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Bengaluru to host Aero India air show in February

Bengaluru: The Defence Ministry on Saturday announced that the next edition of the biennial Aero India air show would be held here from February 20 to 24, 2019. "The government has decided to hold the Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru from February 20 to 24, 2019," said the ministry in a statement fro

Jilted lover put behind bars for harassing minor girl

Mysuru: A young man was arrested for harassing a minor girl and also severely injuring her in Mysuru. The arrested is Chandan (22), a resident of Udayagiri of Mysuru district. He was constantly harassing a tenth-grade student and was persuading her to get involved in a relationship with him. W

Man mistaken for child-lifter beaten in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A mentally retarded person was beaten up by a mob assuming he is a child lifter, in Patalamma layout under the Kadugodi police limits. According to the police, the person, whose identity is yet to be found, is suffering from mental illness. The man was spotted in Patalamma layout on

Three young medicos killed as car rams truck in Bengaluru

Seven people were killed in two road accidents in Tumakuru and Bengaluru on Wednesday. One of the accidents, claimed the lives of three MBBS students, all in their 20s, who were killed on the spot when the car they were travelling in collided with a truck laden with iron rods that had been parked

HDK takes pro Kannada groups head-on, says govt schools to teach in English

Bangaluru: In a daring move, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has decided that the government schools will now use English as a medium of instruction. A 1000 schools will switch to teaching in the English medium on an experimental basis, Kumaraswamy informed. "When I announced it in the Budget,

State government proposes 18% hike in bus fare

Following a steep hike in diesel prices in the last few days, the State government has proposed to hike bus fares of State road transport corporations by 18%. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and other regional transport corpo

HC dismisses plea for new appointment system for judges

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking a direction to make appointments of judges of all the High Courts and the Supreme Court by issuing a public notification inviting recommendations/ references from Bar Associations, sitting and retired judges, advocates, political pa

Govt school compound wall falls killing one student

Chikkaballapur: In a tragic incident, a student of a government school died after the school compound wall collapsed smothering him to death on Tuesday, September 4. The deceased is Arun, a student of Dinnur Government school of Chikkaballapur district. It is said that Arun was near the compou

Congress wins majority seats in Karnataka civic polls

Bengaluru: Less than four months after the Assembly election, the Congress on Monday won the most seats in Karnataka's 105 urban local bodies, pushing the BJP to the second spot, and voicing confidence that a Congress-JD(S) combine will sweep the Lok Sabha polls. "The Congress winning 982 of the

Lone student, 2 teachers; a school in Karnataka

Mysuru: 8-year-old Nayeema Khan is the only student at the Government Lower Primary School since three years in Krishnaraja Nagar taluk, 65km from Mysuru. This Urdu medium school in Yaremanuganahalli village has been educating its lone student with the help of two teachers. Daughter of an agricul

No alliance with SDPI for power in Ullal Municipal Council: U T Khader

Mangaluru: After Congress party has failed to gain a majority to form the administration in Ullal Municipal Council, by securing only 13 seats out of 31 seats in the elections, State Minister for Urban Development UT Khader, on Monday confirmed that Congress will not make any ties with SDPI for the

79 prisoners to walk free on Gandhi Jayanthi

Bengaluru: The governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala agreed to release 79 prisoners before completing their jail term who maintained good behavior while imprisoned. According to the sources in the state Home department, the department of prisons had submitted a list of 107 prisoners for the early relea

Depressed over hairfall issue, 18-yr-old student commits suicide

Mysore/ Madikeri: A 18-year-old student committed suicide by jumping into a river, allegedly owing to frustration from the severe hair fall that she was experiencing. The deceased, Neha Gangamma (18), a native of Madikeri was pursuing her studies in Mysuru. As per reports, Neha had recently go

Asiad relay gold medalist Poovamma dedicates medal to people of Kodagu

Kodagu: M R Poovamma, who is part of India's 4 x 400 relay team that won the gold at the Asian Games in Jakarta, has dedicated her medal to the people of her hometown, Kodagu. "My people have lost everything and they are distressed. I want to dedicate the medal that I won at the Asian Games to th

We are one, Karnataka government safe for five years: Siddaramaiah on JDS-Congress coalition

Allaying charges from the Bharatiya Janata Party that there are differences aplenty in the JDS-Congress combine that is in power in Karnataka, former state CM Siddaramaiah said on Friday that the accusations are misplaced and that the government under HD Kumaraswamy will enjoy a full term. Siddar

BJP MLA booked for helping a victim escape from jail

Hassan: BJP MLA has been booked for helping a party candidate escape from police custody Wednesday night. MLA Preetham Gowda allegedly helped a BJP candidate, Venugopal who was arrested for distributing liquor to voters in the municipal council poll. Venugopal is the general secretary of the H

RTO books cases on 28 school vans for violating safety norms

Bengaluru: The Regional Transport Office (RTO) official conducted a surprise check on 150 school vehicles and 28 vehicles were found guilty for violation the safety norms. The RTO officer said that many of these vehicles had no permission to ferry children. In many cases the attendants were absen

Protest against ban on plastics in Karnataka

BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Plastic Association plans to protest against ban on plastics. The association president, Vjayakumar, said: “We are holding a protest on Friday (August 31) at Freedom Park.” “The protest is being made for the unscientific and on an unjustified basis plastics ban bein