State news

Wild elephant dies after being hit by train

Sakleshpur: A wild elephant died on Monday, December 10 after it was hit by a train near Kakanamane village, under Bage grama panchayat limits, in the taluk. It is gathered that the jumbo was been hit by the passenger train that was bound for Hassan from Sakleshpur. The forest department offic

Bengaluru: Police shoot sandalwood thief who attacked on duty cops

Bengaluru: A sandalwood thief was arrested after he was shot at by a police personnel attached to the Cubbon Park station on late Monday, December 10 night. The accused is identified as Mujahiddin Ulva. It is gathered that Mujahiddin attacked two on-duty policemen - PSI Raheem and constable Kr

Karnataka: Son sets mother ablaze after she refuses to give him money

Bengaluru: A 20-year-old boy allegedly set his mother ablaze by pouring petrol for not giving him money and the video of this incident has gone viral on social media. The accused is identified as Utham and the victim is his mother Bharti. As per sources, on Thursday, December 6 Bharati refused

Doctor strangled to death at residence near Kushalnagar

Madikeri: A doctor who ran a private a clinic at Kushalnagar was found murdered at his residence in Bylakuppe near Kushalnagar on Sunday, December 9. The deceased has been identified as Dr Dilip (45), originally from Chikkamagaluru and was a bachelor. Apparently, Dr Dilip stayed alone. As per

Bengaluru: Roommates crush man to death land behind bars

Bengaluru: The High Grounds police on Saturday, December 7 nabbed two persons who allegedly killed a 20-year-old youth. The deceased is identified as Fairoz and the accused are identified as Arif Khan and Siddiq all three hailing from Hosur. As per the sources, Fairoz, Arif Khan and Siddiq wer

Mysuru doctor saves co-passenger's life in flight, gifted 100€ voucher by Air France

Bengaluru/Mysuru: A 69-year-old doctor from Mysuru has received a special thanks and a gift voucher of 100 Euros from the Air France airline as a token of appreciation for his professional services that helped save the life of an elderly person travelling on board its flight from Paris and Bengaluru

Karnataka has worst air quality among south Indian states: Lancet study

A new study published by Lancet has found that among south Indian states, Karnataka has the worst air quality that kills 95 people out of every 100,000 population. The figures for Karnataka means that it is the only state from the southern part of the country worse than the national average of 90 de

Karnataka cabinet expansion on December 22, announces Siddaramaiah

The much-awaited cabinet expansion of the six-month-old JD-S-Congress coalition government in Karnataka will take place on December 22, said former Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday. "We have arrived at a decision to expand the cabinet on December 22, after the state legislature's

Karnataka: Villagers empty lake after HIV+ woman jumps into it

BENGALURU: A 23-acre lake in village in Karnataka was drained out on Wednesday after villagers refused to drink water following the discovery of the body of an HIV-positive woman last week. The woman, in her late twenties, was found dead in a lake in the village of Morab in Hubballi district on N

Prakash Javadekar predicts ‘Political Dhamaka’ in Karnataka, fans buzz of bid to topple Government

Bengaluru: Union minister Prakash Javadekar’s prediction of a ‘political dhamaka’ in Karnataka has renewed speculation of the BJP’s alleged attempts to topple the KD Kumaraswamy government in the state. Speaking to a news channel, Javadekar had claimed that the “unholy alliance” between the JD(S)

‘Please take it’: Vijay Mallya tweets offer to pay 100% back to banks, govt

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is being investigated for fraud and money-laundering, on Wednesday “humbly requested” various banks to take back all the money he borrowed to keep his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines afloat as he slammed the Indian media for repeatedly calling him a defaulter. “I se

BSY faces life term in 10 cases, chargesheeted in 0: Sample of how cases against netas never end

New Delhi: In 2014, the Supreme Court ordered that criminal trials of all MPs and MLAs must conclude within a year. But a report prepared by amicus curiae Vinay Hansaria and Sneha Kalita has brought to fore the impunity with which the judgment has been observed by courts at all levels. The report

Pollution board sets up panel to improve Karnataka’s air quality

BENGALURU: Following a directive issued by the National Green Tribunal to set up a committee, to bring down the rising levels of air pollution in the state, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has recently complied with the directive. A government order was issued on November 29 and

Hundreds gather in Bengaluru’s National College Ground for VHP’s Ram Mandir rally

With less than six months to go for the Lok Sabha elections, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in a show of strength organised a largely attended Janaagraha Sabha's rally in Bengaluru on Sunday. The rally has been projected as a “Hindu public referendum” asking the Narendra Modi government to pass an

Bengaluru doctor kills mother, sister; couldn't cure their migraine: Cops

BENGALURU: A doctor in Bengaluru, allegedly killed his mother and sister by injecting poison and tried to commit suicide for not being able to cure their migraine, police said. Govinda Prakash (43) allegedly poisoned his mother Mookambika (75), sister Shyamala (40), and tried to commit suicide in

Four Bengaluru passengers rob Ola cab driver, force his wife to strip on video call

Bengaluru: When Ola cab driver Somashekhar got a booking for going to Bengaluru’s Adugodi to Dommasandra on Friday night, little did he know that it would turn out to be the worst experience of his life. The four men who boarded his cab at 10.30pm robbed him off all his money, thrashed him and asked

Netherlands, Karnataka to co-develop tech solutions in healthcare and IT

BENGALURU, NOVEMBER 29: The Netherlands will partner with the Karnataka government to co-develop technology solutions in healthcare, IT and cyber security. This will be a technology partnership and three pilot projects will be jointly selected for co-funding opportunities. The Netherlands

Karnataka begins Price Deficiency Payment system for onion

Karnataka has taken a new step in market intervention to bail out farmers during price crash by commencing Price Deficiency Payment system for onion, whose price has plummeted. Under this system, farmers get monetary compensation during crash in price of their produce, which is equivalent to the