370 could call the government fascist, he has all right to call him another paid gaddar. Anantkumar was referring to IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil who submitted his resignation saying that the abrogation

Siddu slams Nalin Kumar kateel over DKShi’s arrest issue

Bengaluru: A day after BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel alleged that Congress leader Siddaramaiah was behind the arrest of former minister DK Shivakumar by the Enforcement Directorate, the former chief minister on Monday said that allegation made against him by Nalin Kumar Kateel is idiotic.

Motorists can show docs in Digilocker during traffic checks: Bengaluru cops' U-turn

Bengaluru Traffic Police officials clarified that motorists in the city can show documents stored on Digilocker, the national Digital Locker System, during traffic police checks. The clarification comes after reports suggested that traffic police officials would fine motorists Rs 2,000 if they ar

Two years on, Gauri Lankesh's family seeks fast-track trial in her murder case

It was two years ago on September 5 that journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside her residence in Bengaluru. In an event held in remembrance of the slain journalist, her sister Kavitha Lankesh requested the Karnataka government to set up a special court and fast-track the trial i

'Building blocks of democracy compromised': Dakshina Kannada DC quits IAS

Deputy Commissioner of Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district Sasikant Senthil resigned from the Indian Administrative Service on Friday. “I have taken this decision as I feel it is unethical for me to continue as a civil servant in the government when the fundamental building blocks of our diverse d

Body of Bengaluru 4-yr-old fished out five days after he slipped into a stormwater drain

Bengaluru authorities engaged in the search for a 4-year-old boy, Mohammed Zain since Sunday, found his body in a stormwater drain on Wednesday near the Global Village Tech Park on Wednesday. This is the second tragedy for his mother Gulshan and the family in a short period of time, since Zain’s fat

Siddu slapgate: An expression of affection, clarifies former CM

Bengaluru: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah after he was caught on camera slapping a party worker clarified that it was just an expression of affection and the incident was blown out of proportion. “Nadanahalli Ravi is like my son. I have been his guide for long time and there are many such fol

BBMP begins road work after video of ‘moon walk’ goes viral

The work on the badly damaged road in Tunganagar was taken up on priority basis after a video made by city-based artist Badal Nanjundaswamy of an actor dressed in astronaut gear walking on the road that looked like moon’s crater-filled surface vent viral on social media. BBMP Commissioner B.H. An

Entry to Dudhsagar waterfalls will open from Sept 4: Suresh Angadi

Belagavi: Minister of State Suresh Angadi on Tuesday informed that Dudhsagar falls will be officially open for the visitors from Wednesday, September 4 Speaking to the media, Suresh said, “As railway area near Dudhsagar falls was highly unsafe, the public was not allowed to visit Dudhsagar falls

Ballari's Reddy brother protests in front of house flooded due to drainage leak

Ballari City MLA Somashekara Reddy of the BJP staged a protest on Tuesday after a leakage in the underwater drainage caused water to inundate houses in Ganesh Colony in Ballari city. Sitting in the courtyard of one of the houses, Somashekara Reddy vented his ire at officials from the city corpora

Moonwalk in Bengaluru! Crater-sized potholes turns lunar surface for artist

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) may be some years away from its first manned mission to the moon, but in Bengaluru, its civic agency – the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) has already raced ahead, readying a prototype lunar surface. Well, all thanks to crater-sized potholes on

4-yr-old boy missing in Bengaluru, feared to have slipped into a stormwater drain

For the last three days, the family of a four-year-old boy have been engaged in a frantic search for their son, Mohammed Zain, who went missing on Friday night. With no signs of the boy, his parents have also filed a missing person’s complaint. The boy is feared to have been washed down a stormwater

Bengaluru women march holding clothes they wore while they were sexually harassed

Stares, comments and inappropriate touches are actions that have become a part and parcel of the everyday life of a woman. Often, they are blamed for inviting reactions from men, and made to believe that “they asked for it” due to what they were wearing. And they will remember those clothes forever.