Bengaluru: Participants at a medical congress in Bengaluru have set a new Guinness World Record for the longest line of sanitary pads, in a move aimed at promoting menstrual hygiene. Five hundred people at the 62nd All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AICOG) took seven and a half hou

Bengaluru/New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, the chief justice of the Karnataka High Court, and Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the Delhi High Court for elevation as judges of the apex court. The five-member Collegium headed by Chief Justice of

Bengaluru: A Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus driver and conductor were suspended from service for their alleged role in the illegal transportation of silver items worth over Rs 15 lakh. Driver-cum-conductor N. Narayanappa and Krishnamurthy, driver were on Friday suspended p

Bengaluru: The launch of India's second Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, is planned for the middle of April this year, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Sivan announced Friday. ISRO had earlier said Chandrayaan-2 will be launched in a window between January-February 16 this year.

Dharwad: As many as 40 passengers, travelling in a KSRTC bus narrowly escaped death due to the presence of mind displayed by bus driver Shabbir Mattesavwale. The incident occurred on Thursday when the bus, which was moving towards Karnatak University was crossing a manned level crossing near Srin

Bengaluru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday, January 9 said that the government has decided to give Rs 1 lakh compensation to each family of the fishermen of Udupi who went missing while fishing. Addressing presspersons, at his Home office, Krishna Kumaraswamy said that the compensation

Bengaluru: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is likely to question Backward Classes Welfare minister C Puttarangashetty based on the confessions made by Mohan Kumar, a stenographer and the prime accused in the cash seizure case at Vidhana Soudha. Mohan was handed over to ACB custody by the Vidhana

Bengaluru: Raising questions about the timing on the Centre’s move to provide 10 per cent quota in government jobs and education for economically weaker sections, Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday, January 8 termed it as lollipop to the people of the country. Also demanding a jo

Bengaluru: Despite Siddaramaiah, head of the coalition co-ordination committee opposition to the policy to introduce English medium in the government school Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara extended his support to the decision taken by the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy over the introduction of

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