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Bengaluru, Dec 5: A voter turnout of 31.02 per cent was recorded till 1 p.m. in the 15 Assembly seats in Karnataka in the third round of polling, the Election Commission said on Thursday. Constituency-wise voting percentage at 1 p.m. was 40.89 in Athani, 37.72 in Kagwad, 37.37 in Gokak, 41.72 in Yellapur and 38.63 in Hirekeru. In Ranibennur, the voting percentage was 36.09, while in Vijayanagara

Mangaluru, Dec 5: In a major operation that began yesterday, the Indian Coast Guard has managed to rescue as many as 264 distressed fishermen off Karnataka’s Bhatkal coast. The fishermen suddenly found themselves stranded as the sea became rough when the two cyclonic storms brewing in the Arabian Sea. "So far 264 fishermen had been rescued. The survivors are being provided with food and first aid

Mangaluru, Dec 5: St Aloysius College (Autonomous) has been selected under the newly started prestigious UGC-STRIDE Scheme (Component I). Component I of the Scheme for Trans- disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy (STRIDE) is envisaged to augment the Research Capacity Building exercises and Human Resource Development of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The College is one among

Mangaluru, Dec 5: In a dreadful incident, a 28-year-old man brutally murdered his own father last night at Bolimbala village in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The victim has been identified as Krishna Nayak. His unemployed son Udaya Naik is the accused. Udaya is said to be a Hindu activist and had campaigned for Narendra Modi on social media during last Lok Sabha polls. It is learnt

Bengaluru, Dec 5: Bypolls are being held in 15 assembly constituencies across Karnataka today with the ruling BJP government hoping to win at least six to remain in power. Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. As many as 37.78 lakh people are expected to cast their votes. The by-elections are being held to fill the vacancies caused due to the disqualification of 17 rebel Congress and

Shivamogga: A farmer in Karnataka says he has found a unique solution to protect his coffee and areca crop from the menace of monkeys. Srikanth Gowda, a farmer from Naluru village in Shivamogga district's Thirthahalli Taluk has dyed the fur of his dog to make him look like a tiger. He said that he decided to paint his dog after his earlier measures - using soft toys of tigers - failed to do get

New Delhi, Dec 4: Even as the Gujarat Police is looking for self-styled godman, Swami Nithyananda, in an alleged case of kidnapping and wrongful confinement of children to make them collect donations from followers to run his ashram in Ahmedabad, a website named Kailaasa.org has popped up suggesting that he has founded his own country and designed its flag, constitution and emblem. The website

Bengaluru, Dec 4: Ahead of by-polls to 15 Assembly constituencies in Karanataka, senior Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday hit out at the BJP claiming that they were going to be defeated in the elections and if they would try to do another 'operation' people would not tolerate it. "The survey reports say that they (BJP) are not going to get the numbers. So they are thinking of doing

Bengaluru, Dec 4: The health department of Karnataka government is contemplating on granting permission to all Ayush doctors to prescribe allopathic medication for primary care. Currently, only Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sidda and Homeopathy) doctors working on government sector are allowed to prescribe allopathic medication for primary care only. In a statement issued by the minister of health

Belagavi, Dec 4: In shocking case, a four-year-old girl was reportedly raped and murdered by her 47-year-old relative in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The incident took place in the last week of November. The accused has committed suicide by hanging. After the toddler went missing from their house in Kodni village in Nippani Rural police station limits, her father filed a complaint on November