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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A video clip of a teacher couple prostrating before Ron MLA Kalakappa Bandi’s photo in Gadag district has gone viral on social media. The couple pray for his success and keep his photo along with those of gods in their puja room at home. Ramanagouda Patil, a teacher at the Government Kannada Boys

New Delhi: After allegedly making several inflammatory comments Prophet Mohammed and Tipu Sultan last week, in the run up to the Karnataka state government’s celebrations of Tipu Jayanti, journalist Santosh Thammaiah has been arrested and booked under Section 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, int

Bengaluru: The national flag will fly at half mast throughout the country on Monday as a mark of respect to Union Minister Ananth Kumar, who passed away in the early hours, the Home Ministry announced. The Central government will also accord a state funeral to the Union Parliamentary Affairs Mini

Bengaluru: Two children died due to asphyxiation while playing inside their house within Electronic City police station limits on Sunday, November 11. The deceased have been identified as Srujan (5) and Lakshmi (2). Srujan and Lakshmi were children of Devendra and Roopashree. The couple hailed fr

[caption id="attachment_181361" align="alignleft" width="379"] Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde[/caption] Bhatkal 12 November 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) All the schools and colleges were called of on Monday morning after news of senior BJP leader and Cabinet Minister Ananth Kumar's demise appeared

Union Minister of State and BJP leader Ananth Kumar Hegde who has voiced opposition to the celebration of Tipu Jayanti by the Karnataka government claimed that Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Deputy CM G Parameshwara deliberately gave the event a miss on Saturday. In his Facebook post on Saturday,

Bengaluru: Three days after remaining elusive, mining baron G Janardhana Reddy said on Saturday he would appear before the police in connection with an alleged ponzi scam, maintaining that he had not done anything wrong. In a video message from an unknown location, Reddy said he was not abscondin

Bengaluru: Protests by the BJP and right-wing outfits coupled with the absence of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and his deputy marked the 'Tipu Jayanthi' celebrations in Karnataka Saturday. Tipu Jayanthi is celebrated to observe the birth anniversary of controversial 18th-century ruler of the er

Haveri: 'Nirbhaya', a 32-member team of lady police personnel dressed in civil wear will take to the streets of Haveri district from today to tackle cases of eve-teasing. The team, formed by Haveri district Superintendent of Police (SP) K Parshurama will not only be seen on-duty 24/7 but they wil

Bengaluru: Stepping up his efforts for an anti-BJP front in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday met his Karnataka counterpart H D Kumaraswamy after which he said a grand alliance of various regional parties would be forged soon in whic