Karnataka

Mangaluru: The ‘Fern Doctor’ of Mangaluru, Professor Smitha Hegde has now launched a crusade against felling of trees by developing a Quick Response (QR) Code to save the city, some greenery. The Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER) Professor Dr Smitha Hegde has involved her students to develop the code for all the trees on the campus. As many as ten students have

Udupi, May 5: Former minister and Congress leader Pramod Madhwaraj has said that he would move the Supreme Court seeking a probe into the capsize of fishing boat Suvarna Tribhuja, and compensation for the families of the seven missing fishermen if the Navy does not pay the compensation. Addressing presspersons here, Mr. Madhwaraj said that he believed that the fishing boat had sunk 33 km off the

Multi-lingual actor Prakash Raj aka Prakash Rai began his week-long campaigning for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the national capital on Saturday and urged people to come together to reclaim the republic. Prakash Raj, who contested in the Lok Sabha elections from the Bengaluru Cental Lok Sabha seat as an Independent candidate, termed both Congress and BJP as jokers. "I am very happy, proud and I

Mangaluru, May 4: In a freak accident, two youngsters were killed and two others injured when a huge tree fell on a car near Dharmasthala on the outskirts of the city on Saturday evening. The Belthangady police have given the names of the deceased as Vignesh, 21, of Ninnekallu, and Kshitij Jain, 24, of Madantyar. The police said that Vignesh and Jain were travelling from Dharmasthala to Ujire

Bengaluru, May 4: A high alert has been sounded in Bengaluru and other major cities in Karnataka on Saturday following intelligence reports over the possibility of terror operatives involved in Sri Lanka serial blasts entering the state. City Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar said it was a general precaution taken by the police and various places like railways stations, Bus terminals, airports

Bengaluru, May 4: Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in the Karnataka Legislative Council Kota Srinivasa Poojary has charged that the Home minister M B Patil, is misusing the Police department to book cases against the BJP workers in the state. Addressing newsmen here on Saturday, the BJP leader warned that if Home minister continue to target the BJP workers, a state-wide agitation

Udupi, May 4: With the mystery of the missing fishing boat has been solved with recovery of wreckage by he Navy, the Karnataka Government was urged to pay cash compensation to the next to the kin of the seven fishermen who were feared to have died in the boat accident in the mid-sea. Speaking to newsmen here on Saturday, Nityananda Kotian, one of the victims family of the missing boat Suvarna

Belagavi , May 4: Forest minister Satish Jarkiholi, has charged that the BJP is trying to destablise all the non-BJP state governments in the country, through Operation Lotus(Kamala). Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, the Congress minister said that Prime minister Narendra Modi’s statement regarding Trinamool Congress MLAs, having contact with him has proved that BJP leaders are

Bengaluru, May 4: The ruling Congress-JD(S) combine in Karnataka will gain maximum number of seats in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls as per an analysis done by the party, deputy chief minister G Parameswara said on Saturday. "Based on the information we have gathered from constituencies, we did an analysis, which said both parties (Congress and JDS) together would win a majorityof seats

Bengaluru, May 4: The customs sleuths at the Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) have nabbed two international passengers for attempting to innovatively smuggle in over 4kg of gold worth Rs 1.3 crore. Sources with the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Bengaluru customs said their team intercepted a passenger who disembarked from Emirates flight EK 568 (from Dubai) at Bengaluru airport