Mangaluru: The police arrested six persons on Monday, August 20, for assaulting an elderly man on the suspicion of him being a child kidnapper. The accused have been identified as Sheikh Rizwan (35), Ajmal Khan (43), Muhammed Irfan (38), Muhammed Imran (42), Muhammed Imthiaz (42) and Shahnawaz Dh

Bengaluru: PWD Minister HD Revanna may have drawn flak from various quarters for throwing biscuits at the flood displaced families in Hasan recently, but he seems to have found support from a cabinet colleague. Revenue Minister R V Deshpande has come to rescue of Revanna by saying that the minister

BENGALURU: This monsoon, Bengaluru seems to have escaped the brunt of rainfall so far, while Kodagu and the neighbouring state of Kerala are battling incessant rains, landslides and widespread damage. However, the city’s luck may run out soon as the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Cen

Sullia: Two men have been arrested by police near the Vivekananda circle in the Kasaba village here, for selling ganja. A stock of 1.39 kg of ganja has been seized from the duo by the team led by DCIB (district crime intelligence bureau) police inspector Sunil Y Nayak after they received a tip from

Mangaluru: Tulunadu's rural recreational sport 'Kori Katta' (rooster fight) may have stoked several controversies, but a bunch of artists from Dakshina Kannada are all set to make sure that this sport, which has been giving a sort of adrenaline rush to Tuluvas now mesmerizes the French. Well, the

Kodagu: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday, August 19 briefed President Ram Nath Kovind on the rescue operations in flood-hit Kodagu district where hundreds are marooned in villages and towns due to heavy rains. "The Chief Minister spoke to the President and informed him that the

BENGALURU: Only six higher education institutions from Karnataka have managed to get full autonomy from the University Grants Commission (UGC), for which the list was announced recently. In total, UGC granted full autonomy to 62 universities from across the country after considering the National Ass

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).