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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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)