State news
Karnataka to set up panel to study drought situation
Belagavi: Expressing concern that Karnataka has become drought prone for successive years, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday, December 19 said that an expert committee would be set up to study about it and find ways to mitigate the situation. Intervening during the reply to a discussion
Cabinet nod for shifting some govt offices to North Karnataka
Belagavi: Aimed at addressing the regional imbalance, the Karnataka cabinet on Wednesday, December 19 decided to shift some government departments, boards and commissions to the North Karnataka region. In principle, approval had been given for shifting of some offices to north Karnataka, but loca
Rowdy sheeter murdered; BBMP corporator’s son arrested
Bengaluru: A BBMP corporator’s son was arrested in connection to with the murder of a notorious rowdy sheeter on Monday Dec 17th. The arrested youth is identified as Sooraj (26), son of Hombegowda Nagar Corporator Chandrappa D and was produced before the Court in connection for his alleged involveme
Bengaluru: Techie jumps off moving train, crushed to death
Bengaluru: A 28-year-old software engineer, who had gone to bid his home-bound parents goodbye, was killed after he fell off the moving train and came under it at Carmelaram railway station, East Bengaluru on Monday night, Dec 17th. The deceased youth’s father also sustained grievous injuries after
HAL's light utility chopper project notches another milestone
Bengaluru: The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Light Utility Helicopter project has notched another milestone as the third prototype (PT3) made its maiden flight on December 14. The helicopter was flown by test pilots, Wg Cdr (Retd) Anil Bhambhani and Gp Capt (Retd) M R Anand VM, the Hindustan Ae
Caught on cam while checking woman’s pic in House, BSP MLA admits mistake
Belagavi: Though the use of mobile phones inside the Legislative Assembly is banned former primary-secondary education minister and lone BSP MLA N Mahesh was caught on camera while using his mobile phone in the Assembly on Monday, December 17. Mahesh was busy viewing the photograph of a woman on
Bengaluru: Robbing one’s own home, women meets lover’s needs
Bengaluru: Love is an intoxication that drives the partners to do crazy things to any extent to just to make their partner happy. On similar lines, a lady went a step further and committed robbery at her own home, just to meet the desire of her lover. The lady robbed her parental home and made off w
Class 9 student commits suicide after classmates harass him for money
Belagavi: A class 9 student committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling at his residence in Boknur village of Belagavi taluk. The deceased is identified as Arman (14). Arman committed suicide following harassment by seven of his schoolmates and same reason was cited in the suicide no
Elephant chokes to death while trying to cross fence in Nagarhole
Nagarhole: In a tragic incident a 42-year-old elephant died while trying to cross a fence in Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka on Saturday, December 15. Iron fences were erected in parts of the park to prevent elephants from crossing over into human settlements but these fences turned out to b
At least 5 killed after explosion in north Karnataka sugar factory
At least five persons were killed and another five were injured on Sunday after an explosion in a sugar distillery in north Karnataka’s Bagalkot district. According to preliminary reports, the factory in Mudhol taluk’s Kulali village is owned by former BJP minister and Bilgi MLA Murugesh Nirani. The
Mekedattu dam will help TN farmers: HDK
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Friday said the proposed Mekedattu dam across Cauvery would benefit farmers of Tamil Nadu as excess water can be stored during monsoon season for release whenever required by the lower riparian state. Pitching for a dialogue to sort out differen
12 Dead, over 90 hospitalised after consuming poisonous ‘Prasad’ at Chamarajanagar Temple
Chamarajnagar: After consuming prasad at a temple in Sulivadi village in Karnataka's Chamarajnagar district on Friday, December 14, at least 12 people were killed and over 80 others are ill. The deceased include girls and a woman. Some of those undergoing treatment are critical and they have been
Blue Whale saga is back: Youth commits suicide in front of father
Bagalkot: A Bagalkot youth committed suicide by coming under a moving train in front of his father, here on Thursday allegedly while taking the challenge in the Blue Whale killer game. Parashuram Lamani (28), a resident of Gulbal Tanda is the deceased person. Lamani who was employed as a lineman
Remove banners welcoming leaders: Karnataka assembly speaker
Belagavi: Citing Karnataka High Court's strong stand against disfigurement of public places, state Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar Thursday sought removal of flex banners put up here welcoming political leaders for the ongoing winter session of the state legislature. Pointing to the high court's or
Government asked to probe alleged ill-treatment of Bantwala BJP MLA at govt function
Belagavi: Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar Wednesday directed the government to look into the alleged ill-treatment meted out to an MLA at a government function recently. He said respect and prestige of the House was of utmost importance, and MLAs were its integral part. Kumar warned again
Karnataka CCB police bust human trafficking racket; rescues 35 Nepalese girls
Bengaluru: The central crime branch police arrested four persons allegedly for illegal trafficking of girls. As many as 35 girls of Nepalese origin were rescued during the operation. The arrested have been identified as Kishan Gale (29), Lakshman Gale (29), Rakesh Sharma (38) and Thag Bahadur Tha
Bangalore Engineer named 'Technician of the year' at IET awards
Bengaluru: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced the winner of its annual Technician of the Year Award, which recognises individuals who have made exceptional engineering achievements in their profession or operational area. Neeraj Kumar Sharma, a Geotechnical Engineer
Two Karnataka MPs take oath; Parliament pays tribute to 11 MPs who passed away recently
New Delhi/Bengaluru: Two newly elected MPs V S Ugrappa and L R Shivarame Gowda took oath as members of the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. While Ugrappa was elected from Karnataka's Bellary, Gowda was elected from Mandya parliamentary constituency in the state. Ugrappa is a Congress member while Gowda is