Karnataka

With the passing of every moment, the blessed month Ramadan is getting closer. With the advent of Ramadan a glittering change all around can be witnessed, as if darkness in the ambiance has experienced a precipitous illumination. Ramadan is a spring month that nourishes virtues in the heart as rain helps vegetation grows from the earth. It’s a month of the Quran, a Book that leads human kind from

Madikeri, May 1: A 45-year-old mother and her daughter (17) were found murdered at their farm in Dodamalathu village in Somawarpet taluk in Kodagu district. Police said on Wednesday that the widow women was identified as Kavitha and her daughter as Jagashri decided to visit the farm along with daughter who was studying in second PUC in st Philomena college in Hassan yesterday . Police said when

Bengaluru, May 1: The Income Tax authorities, had raided a house of Subramani, an Auto driver, in the city and allegedly having connections with the powerful political leaders, and Realtors. According to official sources, the IT authorities, raided the house of Subramani, a resident of Whitefield area in the city, and reportedly seized several documents for holding Benami assets including that of

Chincholi, May 1: Social welfare minister and senior Congress leader Priyank Kharge had appealed the voters in Chincholi Assembly seat, for which the byelections is to be held on May-19, to defeat Dr Avinash Jadhav, whose father a Congress MLA, had caused the bypoll by joining the Saffron BJP. Accusing that the Dr Umesh Jadhav, was made himself to be sold out to the BJP, the Congress leader said

Bengaluru, May 1: A six-year-old girl was run over by a speeding water tanker at Kanakadasa Layout, Kammanahalli, near Banaswadi in the city on Tuesday when was headed to a nearby shop to buy a bar of chocolate as a gift for her elder brother on his birthday. The deceased has been identified as Janani, a class one student. The incident sparked outrage in the locality over reckless driving by water

Bengaluru, May 1: Amidst continued attempt of Bharatiya Janta Party to carry out ‘Operation Kamala’ to topple the coalition government in Karnataka, an audio tape hinting at Congress’ alleged attempt to poach BJP MLAs has created a furore in political circles. The audio clip, which has gone viral, has been attributed to JD(S) MLA for Nagathan in Vijayapura district Devanand Chavan, who has

A teenager has lost three fingers of his hand when his mobile phone exploded while he was on a video call as the phone was charging in Bengaluru. The 18-year-old was rushed to Vydehi Hospital for emergency care but the doctors could not save three fingers of his left hand. The incident happened a few days ago, when the victim, a daily wage worker at a construction site in Whitefield was on a video

Shivamogga, Apr 30: Five members of a family were killed and an eight-year-old girl was seriously injured in a head-on collision between a car and a truck on National Highway 206 near Chikkadanavandi village in Shivamogga taluk on Tuesday. The police have named the deceased as Manjunath, 30, a software engineer from Shivamogga who was driving the car; Neelakantappa, 42, assistant executive

Tumakuru, Apr 30: The sleuths of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) have trapped a Public Prosecutor G Purnima, on the charges of accepting graft for showing a favor to an employee of the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) in Tipaturu Civil Court premises in the district here on Tuesday. According to official sources, Purnima demanded Rs 40,000 from BESCOM Engineer for not to reopen a

Chikkamagaluru, Apr 30: A couple died when lightning struck them at Teguru village of Chikkamagaluru district on Monday late evening. Police said on Tuesday that the incident took place when they were returning home with domestic animals tied in the agriculture land and all off a sudden heavy rain lashed and lightning struck them. The victims have been identified as Photographer Manjunath Achari