Bengaluru: BJP state vice president Tejaswini Ananth Kumar on Saturday, April 6 mentioned a word of praise for Nikhil Kumaraswamy, JD(S) candidate from Mandya while expressing her concerns towards environmental protection. Referring to a video of Nikhil, which was recently aired on Kannada televi

A coalition of like-minded environment groups held an inaugural function in Bengaluru on Friday, making it the first Indian city to participate in the global BreatheLife campaign. An initiative by the World Health Organisation, UN Environment, Climate and Clean Air Coalition, BreatheLife campaign ai

A harrowing case of child sexual abuse has come to light in Karnataka's Bantwal region where a 42-year-old man has been accused of repeatedly raping his minor daughter. The Bantwal Police, who are investigating the case, learnt of the abuse suffered by the 17-year-old girl after the arrest of her un

Udupi: Liquor ban will be enforced 48 hours, from 6 pm on April 16 up to midnight on April 18, by order of Udupi deputy commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati to ensure that the Lok Sabha polling in the constituency is conducted in a peaceful manner. According to the notification by the DC, all typ

Bengaluru: Two labourers were killed while eight others sustained injuries after an under-construction building in APMC premise in RMC Yard in North Bengaluru, collapsed on Friday, April 5 early morning. The deceased have been identified as Rahul, a native of Bihar and Rakesh from West Bengal. Th

BENGALURU: The Lok Sabha elections have come as a boon for several government schools and colleges in the state, as they are all set to get a makeover this election season.Close to 20,000 government schools and pre-university colleges that have been identified as polling stations across the state th

Two days after the Election Commission of India stopped Karnataka Chief Minister's Range Rover and his convoy for checks, HD Kumaraswamy accused the poll panel of harassing his family. “Election Commission and Income Tax Department are literally harassing me and my family. Let the EC officials pe

Belgavi: A electric wire that fell off the electric pole due to heavy rain and wind in the B Timmapur village of Ramadurga Taluk in the Belgavi District, killed four people of a family and two domesticated animals on Thursday morning here. The deceased have been identified as Revappa Kalloli, Rat

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested an income tax officer from Bengaluru allegedly for accepting a bribe of Rs 14 lakh from a complainant and was later produced before the court, an official said on Thursday. According to sources, the officer has been identified as HR Nagesh. Besides Nagesh, the agen

Koppal: Former Deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa on Monday, April 1 said that BJP won’t give tickets to Muslims because they don’t believe in BJP. While addressing members of Kuruba and minority communities here Eshwarapppa said “Congress uses you only as vote bank, doesn’

Bengaluru: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday accused the Centre of creating scarcity of helicopters in the State to prevent the coalition of Congress and the JD(S) from reaching out to people. “The BJP government at the centre has created a scarcity of helicopters so that we cannot reac

Bengaluru: The accused of the Manipal minor's rape case has managed to flee from the police custody on Sunday. The police have requested the general public to inform the city's control room if they see the accused. The accused fled while he was on the way to Hiriyadka jail in Udupi. According to

Bengaluru: Congress President Rahul Gandhi Sunday asked leaders and workers of the Congress-JDS alliance in Karnataka to strive unitedly to defeat the Modi government in the Lok Sabha polls. Gandhi's comments come amid reports of deep resentment in several constituencies among local leaders and w

The State government, as per directions from the Election Commission (EC), on Saturday, transferred Hassan Deputy Commissioner Akram Pasha and appointed Priyanka Mary Francis in his place. Ms. Francis, who was the Director of Tourism, took charge within hours of the transfer notification. In the

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday sought the Election Commission's intervention to stop the Income Tax department raids on contractors and businessmen allegedly associated with the ruling JD-S and Congress. "As IT officials continue to raid those associated with our allies, I

As many as 241 candidates are in the fray for 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka for the first phase of polling on April 18 after the last date of withdrawals on Friday, said an official. "With 33 withdrawals after scrutiny of 274 validly nominated candidates on Wednesday, the number of con

BENGALURU: A faculty member of Mount Carmel English High School in Bengaluru was sacked after its question paper for class 8 students asked if a farmer's friend was an earthworm or Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy or BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa, an official said on Thursday. "The faculty member respon

Bengaluru: Two children, including a one-year-old girl, were killed when they accidentally fell into a water tank under the limits of KR Pura police station in Bengaluru. Whitefield Division DCP Abdul Ahad informed that the deceased were identified a Basamma (1), and Naveen (5), children of Malla