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Bangalore airport to curtail flights for 10 days in February

Bengaluru: The Bangalore airport will be partially closed for commercial operations for over 10 days next month owing to the five-day long Aero India Show being held in the Karnataka capital, aerodrome operator BIAL said on Monday. The air show is scheduled to be held at the Yelahanka air base in
Shivakumara Swami, dies at 111. Politicians unite in Grief

BENGALURU: Dr Shivakumara Swami, the seer who headed the Sree Siddaganga Mutt in Karnataka's Tumakuru, has died at 111 after weeks of treatment. Shivakumara Swami had been unwell for a while and had been on life support for the past two weeks. Karnataka will observe three-day mourning and schools
5 rooms, personal cook: Probe reveals VIP facilities for Sasikala

Bengaluru: Ousted AIADMK leader VK Sasikala was given special treatment in a prison in Bengaluru, where she is serving imprisonment in a corruption case, according to the report by an inquiry committee that went into allegations by a senior police official, an RTI query has revealed. The 295-page
Bengaluru techie beats up her rapist with a hammer, helps police with crucial clues
Twenty three-year-old Reema*, a techie with a prominent software company in Bengaluru, had come home after work on Friday. Reema was alone at home when an unidentified man broke open the door of her apartment in Chinnappanahalli. "Around 4.15 pm on Friday, I was inside my bedroom, when I heard a lou
'Fight' lands Karnataka lawmaker in hospital? "Chest pain," says Congress
NEW DELHI: A Congress lawmaker has ended up in hospital, allegedly after a brawl with a party colleague last evening at a resort, where they were moved on Friday. Anand Singh was hospitalised after he was allegedly hit on the head with a bottle by JN Ganesh at Bengaluru's Eagleton resort, the local
Cows made to walk through fire in Karnataka. Where are the gau rakshaks?

It is high time that cows come out in the open and protest. If not anywhere else, they should do it in India. In the past few years, much has been milked in their name. From asking votes, forming forces (gau rakshal dal) to "protect" them, to attacking and lynching people on the mere suspicion that
Karnataka urged to formulate scheme for Saudi returnees
The Saudi Arabia-based Indian Social Forum (Eastern Province), a platform of Indian expats living in Saudi Arabia, has urged the Karnataka government to formulate a scheme to help the Kannadigas returning home from Saudi Arabia in the wake of the job crisis there. Addressing presspersons in Manga
We will fan the fire between coalition partners: MLA CT Ravi

Bengaluru: While BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa termed as baseless allegations of 'Operation Lotus' and said that no member of his party was involved in any operation to topple the Congress-JD(S) coalition government, BJP general secretary, C T Ravi admitted that his party was merely fanning the
Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy appointed Karnataka HC acting CJ

Bengaluru: Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy was on Thursday appointed as the acting chief justice of the Karnataka High Court following the elevation of its chief justice Dinesh Maheshwari to the Supreme Court. A law ministry notification said Swamy, the senior-most judge of the Karnataka High Cou
No. of out-of-school children up 3-fold to over 44,000 in State
The Department of Primary and Secondary Education has identified over 44,000 out-of-school children (OOSC) in the State. While the survey for the 2018-19 academic year is yet to be completed, data collected so far is already more than three times the number of school children identified last year
Not keen to topple Karnataka govt before LS polls unless there’s open revolt: BJP leaders
While the Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday asserted that political crisis in the state is over and that it will “expose” the BJP’s alleged attempts at destabilising the alliance government with the JD(S), the saffron party’s national leadership in Delhi indicated that it is not keen on any such at
Bengaluru: Swiggy delivery boys, hotel staff secure bail after vandalizing restaurant

Bengaluru: As many as Twenty-four Swiggy delivery boys who were booked for vandalising a restaurant in southern Bengaluru and Seven employees of the restaurant, who allegedly assaulted the delivery boys got bail. A fight broke out between two groups over a trivial issue on Saturday, January 12 ni
Twitter war between Siddaramaiah, BJP as 2 lawmakers quit coalition
Bengaluru: The political turmoil in Karnataka in the wake of two lawmakers withdrawing support to the coalition government of Congress and JD(S) led to a Twitter war between Congress leader Siddaramaiah and the BJP. Siddaramaiah launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking h
Shift 3 accused in Gauri Lankesh murder from B'luru to Mumbai: Court

Bengaluru/Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday ordered that three accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case be shifted from a Bengaluru jail to Mumbai's Arthur Road prison to enable them to file affidavits and defend a petition by the Maharashtra ATS seeking their custody in an arms haul case.
On Sankranthi two independent MLAs withdraw support from Karnataka coalition government

Bengaluru: As the ruling coalition is accusing BJP of attempting to topple the government, two Independent MLAs on Tuesday withdrew their support from the ruling Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka. Mulbagal MLA H Nagesh and Ranebennur MLA R Shankar submitted a letter to the Governor announcin
BJP to hold door-to-door campaign against failure of state government
Bengaluru: The bigwigs of BJP directed the Karnataka BJP unit leaders to hold a door-to-door campaign against the failure of the JD(S)-Congress government. At a meeting with state unit leaders including MPs and MLAs and other senior leaders on preparation for Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, January 13
Karnataka: Endosulfan poisoning: 16 villagers discharged from hospital

Yadgiri: 16 people, including two children aged below 10 years, who were hospitalised after consuming water suspected to have been poisoned with Endosulfan in Teggelli and Shakapur villages of Shorapur taluk, have been discharged, On Sunday, January, 13. One of the victims, Honnamma (65) died on
Adani Green Energy acquires remaining 51 pc stake in Kodangal Solar Parks

New Delhi/Bengaluru: Adani Green Energy (AGE) on Saturday said it has acquired 51 per cent equity share capital of Kodangal Solar Parks Pvt Ltd (KSPPL) from FS India Devco Pvt Ltd for about Rs 1.69 crore. AGE already held 49 per cent stake in KSPPL. KSPPL was incorporated in August 2015 and has s