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Rs 550-cr worth of stash tumbles out of Bowring club member’s lockers in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: A routine exercise of freeing up lockers at the famous Bowring Institute club here led to a shock discovery of cash, jewellery and property documents, all worth around `550 crore, from three of them. The lockers belonged to a member who has been with the club since 1993. To top it, the cl
Karnataka bags 4th spot in governance
BENGALURU: For the third time, Kerala has emerged the best-governed state in India among the larger states, as per the Public Affairs Index 2018 released by Bengalurubased think tank, Public Affairs Centre. Karnataka has bagged the fourth position. Among the smaller states, Himachal Pradesh has s
Mangaluru: VHP to constitute 'Gau Raksha Dal'

Mangaluru: After alleging that the police department has failed to tackle the rampant cattle theft menace in the district, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has decided to launch a 'Gau Raksha Dal' in all villages of the Dakshina Kannada district to prevent the theft and illegal transport of cattle. Addr
Police detain woman in connection to Shiroor Seer death case

Udupi: In a major development to the mysterious death of Shiroor seer Lakshmivaratheertha Swamiji, the Udupi district police have detained a woman employee of the seer. Shiroor seer Lakshmivaratheertha Swamiji died on July 19, Thursday owing to multiple organ failure. The doctors of the private h
Gauri Lankesh murder, another arrested in Sullia
Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team has nabbed another suspect in connection with the killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh. The SIT Karnataka investigating officers probing Lankesh's killing said they had nabbed 50-year-old Mohan Nayak from Sullia. He was produced before the 3rd
CM, DCM promise to order probe into Shiroor Swami's death

Bengaluru: Reacting to the shocking demise of the pontiff of Shiroor Matha Sri Lakshmivaratheertha Swami, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, on Thursday, July 19, said that the government would order an inquiry into his death. Replying to queries by media persons, the CM said, "Some people have expr
Mescoms mistake kills one electrical worker, injures several
Mangaluru: An alleged "miscommunication" between MESCOM officials and a contractor roped in for maintenance work, resulted in the exposure of several workers to electric shock, killing at least one. The incident happened at Maravoor Junction here on Wednesday, July 18 during the repairs to a high
Karnataka transport corporations plan bus fare hike after government hiked fuel price
Bengaluru: Less than a fortnight after Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy proposed a hike in fuel prices, the state transport corporations are now contemplating a bus fare hike. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Transport Minister DC Thammanna said that a proposal on this has been presented bef
DKShi claims iPhone was his 'personal gift' to parliamentarians
Bengaluru: In a new twist to the row over iPhones being gifted to Parliamentarians, Minister for Medium and Major Irrigation and Medical Education D K Shivakumar, on July 17, claimed that the iPhones were his personal gift and the government had nothing to do with it. "Gifting an iPhone was my pe
Police to create awareness after rampant mob lynchings
Bengaluru: The recent uptick in mob lynchings related to rumours about 'child lifters' spreading on WhatsApp has prompted the Bengaluru police to initiate an awareness campaign to bring a stop to such incidents. This decision came on Monday soon after a Hyderabad techie was killed in a mob attack
Techies swept away in Cauvery river while clicking selfie
Bengaluru: The craze for selfies claimed the lives of two young techies when they were swept away in Cauvery river at Mekedatu in Ramanagara district on Sunday while trying to click a picture of themselves. The deceased - Shamir Rahman (29) and Bhavani Shankar(29), natives of Bidar were employed
Bike-borne miscreant molests girl from northeast in broad daylight
Mangaluru: In a shocking incident, a student from the northeast was allegedly molested in broad daylight in the city on Sunday, July 15. The girl, studying nursing in a private college, was walking towards the paying guest accommodation near Mallikatte at 5 PM. All of a sudden a miscreant who was
Stalking case: KaRaVe leader remanded to judicial custody

Udupi: Following his public outing as a stalker, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Honorary President of the Udupi district unit Santhosh Shetty has been remanded to judicial custody till July 28. He was sent to Mangaluru prison after he was produced at the residence of the magistrate of Udupi sessions cour
Government school gets makeover, painted like train to attract students

Mysuru: A government school in a remote village in the Mysuru district of Karnataka, has been painted to look like a train to put a check on the migration of its students to private schools. The school is located in the Nanjangud taluk. "Government schools are shutting down these days because
Google techie lynched over Whatsapp rumours in Bidar

Bidar: Rumours being spread over Whatsapp yet again provoked the mob, this time in Bidar to lynch a 32-year-old techie and critically injure three others over suspicions of them being child abductors. The deceased, Mohammad Azam was a software engineer at Google. Azam along with three of his frie
Celebrate Dasara with more grandeur: CM Kumarswamy

Mysuru: Due to good rainfall this year, Chief Minister H D Kumarswamy called upon the district authorities and elected representatives to plan Dasara celebration in a grand manner. Apart from regular colourful programmes, he also called upon the authorities and elected representatives to come out wi
Mangaluru: Trio circulate obscene pic of woman on social media, land behind bars
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district police have arrested three persons who are alleged to have uploaded an obscene photo of a lady on social media. The arrested have been identified as Sandesh, Jagadish and Naveen. It is gathered that Sandesh had captured nude pictures of the lady after b
Kumaraswamy, Siddaramaiah and Yeddyurappa Share a Meal Together, Crack Jokes

Bengaluru: The state Assembly building, Vidhana Soudha, witnessed a rare bonhomie among three arch-rivals: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, his predecessor Siddaramaiah and leader of the opposition BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday. A few minutes before the lunch break Yeddyurappa and Siddaramaiah had tra