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Trio assaults KSRTC bus driver, conductor for not making way for their car

Bengaluru: Bengaluru police arrested three persons in connection with the assault on the driver and conductor of a Kerala State Transport Corporation bus on Monday, November 28. The arrested men are identified as Vishwanath alias Vishwa, Deepak and Harish all in their early 20s. Vishwanath suppli

Karnataka Haj pilgrims declining

For the first time in at least 10 years, the number of applications, received by the Karnataka State Haj Committee from across the State, for the pilgrimage may not cross 15,000. According to the committee, the numbers have been unusually low this year. As of November 17 — the old deadline — less

Karnataka roads claimed over 43,000 lives in four years

BENGALURU: Government data shows 43,050 people have died on Karnataka’s roads from 2014 to 2017, an average of 29.4 deaths per day. The number of road deaths increased from 10,452 in 2014 to 10,856 in 2015 and 11,133 in 2016; it saw a marginal drop to 10,609 in 2017. In fact, Karnataka reco

Ambareesh, the beloved rebel of Kannada cinema and politics, passes away at 66

Bengaluru: Veteran Kannada actor and former minister Ambareesh passed away in a Bengaluru hospital on Saturday where he was being treated for multiple ailments. He was 66. The actor was admitted at city's Vikram hospital after suffering massive cardiac arrest, following which he passed away, the

20-year-old youth beheads father in Karnataka

Mandya: In a horrific incident, a 20-year-old youth allegedly beheaded his father on Saturday, November 24 and surrendered before the Kikkeri Police Station, with the severed head in his hand. The accused has been identified as Dayananda and Manju Nayaka (48) is deceased. On Saturday morning,

Jaffer Sharief, senior Congress leader and former Railway minister, no more

Bengaluru: Former union railway minister and one of the senior most Congress leaders from Karnataka, C.K.Jaffer Sharief, died on Sunday. He was 85 and admitted in a Bengaluru hospital after his health deteriorated last week. Born on 3 November 1933 in Challakere in Chitradurga district of Karnata

Lankesh killing: Will soon take call on banning organisations, says Karnataka DyCM

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said the state government would soon take a call on banning the organisations involved in the killing of noted journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh. Speaking to reporters here, Parameshwara said, "No discussions have taken place r

28 Dead as bus falls into canal in Karnataka, driver swims to safety

MANDYA: Twenty five people, including five children, were killed after a bus fell into a canal in south Karnataka on Saturday afternoon. Authorities fear the number of dead could go up. Around 30 to 35 people were travelling in the private bus. The accident took place in Mandya, 105 km from Benga

Karnataka BJP list of leaders in charge of 2019 Lok Sabha polls announced

Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Karnataka state unit of the BJP announced its poll in-charge leaders for all 28 seats in the state on Wednesday. These leaders will coordinate with the state party unit and the local party representatives to monitor and undertake all election-related work for t

Farmers, activists oppose Karnataka Cauvery tower project

A proposed project of the Congress-JDS government to build a 125-ft tower at the site of the Krishna Raja Sagar dam on the river Cauvery in honour of “Mother Cauvery” has been opposed by river activists and farmer leaders from Mandya region. The construction of the 124-ft tower has been jointly p

Justice AM Farook no more

Bengaluru: Justice A M Farooq, a retired judge of Karnataka High Court passed away on Wednesday morning at Bengaluru. Farook who is a recognized lawyer in the field of criminal, civil and constitutional cases served as judge of the Karnataka HC from 1995 till his retirement. He had started his

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