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NCB officials bust inter-state drug smuggling racket

Bengaluru: An inter-state and international drug trafficking racket was busted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The NCB officials based on credible information, seized 26 kg of ketamine drug near Majestic from a person, aged about 33 ye

Hassan DC hits out at Revanna, says can take own decisions

Bengaluru: Hitting back at PWD Minister HD Revanna, Hassan DC Priyanka Mary Francis said that she was capable of taking independent decisions and has not been seeking suggestions from the previous DC Rohini Sindhuri. Earlier Revanna had accused Francis of ‘working in favour of BJP,’ and has sough

Tumkur: Man dies of heart attack while driving, eight-year old son steer vehicle off the road

Tumkur: In a road mishap driver of Tata Ace vehicle suffered and died heart attack while driving in Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk’s Huliyar here on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Shivkumar (35). Soon after Shoivkumar suffered heart attack his 8 year old son who was sitting next to

One person dead after heavy rains lash Bengaluru on Tuesday

At least one person died as a result of heavy downpour in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening. The deceased, identified as Siva Reddy, died after a cow shed collapsed on him in Doddanekundi. There were multiple incidents of damage to property and uprooting of trees. The Indian Meteorological Department

Drought to severely affect Karnataka mango yield this year

Severe drought conditions in the state are threatening the yield of mangoes this season. This had led to an increase in prices in markets and stores across the state. The recent harvest of the King of Fruits has been drastically affected and farmers are expecting that the produce could be as low

Siddi dance of Karnataka presented in London

The Siddi dance of Karnataka was presented at an event commemorating International Dance Day in London for the first time. Also, this was the first time ever that the flavour of Phugadi dance of the tribal community was presented on the British soil. The dance was presented at an event titled 'Da

2 girls excel with 100% as Karnataka declares 10th result 2019 for over 8 lakh students

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) results were announced on Tuesday with 73.7% students clearing their exams. This year, with a strength of 8,41,666 students, the pass percentage was 1.8% higher than in 2018. The Karnataka Class 10 results were declared by Umash

Ramya compares PM Modi to Adolf Hitler, tweets photoshopped picture

Bengaluru: Congress’ social media chief Ramya on Monday sparked another controversy by comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Adolf Hitler. Ramya on Monday morning tweeted a picture of Hitler pulling the ears of a young girl, along with a picture of PM Modi, in which the Prime Minister is seen

Two die while doing ‘manual scavenging’ in Bengaluru

Two persons were asphyxiated in a contaminated well here on Saturday. Gafoor Pasha, 40, and Aftab Pasha, 38, died of asphyxiation when they descended into the well behind Bismallah Tea Stall at K.G. Halli. The police have booked three persons under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavenge

Bengaluru: Boy injured after coming in contact with live wire

Alleged negligence on part of the authorities has put the life of a nine-year-old boy at risk after he came in contact with a live electricity wire on Friday night. Saicharan was playing with three friends near Nagalingeshwara temple in Mahalakshmi Layout around 7 p.m. when the incident occurred.

Passengers deboarded after man opens emergency exit of GoAir flight in B’luru

Bengaluru: A airline passenger who opened the emergency exit door on the GoAir flight out of curiosity was detained briefly before being let off a warning at Bengaluru International Airport here. The man Sunil Kumar (24) had boarded the GoAir flight bound to Lucknow. He was seated on emergency ex

Post Lanka attacks, police ramp up security in Bengaluru

Security has been heightened in and around the city after terrorists targeted churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka. Eight people from Karnataka were killed in the bomb explosions. In the wake of the attacks, city police commissioner T. Suneel

Man sets ablaze pregnant wife, daughter over petty argument

Chamarajanagar: A 24-year-old pregnant woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter died after being set on fire allegedly by her husband and in-laws over a petty argument. The victims identified as Lakshmi and her daughter Praneetha were rushed to the Chamarajanagar district hospital by their

Mysuru: Pre-monsoon falls by 20 per cent, Met worried

Mysuru: The pre- monsoon showers from January to May, which contribute 12 per cent of the state's annual rainfall, have intensified of late, but they are overall deficit by 20 per cent this year, according to the weathermen. But the storage of water in the dams of the Cauvery catchment area is ad

Ambulance driver arrested for using vehicle as cab during peak traffic hours

Bengaluru: An ambulance driver was arrested by the police for allegedly using his ambulance as a cab to ferry office-goers during peak traffic hours. The accused is identified as Bala. It is gathered that the incident came to light after one unsuspecting motorist, Rana Patel, had given way to

Women’s panel drops plaint against Surya

Bengaluru: A case of alleged sexual harassment filed against Bangalore South BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya has been dropped by the Karnataka State Commission for Women on Tuesday, April 23. It is gathered that the complaint was dropped by the Karnataka State Commission for Women after they received

Three students die after speeding lorry crashed into their TT

Bengaluru: At least three students from the city died and six sustained injuries after a speeding lorry crashed into their broken down Tempo Traveller in Chitradurga on Monday, April 22. The deceased are Karthik Gowda (20), Harsha (20) and Sreenidhi (20), all students of Vijaya College in Basavan

BJP IT cell was running a call centre from Karnataka govt property, cops shut it down

Police officials in Kalaburagi shut down an operation run by the BJP IT cell in which the members of the cell were calling up voters from a room inside a government building in the district. Election flying squad officials along with police officials arrived at the office space after they receive