With the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi fast approaching, authorities in Bengaluru have tightened their noose on the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) to make idols. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been on a war footing in seizing such idols that enter the city and those made in traditio

Karnataka received 279% more than normal rainfall between August 3 and 10, the highest recorded in the state in 118 years, an analysis of the heavy rainfall reported. The rainfall led to 'unprecedented' floods and landslides in 21 of the 30 districts in the state. It took the lives of 61 people w

After an alert was sounded by the police in Bengaluru on Saturday, rumours of the ‘possibility of a terrorist cell active in Bengaluru’ began to do the rounds on WhatsApp and social media. However, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao has dismissed such messages and has asked people to refrain

It’s been over a fortnight since BS Yediyurappa took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka and yet the state has no cabinet. Sources close to Yediyurappa say that the BJP’s central leadership has instructed the state leaders that a cabinet of 16 ministers must be formed initially, which can later

Bengaluru: Drivers and conductors of state-owned transport corporations – BMTC, KSRTC, NWKRTC and NEKRTC – will soon be prohibited from carrying mobile phones while on duty. In the backdrop of passenger complaints that drivers were compromising their safety by using mobile phones while driving, t

Your chances of reaching the Bengaluru airport from the city without negotiating traffic snarls, thanks to the suburban train, may be materialising quite soon. According to a statement by the Bangalore International Airport, the operator of Kempegowda International Airport, the suburban rail on this

The boy from Raichur in Karnataka seen guiding an ambulance across a waterlogged road in a widely shared video, has been felicitated by the district administration during Independence Day celebrations. He has also been recommended for a bravery award for his act. The boy in the video was 12-year-

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday announced Rs 5 lakh compensation for each family, which lost its house due to landslides and floods in 17 of the state's 30 districts. "Rs 5 lakh will be given to each family whose house has been damaged due to landslides and floods. Provisional

New Delhi/ Bengaluru: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs from Karnataka to hand over a memo to the registrar for urgent listing of their plea challenging their disqualification from the state assembly. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra told senior advocate Mukul Roha

With some areas in Dakshina Kannada witnessing heavy rainfall and rising water levels, the district administration and the National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) mounted a rescue operation in the coastal district. Former Union Minister and Congress leader Janardhan Poojary was also rescued from his h

Bengaluru: State-run telecom firm BSNL on Sunday announced unlimited calling for subscribers within company’s network for seven days in flood-hit areas of Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra. The company has also offered SMS and 1 GB data service for free in these areas. “Due to the unprecedente

Flood alert has been issued in Ballari district on Monday as the Tungabhadra Dam’s gates will be opened due to the increasing rainfall in the region. According to the Tungabhadra Board, which monitors the dam, the gates are likely to open at any moment. As on Saturday morning, the dam level was a

Unabated rainfall in Karnataka’s Bagalakot district has inundated UNESCO World Heritage temples in Aihole and Pattadakal. Water from the Naviluteertha Dam was released into the Malaprabha River on Friday, which led to the inundation of the heritage temples. Pattadakal is located 23 km away from B

Bengaluru: As many as 83 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been dispatched to four flood-hit states of Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and Gujarat for rescue and relief operations, the Home Ministry said on Friday. The current flood situation in different parts of the country and

Virje, Gotegali and Hattogi are quaint little villages located on either side of the Kadra Dam. On the morning of August 6, the residents these villages located along the Kali River in Uttara Kannada district, say they were caught unawares when the gates of the Kadra Dam were thrown open. The hea

The death toll due to heavy rains and floods in Belagavi district rose to eight after four more people died on Wednesday. This takes the number of lives lost in the state to 11. Sixteen-year-old Basavaraj Kamble was washed away in the Krishna river when he tried swim to the banks of the river in

The Karnataka government has seized 23 properties of IMA Jewellers scam prime accused Mansoor Khan valued at Rs 300 crore in five districts across the southern state, an official said on Wednesday. "We have seized 23 properties valued at Rs 300 crore of Khan in Bengaluru, Chikkamagaluru, Davanger

Incessant rains in the past week has caused floods and prompted rescue operations in parts of coastal, Malnad and northern Karnataka. At least 10 districts - Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Belagavi, Raichur, Dharwad, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar - are fa