Karnataka

With sarcastic overtones on communalism, divisive politics and fake news, this Mangaluru-based Beary rapper’s potshots on issues and concerns is a force to be reckoned with. Mustafa Ullal, a 33-year-old rapper and a father of two has garnered 12,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. While the rap scene is yet to pick up in coastal Karnataka, Mustafa believes ‘Apna time Aayega’. Known by his Rap

Udupi, Mar 11: The Bharatiya Janata Party has been inciting hatred between the communities across Karnataka in general and coastal belt in particular, according to former chief minister Siddaramaiah. Addressing the Parivarthan Rally at Royal Garden Maidan in Kalsanka, Siddaramaiah called upon the people of coastal Karnataka to be cautious of saffron party’s divisive politics. “Ahead of polls BJP

Mangaluru, Mar 11: A school girl has been impregnated by her own brother who is also a “minor” at Vittla in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The shocking incident came to light during a regular health check-up organised by a local primary health care centre for school students. Growing suspicious over the girl’s behaviour, a staffer of the primary healthcare centre suggested the

Mangaluru, Mar 11: A middle aged woman from this coastal city who had allegedly impersonated inspector general of police (home guards) D Roopa and directed a cop to book a hotel room in her name a few months ago, was arrested by Bengaluru police and later released. The accused has been identified as Asha Prakash (45), a resident of a private apartment complex in Pandeshwara, Mangaluru. She had

Bengaluru, Mar 11: SpiceJet has been directed by a consumer court to pay Rs 47,800 to a passenger who lost his baggage while travelling from Bengaluru to Delhi recently. The passenger, Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, stated in the complaint that his luggage was found missing on arrival in Delhi after he flew on January 21, 2019. While receiving his complaint, the authorities said they would find and return

Bengaluru, Mar 10: Karnataka, which has 28 Lok Sabha seats, will vote in general elections in two phases. While 14 seats will go to the polls in phase 2 on April 18, the rest 14 will vote in phase 3 on April 23. Voters of state capital Bengaluru will exercise their franchise on April 2. The Election Commission announced that the general elections will be held in seven phases across India and the

New Delhi, Mar 10: The Lok Sabha elections will be held between April 11 and May 19 in seven phases and the counting of votes will take place on May 23, the Election Commission announced on Sunday. Karnataka will undergo 2 phased polls on April 18th and April 23rd for 14 Lok Sabha seats each. The term of the present Lok Sabha ends on June 3. No. of seats per phase: Phase 1, April 11, 91 seats, 20

Bengaluru, Mar 10: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, to put to an end to the controversy over Public Works Department Minister and his brother H D Revanna's alleged derogatory remark made against Film Star and wife of former Minister late M H Ambareesh Sumalatha who was aspiring to contest from Mandya in the Lok Sabha election on Congress ticket, tendered an apology to her on Sunday

Madikeri, Mar 10: The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) personnel have intensified combing operations inside the forest on the border of Kerala for suspected Maoists who had reportedly entered the Kodagu district. Police said that suspecting that Maoists would have entered Kodagu district from Wayanad the operations are being carried out for the last four days in the district. The ANF personnel from Karkala

Hassan, Mar 10: Four persons including a women and child killed and two others injured when a state-run Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus collided with a car at Maranahalli in Sakaleshpur in the district in the wee hours on Sunday. Police said that victims travelling in the car were coming from Sakleshpur collided head-on against the Bus which was coming from Mangaluru. Police rushed