Belagavi: In a freak mishap, a Ganapati idol that was being moved to a pandal in the city caught fire after coming in contact with an overhead electric cable on Sunday, September 1. As per reports the plastic cover used to wrap the idol, while in transit caught fire. No casualties were reported i

Just over a month into forming a government, the BJP is discussing a petition to introduce a bill to ban the sale and possession of beef in Karnataka. Speaking to TNM, Karnataka Minister for Tourism and Kannada and Culture, CT Ravi said that the state government is discussing a petition to re-int

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday night issued a summons to former Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar to appear before it for questioning in connection with a Rs 7-crore money laundering case. DK Shivakumar’s counsel, BV Acharya, on Friday morning, moved the Karnataka High Court seeking interim

After Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa cancelled the controversial state-sponsored celebration of Tipu Jayanti, activists of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti want him to rename the Tipu Express. The issue became a topic of interest on Twitter with #RenameTippuExpress trending on the platform on Wednesday.

The Mangaluru police arrested two people on Monday night for attempting to steal petrol from the Mangaluru-Bengaluru petroleum pipeline. The arrested persons Armugam (39) and Ramesh (35), residents of Marakada in Mangaluru, were arrested by police officials near the Vamanjoor checkpost. The duo a

Bengaluru: A 28-year-old army serviceman sustained multiple injuries after being pushed off a moving train, allegedly by thieves at Nayandanahalli railway station in Bengaluru. The incident took place on Sunday when the victim, Made Gowda along with his family was travelling to his native Maddur

Bengaluru, Aug 27: Indira Canteens, the pet project of the previous Congress government to provide highly subsidised food to the urban poor, is on the verge of closure as neither the state government nor the Bengaluru corporation (BBMP) have made any budgetary allocations. The Congress has been a

Bengaluru: Soon after the recent cabinet expansion and the portfolio allocations, senior ministers including R Ashok, KS Eshwarappa, B Sreeramulu and CT Racvi have reportedly expressed their displeasure over the allocated portfolios. The stalwarts also showed their disapproval and expressed their di

Kalaburagi: In a horrific road accident five people including two infants were killed when their Scorpio car rammed into a parked truck near Savalagi cross near Kalaburagi on late Monday night. The deceased have been identified as Sanjay Kumar Chadachane (29), Rani Sanjay Chadachane (26), Shreyas

Is Karnataka going to have three Deputy Chief Ministers? Speculation is rife in the Karnataka BJP that the party’s national leaders are mulling over appointing three Deputy Chief Ministers in the state, much like the Andhra Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy who appointed five Deputy CMs. Speaking

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea by the 17 disqualified MLAs of Karnataka, who sought an urgent hearing on the matter of their disqualification. These MLAs of the former JD(S)-Congress coalition government had resigned from their positions to pave way for the BJP to form a government in t

Less than a month after the death of serial entrepreneur and Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha, his father Gangaiah Hegde passed away on Sunday in Gopala Gowda Shanthaveri Memorial Hospital in Mysuru. Gangaiah Hegde, 95, was in a coma for a prolonged period of time and was unaware of his son’s death.

As part of its move to implement the ban on single-use plastics, the city’s civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), has seized numerous plastics from various shops. Now, what happens to these plastics that have been seized? Well, the Bengaluru International Airport has come up with a

Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah on Friday blamed former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and his son HD Kumaraswamy for toppling the coalition government. In a lengthy diatribe against his (once) political rival, Siddaramaiah said, “I am not someone who will stoop to the lev

A Kolkata woman was brutally murdered allegedly by a cab driver who tried to rob her on the way to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on July 31, according to reports. The cab driver, HM Nagesh, a resident of Hegganahalli Cross, was caught on August 21 after investigations by the local

For 28-year-old Abdul Rauf, a resident of Govindoor at Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district, the internet is rare to come by, let alone communicating through a satellite phone. So, he was surprised when he was recently labelled a ‘terror suspect’ by a section of the media, which alleged that he

A heist attempt by an armed gang at a jewellery shop in Bengaluru’s Vyalikaval was foiled due to the alertness and quick-thinking of the owner. The incident happened at Samrat Jewels, a gold jewellery shop in Bengaluru’s Vyalikaval on Wednesday afternoon, reported Bangalore Mirror. After three me

Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel was appointed as the new BJP state President for Karnataka on Tuesday. Nalin replaces outgoing President BS Yediyurappa who completed his three-year term. The appointment was announced in a memo issued by Arun Singh, National General Secretary of the BJP.