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Kabaddi coach accused of molesting teen found hanging in Bengaluru hotel
Bengaluru: A 59-year-old Kabbadi coach with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) allegedly committed suicide in a hotel room in Bengaluru after being accused of molesting a teenage girl at the training centre, police said Tuesday. "Rudrappa V Hosamani, a senior coach at SAI in Bengaluru, committed
SP Annamalai promoted as DCP South Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Chikkamagaluru SP Annamalai has been transferred from the district with effect from today. The State government has promoted SP Annamalai as DCP South Bengaluru city with effect from 16 October. Annamalai served as SP of Chikkamagaluru from August 4, 2016. Annamalai was posted to
Karandlaje lashes out at Rahul Gandhi for holding a meet with HAL employees
Bengaluru: BJP state general secretary Shobha Karandlaje lashed out at the Congress party president Rahul Gandhi for holding a meet with retired employees of HAL and Congress workers on the Rafale deal at the Minsk Square near the HAL corporate office in Bengaluru on Saturday. Karandlaje said tha
Bengaluru; Car-bike collision, woman dies
Bengaluru: Speeding car hits a motorcycle near Kumaraswamy Layout killing the pillion rider on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Roopa(19). Due to the collison, Roopa suffered severe head injuries and died on the spot while her husband who was riding the motorcycle escaped wi
Minister G T Devegowda inaugurates Dasara heli-ride
Mysuru: Higher Education Minister G T Devegowda on Saturday inaugurated the helicopter joy ride, which allows a tourist to get a bird’s eye view of all the iconic places in Mysuru including the famous Chamundi Hill, Mysore Palace and Lalitha Mahal Palace. The 10-minute heli-rides, costing Rs 2,39
Bengaluru: Shocking! Principal stabbed to death in front of school students
Bengaluru: In a rather shocking incident, the principal of Havanur Public School in Bengaluru was stabbed to death, by a gang of five persons, in front of the class 10 students of the school on Sunday morning. The deceased, Ranganath, 56, was taking a special class for the students when the miscr
Protesting VTU students call off strike
Bengaluru: The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) students called off their strike on Friday evening since a few students fell ill. Students were protesting against the VTU management demanding a one-time exam, supplementary or relaxation in the carry-over system. The protest continue
CM directs KSRTC not to hike ticket price
Bengaluru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy directed the Transport Department officials as not to hike bus fares. CM held a meeting with the transport department’s officials and it has been alleged that the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corpo
Father kills newborn baby girl; arrested
Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a father killed his newborn baby girl at his residence near Banaswadi on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as 20 days old, Kapita. The accused Gokul (21) a swimming pool cleaner hails from Nepal. It has been alleged that he brutally killed his dau
Two Medical Colleges charged for demanding excess fees
Bengaluru: Two medical colleges in the city have been charged for demanding excess fees from students. The college allegedly demanded the students to pay excess fees and the ones who failed to pay would be marked absent. It is illegal for colleges to make their students pay excess fees over an
Congress leader's son join BJP party
Ramanagara: Congress MLC C.M. Lingappa's son Chandrashekar joined BJP party ahead of Ramanagara byelection. MLC C.M. Lingappa had opposed the Congress party's decision to give up the byelections to thier coalition party - JD(S). Chandrashekar joined the saffron party at BJP state president B.S
Cong-JDS alliance to fight BJP unitedly in LS, assembly bypolls
Bengaluru: The ruling Congress-JDS coalition in Karnataka Tuesday announced its decision to put up a united fight against the BJP in the November 3 bypolls to three Lok Sabha and two assembly seats. After meeting JDS leaders here late tonight, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said both the pa
Sudha Murthy inaugurates Mysuru Dasara
Mysuru: Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murty inaugurated the Mysuru Dasara at Chamundi Hill today morning in the presence of elected representatives and other dignitaries. CM H D Kumaraswamy, district in-charge minister G T Devegowda, Tourism Minister Sa Ra Mahesh, MP Prathap Simha and othe
7 year old girl's fingers crushed for not studying
Bengaluru: A seven year old girl was tortured by her aunt and uncle for not studying well in her academics. The victim's aunt clipped her finger using a cutting plier. Seeing the condition, the grandmother rushed the girl to a nearby hospital. The hospital, noticing that this was no ordinary i
Anitha Kumaraswamy to contest for Ramanagara assembly
Bengaluru: Former MLA, Anitha Kumaraswamy, wife of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has been chosen as the party candidate for Ramanagara assembly by-election. Anitha, who will contest the Ramanagara bypoll on a JD(S) ticket, will file her nomination papers on October 11 at 10.45 am. The former
400 H1N1 cases detected in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Around 400 people were diagnosed with Influenza-A (H1N1, also known as 'swine flu') in Karnataka state. The maximum number of cases were reported in Bengaluru city (89 cases). Bengaluru had the highest number of 89 cases. Shivamogga - 43 cases and Dakshina Kannada, 24 cases. Of t
Special tourist buses arranged for Mysuru City Darshan during Dasara
Mysuru: The Tourism department, Karnataka State Development Corporation (KSTDC) and the BMTC have organised special buses ‘Open Bus Tour,’ which will take tourists around Mysuru city during dasara festivities from October 10 to 20. An open vehicle with 32 seats will be arranged. Tickets will cost
Congress, BJP surprised at Lok Sabha by-polls in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Election Commission's decision to hold by-elections to three Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka on November 3 has surprised political parties who question the logic, with general elections due early next year. Those elected in the by-poll will have just about five months in office till t