BENGALURU: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has opened the gates of the century-old Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru for the public for 15 days from August 16. The Governor said that anyone can visit the heritage site till August 31 from 4:30 pm to 7 pm after online booking. Through Karnataka Tourism D

Bengaluru: Indian Army troops and Navy divers joined the national and state disaster relief forces to rescue hundreds of people marooned in Karnataka's flood-hit Kodagu district, said an official statement on Friday. "About 60 Dogra Regiment soldiers and 12 expert naval divers rescued 873 maroone

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy today announced a grant-in-aid of Rs. 200 crore for relief work in districts hit by floods and landslides in the state due to incessant rains. He was speaking to reporters after reviewing the situation in the rain-affected districts of Dakshina K

With heavy rains continuing to batter Kodagu, some families living on the hills in Madikeri town found themselves homeless when their dwellings caved in under the onslaught. As many as eight houses tumbled to the ground in Indira Nagar and Chamundeshwari Nagar in the town. Many people living in t

Mangaluru: In an exemplary show of honesty, an autorickshaw driver returned a bag containing Rs 1,10,000 left behind by a passenger. Shameer, resident of Kannur took an auto from Kankanady Railway station to Yenepoya Hospital for the treatment for his knee pain. While alighting from the auto as h

Shivamogga: A five-year-old boy died after a wall collapsed on him following heavy rain. The incident occurred on Thursday morning near Konandur, Thirthahalli Taluk. Police have identified the deceased as Masood, son of Ayub a laborer. MLA Araga Jnanedra and Konaduru Police rushed to the sp

Mangaluru: The Shiradi Ghat has been completely closed for vehicular traffic until further orders, said a communique dated August 15 issued from the Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil's office here. There were many reports of landslides due to heavy rainfall yesterday on the National Highway t

Bengaluru: The Rajarajeshwarinagar police have invoked Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA) against all the 11 arrested who are accused in the murder of journalist, activist Gauri Lankesh. According to the police, to invoke KCOCA, at least two cases must be registered against the accu

Bengaluru: How many castes are there in Karnataka? Any guess? There are 1861 castes among the Hindus in Karnataka, reveals the latest caste census. According to leaked data, earlier the census officials counted 1351 castes, later 510 castes were identified and added to the caste census named “soc

Manipal: A newborn baby girl was found abandoned at a walking track at Manna Palla here on Tuesday, August 14. In the morning, Mayuri, a dental student of Kasturba Medical College, was walking in the area when she noticed the two-day-old baby wailing next to the track surrounding the Manna Palla

A man was injured after being attacked by a leopard in Siddapur village of Sandur taluk on Sunday. This is the second such attack since July 11. In the earlier case, Shankar Naik from Susheela Nagar in the taluk was killed. The name of the injured in Sunday’s attack was given as Jambaiah (25).

Udupi: As many as 16 fishermen were rescued from the capsized boats in two separate incidents reported in Bhatkal-Gangolli Coast here on Sunday, August 12. It is gathered that 8 fishermen in a boat named Shiva-Ganesh had been for deep sea fishing and while returning from fishing to Malpe, their b

Hubballi: In a historic moment, Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra inaugurated the taluk-level court at Hubballi on Sunday. The seven-storeyed complex with 20 court halls is fully air-conditioned and happens to be the largest, model taluk-level court building in the entire country. Painte

Mangaluru: The Uppinangady police have arrested a youth from the Belthangady taluk on Friday, August 10, for allegedly entering a ladies' hostel in Mysuru and sexually assaulting a woman, a nursing student. The accused, Mohammed Althaf (23), a resident of Bantwal, had absconded after the incident

Mandya: Following the seemingly unending controversy regarding the Chief Minister's stance on the issue of farm loan waivers in the state, H D Kumaraswamy, true to his word, turned up in Mandya on August 11 to join the farmers in transplanting the first paddy crop of the monsoon season. In a curt

Davanagere: The District Crime Branch police rescued a girl and nabbed three women of a gang that was forcing underage girls into prostitution here. District Superintendent of Police (SP) R Chetan informed media on August 10 that the police had arrested three women-Geeta (33), Anita alias Kavya (

Mysuru: The Project Elephant Division of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has decided to confer the “Elephant Warrior Award” posthumously to Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Dr. S Manikandan, said a release by the ministry published on Thursday, August 9. The award

Udupi: Sleuths of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Thursday, August 9, arrested two persons from Udupi in connection with the murder of activist journalist Gauri Lankesh. Reports said that the accused Sandesh Shetty Padebettu (28) and Yuvaraj Kanchinadka (30) were taken into custody by the