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HDK inaugurates 3rd six-coach Namma Metro train

Bengaluru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy inaugurated the third six-coach train on Thursday. Kumaraswamy flagged off the train from Dr B.R. Ambedkar Vidhana Soudha station. The train will run on the Purple Line (Mysuru Road to Baiyappanahalli) as the ridership on that route is more than in the Gre

Keep a distance: Karnataka on mobile towers

Adraft government order states that telecom companies need to avail licences for their mobile towers within three months. On Tuesday, UT Khader, the minister for urban development and housing, announced that the state government is all set to implement the new policy on mobile towers. There will

Onion price hits rock bottom, sells at Re 1 per kilo in Karnataka

Bengaluru: If you find too many onion pieces in your food at a north Indian restaurant in Karnataka, don't be surprised. A kilogram of onion costs just a rupee at wholesale markets in the state! The onion price has hit rock-bottom in the last one week and the growers are literally crying in Karna

Pubs, restaurants must have smoking rooms directs Karnataka Government

Bengaluru: The Karnataka state government has directed bars, pubs, hotels and restaurants to have designated smoking areas. The circular issued by Directorate of Municipal Administration stated that bars, pubs, hotels and restaurants in Karnataka should have smoking areas and it also stated that

I will resign from CM’s post if I have hurt dignity of women: HDK

Bengaluru: Facing severe criticism for the remarks passed on a woman farmer, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy sought to defend himself by stating that he has never disrespected women in his life and if he ever does so he will resign from the CM’s post. Addressing press persons at Vidhana Soudha, Kum

Karnataka State Women's Commission demands for dress code at beaches

Bengaluru: NG Nagalakshmi Bai chief of Karnataka State Women's Commission has written a letter to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy requesting him to strictly implement a dress code for men on Karnataka's beaches. Reportedly, few men were allegedly seen strolling naked on the Gokarna beach a few days

200 sheep killed by lightning strike

Soraba: In a tragic incident more than 200 sheep died after being struck by a lightning at Guddekoppa village in the taluk on Sunday, November 18. Shepherds from Chikkodi taluk were in the village with their herds of sheep for grazing. The lightning struck herds of sheep when they were on Guddeko

Ban on fish from Karnataka: State to talk with Goa Government

The Karnataka government has said that it would take up with Goa, the issue of that state banning fish from coastal Karnataka, citing high formalin content and try to find a solution. Minister for Urban Development U T Khader described the charge baseless and said if the ban was not lifted, the s

‘Construction of Cauvery statue would prove dangerous’: Mysore engineers warn Karnataka Government

Karnataka government’s proposal to erect a 125-feet statue of Mother Cauvery at the Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir in Mandya district has not gone down well with engineers of Mysore, who on Saturday launched a strong protest against the plan. Pointing at several technical issues involving the statu

Engineering student commits suicide by jumping from sixth floor in Karnataka

In tragic incident, a 20-year-old engineering student committed suicide by jumping from the Mechanical engineering department building at National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) campus. The deceased has been identified as Anand Pathak, a resident of Maharashtra. Anand Pathak was a stude

Cyclone Gaja effect: Rain expected in Karnataka on Monday

BENGALURU: While cyclone Gaja has wreaked havoc in parts of South Tamil Nadu, expectations of light to moderate rainfall due to the same was belied in parts of South Interior Karnataka. However, some rainfall is expected in southern parts of the state from Monday due to the effects of the cyclone ma

Tumakuru: Boy thrashed by teacher for not reciting rhyme

TUMAKURU: A Class 1 boy studying at the government higher primary school at Byalya village in Madhugiri taluk was reportedly thrashed by a teacher for not being able to recite an English rhyme. The six-year-old boy, who had slipped into trauma, was admitted to the Government Hospital in Madhugiri on

Sorry Sir, I just stabbed my friend, says Udupi native caught without a helmet

Chikkaballapura: A traffic cop, who pulled up a Udupi native for riding helmetless on November 12 was left flabbergasted when the youth reportedly removed a blood-stained knife out of his pocket when asked to produce his license. The angered constable, Venu demanded to know why the youth Sandeep

Farmer drives burning tractor into lake, saves an entire village

Bagalkot: A major fire disaster was averted in Jammanakatti village thanks to the quick-thinking of a farmer. The farmer Yankappa(28) has come in for immense praise for maintaining his composure and help prevent a fire from spreading to several houses in the village here on Monday. Reportedly, Ya

'Mother Cauvery' statue proposed in Mandya district by K’taka government

The Karnataka state government has reportedly unveiled a proposal to build a statue in honour of ‘Mother Cauvery,’ the river which provides water to three different southern states. The statue will be of a woman holding a pot which is being tipped over, and water will pour out of this pot continuous

Bengaluru-Mysuru road widening work starts

Mysuru: In what will be a major relief to commuters travelling between Bengaluru and Mysuru, work on widening the highway into an eight-lane road has commenced. The state government has completed the survey, felled trees and fixed boundaries for the eight-lane road (a six-lane concrete road and two

Lack of funds: Students to get only single set of uniform

Bengaluru: The state government’s idea of total farm loan waiver scheme is having an adverse affect on the popular schemes of the government. This year, the government school students will not get the second pair of uniforms as per usual, since the union government has cut down its aid under Sarva S

DVS gets additional charge of Chemicals and Fertilisers ministry

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been given the additional charge of the ministry of parliamentary affairs and D V Sadananda Gowda that of the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique Tuesday. The move was necessitated followi