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Mangaluru, Oct 27: Rain due to 'Cyclone Kyarr' in the Arabian Sea continued to lash parts of north Karnataka and the coastal districts including Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada against IMD prediction of cyclone moving towards Oman and has thus dumpened celebration of traditional Festival of Lights--Deepavali. Much contradicting to its previous predictions, IMD on late Saturday evening

Mangaluru, Oct 27: A teenage girl from Kerala has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself to the ceiling fan at an apartment in the city. According to police, Anupama, 19, who was pursuing nursing course in the city, resorted to the extreme step on Friday over soured relationship. Anupama and her boyfriend Alan Tony moved to an apartment in Attavar around a year ago, informing the owner

Bengaluru, Oct 27: Along with other Congress leaders, former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday chalked out a plan regarding preparations for the upcoming Assembly by-polls in Karnataka. On Saturday, Siddaramaiah, former minister HC Mahadevappa and Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Rizwan Arshad visited former deputy chief minister Dr G Parameshwar's house. All the Congress leaders

Karwar, Oct 27: Indian Coast Guard ship Amartya rescued eight fishermen from a stranded fishing boat, Rajkiran near Karwar on Friday. The rescued fishermen were administered first aid and are reported to be stable. "Rough to very rough sea conditions are prevailing in the sea off Maharashtra and Karnataka coast. Fishermen and fishing boats are being warned and being shepherded to safety by Coast

Bengaluru, Oct 27: Congress leader DK Shivakumar, who arrived in Bengaluru to a rousing reception on Saturday, hit out at the income tax department for its partisan attitude towards opposition leaders. “It’s clear that they selectively target opposition leaders,” he told mediapersons at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office. Shivakumar sought to know why the department did not

Bengaluru, Oct 26: Karnataka Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao said that party leader DK Shivakumar received a warm welcomed from his supporters because of the work he has done for the people and the party. "Supporters of DK Shivakumar welcomed him today because of the work he has done for the people and the party," said Dinesh Gundu Rao here on Saturday. Shivakumar received a warm welcome from his

Mangalore, Oct 26: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday conducted a mock "bomb threat and evacuation exercise" at Mangalore International Airport here. "CISF conducted a multi-agency mock exercise on "bomb threat and evacuation exercise," @ CISF unit ASG Mangalore Airport. Officials of State BDDS, State Police, AAI, ARFF, IB, Medical team, Airline staff participated. #preparedness

Bengaluru, Oct 26: After retaining the Cauvery bungalow for over six years, it seems that former chief minister Siddaramaiah will have to vacate this place as he has been allotted a different house by the state government. Cauvery is the official bungalow reserved for the state Chief Minister. According to a Karnataka government notification released on Friday, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah

Shivamogga, Oct 26: Due to the impact of Cyclone Kyarr, Karnataka has been receiving continuous rainfall for the past few days, which has affected the business of potters in the state. Potters who pots and clay idols for the festival of Diwali are faced with the task of drying their wares due to the incessant rains. One potter, Umesh a resident of Kumbaragundi of Shivamogga city whose specialities

Bengaluru, Oct 26: Hundreds of Congress workers and supporters of senior party leader D K Shivakumar, who was released on bail from a Delhi prison in a money laundering case, gave him a grand welcome as he landed at the city airport on Saturday afternoon. The 57-year-old Vokkaliga strong man, who has his own support base in parts of old Mysuru region of Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Mandya and