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Dinesh Gundu Rao made KPCC President

Bengaluru: Dinesh Gundu Rao was elevated to the post of the president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee )KPCC) by the Congress high command on Wednesday, July 4. Before this, he was the working president of KPCC having the in-charge of South Karnataka region. Many Congress leaders including

Metro passengers with cameras asked to provide Aadhar details

Bengaluru: If you are a Metro commuter and wish to carry a camera during the journey then you might be required to provide your Aadhar details and mobile number. Though providing these details is not mandatory, officials at the Vijayanagara, Vidhana Soudha, Baiyappanahalli, Malleshwaram, Yashwant

Man gets numbers from office WhatsApp group, harasses ex-colleagues

Bengaluru: While many of us consider WhatsApp to be a treasure trove of possibilities, some have made use of this treasure in rather untoward ways. The latest in the trend of harassment via WhatsApp is a case involving an ex-employee of a company and his former colleagues. Arun was employed by a

BBMP to generate electricity from waste soon

Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is setting its foot on an avenue less taken. After private companies showed little interest in its ambitious plan of generating electricity using waste, the BBMP has now decided to do the same itself. The plan is to generate a unit of electric

12-year-old girl student dies in Karnataka road accident

CHIKKABALLAPURA: A 12-year-old girl student died after a car knocked down a bike on National Highway 234 near Chintamani taluk in Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka on Monday morning. The deceased, Srushti, was the pillion rider while her elder brother Umashankar was dropping her to Vidyaniket

H D Kumaraswamy: Weakened BJP seeking support from Cong & JD(S)

BENGALURU: A day after state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa extended an open invitation to dissident JD(S) and Congress MLAs to join the saffron party, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said it's a clear indication of the BJP becoming "weak". Kumaraswamy said: "Yeddyurappa recently admitt

Businessman attempts suicide at Vidhana Soudha

BENGALURU: Tension prevailed at the Kengal Hanumanthaiah gate of the Vidhana Soudha on Saturday after a businessman attempted suicide by consuming poison inside his car. It is said that an MLA had taken Rs 1 crore from him to get some work completed. The police said that around 12.15 pm a busines

Don't speak more with media: DGP orders in new circular

Bengaluru: State Director General of Police (DGP) Neelamani Raju has directed the police officials not to reveal every detail of the investigation to media as "today’s media glorifies the incidents." In a recent circular to the senior police officials, she said, “There is no need to give complete

TM Vijay Bhaskar is new Karnataka Chief Secretary as Rathna Prabha retires

The Karnataka government on Saturday announced the appointment of TM Vijay Bhaskar as the state's new Chief Secretary replacing outgoing CS Rathna Prabha. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy had earlier written to the Centre seeking a three-month extension for Rathna Prabha until September 2018. Howeve

Dharwad man writes to PM seeking hospital, gets response

Dharwad: A mail written to Prime Minister Modi by a Dharwad man has evoked a response from the Prime Minister's Office thus ushering a ray of hope for the villagers of Tegur who do not have access to a government hospital in the vicinity. In the mail, Rudrappa Gonigeera drew attention towards the

Prakash Raj on Gauri's killers hitlist; Actor says voice will grow stronger

Bengaluru: Investigations into the Lankesh murder case had revealed that actor Prakash Raj too was on the hitlist of Gauri's killers. Responding to the news, the actor, who has been immensely critical of the ruling central government has said that his voice will grow stronger. “Bengaluru: Gaur

B'luru celebrates its founder Kempe Gowda's day

Bengaluru: The Karnataka capital on Wednesday celebrated its founder Kempe Gowda's birth anniversary as Kempegowda Day, with the state government announcing to set up a skill development university in the city in the erstwhile ruler's name. "Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has announced that the

Karnataka: 10 IAS officers transferred

Bengaluru: As many as 10 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers in Karnataka have transferred. According to a government notification dated Tuesday, M. Lakshminarayana, currently Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, has been made Additional Chief Secretary, Social Welfare, whil

Police on lookout for couple who tried to bury infant alive

Belagavi: The Belagavi police, acting on a complaint filed by members of the Mukti Dham Seva Mandal burial ground have started a look-out for a couple who it is alleged trying to bury an infant girl alive. The incident took place on Monday when the couple along with three others had come to the b

Brain dead patient from Karkala saves seven lives

Manipal: The family of a brain-dead woman saved the lives of seven people by donating her organs. Nirmala Bhat from Karkala had met with an unfortunate road accident in Karkala on June 22. Following this, she was rushed to Kasturba Hospital, Manipal and was declared brain-dead on June 25, as per

Mallya offers to sell assets to repay bank loans

Bengaluru: Fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya has sought the Karnataka High Court's permission to let him and his holding firm UBHL sell their assets under judicial supervision and repay creditors, including state-run banks. "UBHL (United Breweries Holding Ltd) and myself have filed an application befo

Rohini Sindhuri wins court case against state govt, reinstated as Hassan DC

Bengaluru/Hassan: In a major development, the coalition government in the state has agreed before the Karnataka High Court to transfer IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri as the Deputy Commissioner of Hassan on Monday, June 25. During the Assembly elections, Rohini Sindhuri had been transferred as the Em

Karnataka: 60 passengers have narrow escape as elephant attacks KSRTC bus

CHAMARAJANAGAR: They call it miracle! Sixty passengers who were traveling on the Chikkamagaluru-Kozhikode Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus had a narrow escape when a mother elephant attacked the bus - it ran after the vehicle - at Mulehole near Gundlupet town of the Chamarajana