Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has agreed to give about 300 acres of land for building a new airport in Mysuru, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday. "Met @CMofKarnataka and discussed issues related to aviation. He agreed to give about 300 acres of land for a new ai

MANGALURU: It's not everyday that a happy customer leaves a Rs 25,000 tip. Haneef Mohammed of Boliyar, who is a partner in a fish restaurant here, couldn't believe his luck when minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan not only left a hefty tip, but praised his culinary skills and insisted on feeding him from

To reaffirm the Congress-JD(S) alliance against the BJP in Karnataka, top leaders of the two parties, including JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda and ex-CM Siddaramaiah held a joint press conference ahead of the November 3 bye-polls. The dais included CM HD Kumaraswamy, Water Resources Minister DK Shiva

For the third straight year, Karnataka has been touted as the best state in India in terms of attracting investment. Statistics published by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India indicate that Karnataka is well ahead of the second state on the list. Till August this

Putta Chinnammani, mother of Pramoda Devi Wodeyar, a member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, passed away on Friday. Chinnammani was suffering from age-related illnesses and was admitted to the Shantavare Gopalagoda Hospital in Mysuru after coming down with viral fever. Putta Chinnammani was

TADASA: For the past one week, BS Parameshwarappa, a resident of Tadasa village in Bhadravati taluk, has been getting hot water from a borewell situated in the premises of his house. Surprisingly, the family receives about 50 litres of fuming-hot water and thereafter another 200 litres of warm water

BELAGAVI: A circular issued by a government boys’ hostel warden for admission for students into the hostel has shocked and enraged parents in Vijayapura. Reason: The warden has asked parents of the students seeking admission to furnish a bond on a Rs 50 stamp paper declaring that their boy and his f

Bangalore: H1N1 influenza, or swine flu, claimed two more lives in Karnataka, taking the death toll in the state to eight. The two deaths was reported by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday, one from Ballary and another from Bengaluru. While the state had recorded only 20 po

Bengaluru: Nearly a fortnight after the state government ordered the sudden transfer of Assistant Conservator of Forests (Bengaluru Urban) Ravindra Kumar, Bengalureans staged a peaceful protest demanding that the government reinstate the officer. Recognising the yeoman service done by Kumar in re

Bengaluru: The resignation submitted by Minister for Primary and Secondary Education N. Mahesh, the lone BSP legislator in the coalition state government has been kept on hold by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Reportedly Mahesh tendered his resignation on instructions from Bahujan Samaj Party (

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

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

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: 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

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: 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

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

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