Mangaluru: Two-day nationwide bandh, to protest against "anti-labour, anti-people and anti-national policies" of the Modi government began on Tuesday. Responding to the two-day nationwide bandh call, several shops and establishments in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have remain shut on Tues

Bengaluru: At least six people succumbed to monkey fever that is also known as Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD). All six victims belong to Aralagodu in Shivamogga district in Karnataka. 18-year-old Shwetha was the latest victim. Shwetha was being treated at Sahyadri Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in

Renonwed actor and activist Prakash Raj confirmed that he would be contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Bengaluru Central constituency. In a tweet confirming the development, Prakash Raj said, "Thank you for the warm and (sic) encouraging response to my new journey.. I will be contest

Bengaluru: In a major pre-dawn swoop, a contingent of 200 armed policemen on Saturday, January 5 nabbed the alleged kingpin of major sandalwood and red sander smuggling gang of the South and his son from a village on the city outskirts. The duo was involved in almost all the sandalwood and red sa

Bengaluru/New Delhi: The government has allowed Karnataka to finalise the modalities and complete the process of export of red sanders wood by April 30 this year. "Time up to April 30, 2019 has been allowed to state government of Karnataka to finalise the modalities and complete the process of ex

Tumakuru: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday Dr Shivakumar Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt, who is being treated for lung infection at the Siddaganga Hospital and Research Centre. The CM, who was flying to Dharwad to attend the All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelan decided to make a stop at the hos

New Delhi/ Bengaluru: The government on Thursday, January 3 said it has augmented the supply of coal to power plants to meet the country's energy demands. The development assumes significance as Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy recently met Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and demanded the Centre

Shivamogga: An outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), also known as monkey fever, has been reported in some villages of Shivamogga district following which authorities have taken measures, including vaccination, to combat it, a health official said on Thursday, January 3. A team of doctors an

Besides Bengaluru, cold weather has also been gripping the southern state's northern districts including Bidar, Kalaburagi and Vijayapura. Bengaluru,Jan 04,2019 :- Cold weather with minimum temperature up to 7 degrees Celsius accompanied by fog has been disrupting flights in Bengaluru, official

Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister M B Patil Wednesday said the state police have worked efficiently in the murder cases of noted rationalist M MKalburgi and journalist Gauri Lankesh and would take both cases to their logical end. Patil, who took over as home minister after the recent ministry re

Bengaluru/Mangaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation on Thursday suspended its bus services to Kerala in view of the bandh being observed in the neighbouring state over the entry of women devotees in Sabarimala temple The services have been suspended as a precautionary measure and

Mandya: A class four student who happily went to school on Tuesday, January 1 to celebrate the New Year is now being treated in the hospital for severe burn injuries after a pressure cooker exploded in the kitchen of a Sangapura government school in Sangapura village of Pandavapura taluk. The inj

Bengaluru: Academician and author K S Bhagawan has been booked for allegedly insulting Lord Ram and Mahatma Gandhi in his book, police said Tuesday. The case was filed under IPC Section 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its relig

Bengaluru: As many as 103 inmates of boys remand home here took ill on Monday in a suspected case of food poisoning, informed an official. They were taken to the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health and are now out of danger, the official said quoting doctors. The health officer of Bengalur

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Monday ordered a quality audit check on the first phase of the Bengaluru Metro Rail, days after a rail beam at the Trinity station developed a crack. "We have decided to carry out the quality audit check of the entire Metro Rail Phase-1, which may require th

Bengaluru: More than 300 exhibitors, including top global and domestic players from the defence industry, have confirmed their participation in Aero India 2019, a defence official said on Sunday, December 30. Aero India 2019 will be held in Bengaluru from February 20 to 24 and the defence exhibit

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for terming the state government's loan waiver scheme for farmers "one of the most cruel jokes", accusing him of misleading the country for "political gains". Reaffirming the JD(S)-Congress coalition g

Bengaluru: Days after being accused of theft by her employer a 48-year-old domestic help ended her life by setting herself ablaze at her residence in Viveknagar police station limits on Friday night. The deceased identified as G. Tangamani, a mother of three worked as a maid at the residence of S