State news
Non-bailable warrant filed against KS Eshwarappa
Bengaluru: A non-bailable warrant has been filed against senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister KS Eshwarappa for his repeated absence in the hearing of a criminal case. In 2011 when B.S.Yeddyurappa had lost his power Ishwarappa had called for a bundh, questioning this High Court lawy
Bengaluru: Infant burnt to death as father sets ablaze his two kids
Bengaluru: A baby was burnt alive while another is battling for his life after being set ablaze by none other than their father at Anjanapura under the Thalagattapura police limits on Sunday night. Sayi Charan,1, succumbed to the burn injuries while his sibling Sayi Chetan,4, is battling for life
Villagers heave sigh of relief with capture of stray tiger

Mysuru: The villagers of Agasanahundi, falling under Nagarahole National Park heaved a huge sigh of relief after a tiger which had killed their cattle was, on Monday, finally trapped in a cage placed by the forest department. The villagers had been gripped with a sense of fear as the tiger had be
Smuggled gold worth Rs 3 crore seized at B'luru airport

Bengaluru: Smuggled gold weighing 9.2 kg and valued at Rs three crore was recovered from an unclaimed baggage at the international airport here, Customs sources said Sunday. The yellow metal was found concealed in a speaker inside the baggage during scanning on Saturday night and no passenger cam
Advocate gets life for murdering woman colleague in corridors of K'taka HC
Bengaluru: Nearly eight years after a woman advocate was murdered in broad daylight in the corridors of the Karnataka High Court, the accused, a lawyer himself, was awarded life imprisonment by the city civil and sessions court on Saturday. The convicted SL Rajappa, a Kolar native was said to be
Udupi: Man protesting against ban on sand mining dies
UDUPI: A man who participated in the protest in front of the DC’s office died on Thursday evening. It is said that the health of Mohammed Haneef (42) deteriorated after participating in the protest that was held to press the demand for allowing sand removal activities in both CRZ and non-CRZ area.
Bengaluru: IT firm owner arrested for duping engineering graduates with fake job offers
BENGALURU: While as the cybercrime department has been spreading awareness about fake employment offers on online portals, a firm in Koramangala has been accused of defrauding people by promising them lucrative jobs. Debashis Roy, the owner of an IT company called Merger Technology, was caught by
Congress workers stage protest over CBI row
Bengaluru: Congress workers Friday staged a protest in front of the CBI office here following the party's call for a nationwide agitation against the Centre's action to divest CBI Director Alok Verma of his powers and send him on leave. However, MLAs and corporators did not take part in the prote
No greed to become CM again but 'let's see' in next polls: Siddaramaiah
Shivamogga: "Let's see if there are blessings of the people in the next elections," was senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah's refrain on Friday when asked if he wants to become Karnataka chief minister again even though he asserted he has no such "greed". The head of the Congress-JD(S) coalition
V K Sasikala to learn Kannada from Bangalore University
Bengaluru: V K Sasikala has expressed interest to learn the Kannada language. AIADMK leader has been improsined in Parapana Aagrahara prison. It has been revealed that Sasikala will be enrolling to learn Kannada language in the distance education department of Bangalore University (BU). DH,
BSY is the next CM of Karnataka: Shobha Karandlaje
Hubballi: MP Shobha Karandlaje claimed that BJP's state president, B S Yeddyurappa, would become the next Chief Minister of the state after the bypolls which will be held next month. Address the media at Jamkhandi, claimed many Congress legislators would resign from the party to join the BJP afte
Centre not allocating coal, says HD Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: As a power crisis looms large in Karnataka in the wake of acute coal shortage, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy Tuesday said the Centre was not allocating the state’s share of coal despite repeated requests. Kumarawamy also pulled up the state electricity department officials for not act
After farm loan waiver, Karnataka govt mulls student loan waiver
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday announced that the state government is considering writing off education loans taken by students from economically backward families. Speaking at a press conference at the Press Club in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy said he has directed officials to com
HC asks BBMP to fill potholes by Tuesday afternoon
The Karnataka High Court directed the BBMP to fill the 43 potholes at various places within the city limits by 1:30 pm today. The court expected the BBMP to complete filling up the potholes which was pointed out by the petitioner but since it failed, it had directed to fill the potholes by 1:30 p
Deve Gowda to receive Maharshi Valmiki Award
Bengaluru: The state government decided to confer the Sri Maharshi Valmiki award for the year 2018-19 to former prime minister H D Deve Gowda. Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy will be presenting the award to H D Deve Gowda. The award also contains a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation during
Drug peddler arrested in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Police arrested a man and recovered 750 grams of opium worth Rs 3 lakh from him. The accused has been identified as Bera Ram (32) from Nayandahalli. It has been learnt that, based on credible information the police went near Gopalan Residency in Telecom Layout where Ram was waiting
CM HDK directs police to take strict action against anti-social elements
Bengaluru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has directed the state police to take strict action against groups or people who indulge into anti-social activists and create communal tension in the society in the name of religion. Addressing the gathering on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at
Only khaki pants and shirts for women cops in Karnataka

BENGALURU: Policewomen across the state will soon be seen sporting the standard khaki uniforms consisting of pants and shirts along with a belt and boots instead of the khaki sarees which are preferred by some serving police personnel. In a recent meeting chaired by Director General and Inspector