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Lineman electrocuted while repairing faulty line, family alleges Bescom negligence
Bengaluru: A 42-year-old lineman, attached to Bescom was electrocuted to death while repairing a damaged wire in Thanisandra on Sunday morning. Family members of the deceased, Murali have alleged negligence on part of Bescom and demanded arrest of the guilt engineer. On Sunday, Murali had got
Yeddyurappa asks Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy to move trust vote on Monday
An upbeat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday dared beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to move a confidence motion in the state Assembly on Monday to prove that his shaky coalition government has a majority. "Since Kumaraswamy himself offered to seek a trust vote and no busi
Karnataka woman dies after falling into farm pond while shooting Tik Tok video
In a tragic incident, a 20-year-old woman from Karnataka lost her life while filming a clip for Tik Tok. The incident took place in Kolar, 75 km away from Bengaluru, on Friday evening. According to media reports, 20-year-old Mala, a final year BA student, died after falling into a farm pond while
Coalition gets time: Supreme Court orders status quo on resignation of 10 Karnataka MLAs
The Supreme Court on Friday maintained status quo in the case pertaining to the resignation and disqualification of 10 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The hearing went on for over an hour on Friday and the matter will be heard in detail in the next hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Th
SIT arrests mosque priest in IMA case
Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the I Monetary Advisory (IMA) case on Thursday, July 11 arrested a maulvi on charge of luring people to invest in the ponzi scheme. The arrested, Haneef Afsar Azeezi who worked as a priest at Masjid-e-Beparian in Shivajinagar is alleged to h
Karnataka drama outside Mumbai hotel, Congress leaders detained
Mumbai: Congress leader DK Shivakumar was detained by the Mumbai police along with other party leaders from near a five-star hotel in Mumbai where he had waited for six hours to meet rebel lawmakers whose resignation has threatened the survival of the Karnataka coalition government. Mr Shivakumar
Karnataka political crisis: SC likely to hear petition against Speaker on Thursday
The cliffhanger surrounding the stability of the Karnataka government led by HD Kumaraswamy, entered the Supreme Court on Wednesday. This, after the 10 rebel MLAs of the JD(S)-Congress ruling coalition in the state represented by senior advocate and former Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi app
Congress seeks disqualification of rebel MLAs, urges Speaker to debar them for 6 years
Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Tuesday said that eight of the 13 MLAs who submitted their resignations from the Karnataka Assembly have not followed procedure in their submissions. "Only 5 MLAs have submitted their resignations as per the format - Anand Singh, Ramalinga Reddy Pratapgouda Patil
All Karnataka Cong ministers to resign, BJP now has more numbers in Assembly
In the 14 months since the Karnataka Assembly elections, the state government has been in crisis countless times. But on Monday, it looks like the Congress-JD(S) combine in the state has lost its majority. With the resignation of 13 MLAs (yet to be accepted), and the defection of one independent MLA
‘Anybody but Kumaraswamy as CM’: What 11 Karnataka MLAs who resigned claim they want
The 11 Karnataka MLAs who submitted their resignations to the Karnataka Speaker on Saturday claim that they did so as they were unhappy with Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy’s leadership, sources told TNM. Former Karnataka Congress Minister and senior leader Ramalinga Reddy has however demand
IMA scam: SIT arrests govt official for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 4.5 crore
The Special Investigation Team probing the Ponzi scam perpetrated by IMA, on Friday arrested an Assistant Commissioner of the Bengaluru North sub division and a village accountant for helping IMA founder Mansoor Khan obtain a no objection certificate (NOC) in exchange for a bribe of Rs 4.5 crore.
Karnataka: Pregnant minor forced to marry rapist to avoid police case
Hassan: Arkalgud police along with child helpline staff on Tuesday rescued a minor girl who was forced to marry her rapist after she got pregnant in order to avoid a police case. In her statement, the 13-year-old victim who was produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) shortly after accus
Former MLA Gopal Bhandary passes away while travelling in bus from Bengaluru to Mangaluru
Former Karkala MLA Gopal Bhandary passed away while travelling alone in a multi-axle bus from Bengaluru to Mangaluru on Thursday. He passed away three days before his 67th birthday. Travelling alone in a KSRTC bus from Bengaluru to Mangaluru, the former Congress MLA alighted from the bus when it
Karnataka Class 10 state board final exams to have new question paper format
The Karnataka government has now decided to change the format of question papers for the class 10 state board. The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has decided to make these changes to discourage learning by rote and improve quality of learning. The Secondary School Leaving
Teenagers accused in Dakshina Kannada rape case are not our members: ABVP
The Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka issued a statement distancing the student organisation from the five men accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old student in the town. The incident came to light on Tuesday when a video of t
11 dead, 3 injured after private bus rams into mini truck in Karnataka
Eleven persons travelling to a dargah in Karnataka's Chikkaballapura died after a private bus collided with the truck they were in. At around 12.20 pm on Wednesday, a private bus owned by SKS Travels collided into a Tata Ace mini truck at Bagalahalli near Chintamani. The impact mangled the mini t
21-year-old youth stabs grandmother to death for retirement benefits of Rs 6 lac
Bidar: A 21-year-old youth stabbed and killed his grandmother on Tuesday, July 2 for refusing to part with her retirement benefits of Rs 6 lac. The accused is identified as Akash (21) and the deceased is Leelavati (62). It is gathered that Leelavati, who was working as an assistant cook in Kan
Siddu holds emergency CLP meet after two Cong MLAs resign
Bengaluru: In the backdrop of resignation filed by Congress legislators Anand Singh and Ramesh Jarkiholi from the Karnataka Assembly Congress leader Siddaramaiah had called an emergency meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) at his residence on Monday. As per the sources, Deputy Chief Mi