Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 5: The State Government will extend all co-operation in the early settlement of the vehicle insurance claims to those car owners who lost their vehicle in a fire mishap during 2019 Aero India in the city. Home Minister M B Patil said after symbolically handed over Insurance claim to 11 vehicle owners at Vidhana Soundha, "We have also plans to compensate those who had lost their

Bengaluru, Mar 5: The main objective of Congress-JDS alliance is to reduce the strength of BJP in the Lok Sabha, for which the two parties are working on strategies for the coming General Elections, said alliance leader Danish Ali here on Monday. Ali, secretary general of Janata Dal-Secular (JDS), said the Coordination Committee meeting of the alliance discussed various issues related to seat

Kalaburagi, Mar 5: Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader R Ashok, who is incharge of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rallies in the State, said here on Tuesday that the attempt of the opposition parties to forge grand alliance will be a vain bid and their earlier attempts throughout the country including UP, West Bengal and even in Karnataka have been unsuccessful

Belagavi, Mar 5: Days after a young Hindutva activist was arrested in Udupi for recording and spreading a pro-Pakistan video to defame Muslims in the region, the Karnataka police have cracked a similar case in Belagavi district by arresting another miscreant. The accused is Nagaraj Mali, a resident of Kankanwadi in Ramdurg taluk. According to police, he hacked the Facebook of his Muslim friend

Hubballi, Mar 5: Coalition government’s co-ordination committee chairman Siddaramaiah said that JD(S) candidate will contest from Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency. Speaking to media persons here at Hubballi airport on Tuesday, Siddaramaiah said that it is left to Sumalatha, wife of late Ambrish, to decide on contesting as an independent candidate in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, as Congress cannot

Bengaluru, Mar 5: A couple and their three children killed on the spot in a freak road accident on the Nelamangala-Kunigal highway on Monday night. A speeding Scorpio heading towards Hassan lost control, hit the road divider and rammed to KSRTC Volvo bus coming from the opposite direction near Battarahalli in Nelamangala traffic police station limits. The deceased has been identified as Elumalai

Bengaluru, Mar 5: The coordination committee of the Congress-JD(S) combine in Karnataka, which met here on Monday, failed to arrive at any decision on seat sharing for the coming Lok Sabha elections as both parties stuck to their guns on the constituencies they intend to contest. The standoff now makes the intervention of Congress president Rahul Gandhiinevitable and a meeting between him and JD(S

Udupi, Mar 5: A leopard strayed into a village near Kundapur in Udupi district from nearby forest and attacked a woman yesterday. A 24-year-old Prema Bende when she was on her way to deliver milk to the dairy when she was attacked by the wild cat at Japti village. She was left with scratch marks on her neck, ear, and under her eye. Ms. Prema received first aid at the Taluk Government Hospital in

Bengaluru, Mar 5: Inspired by wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman's bravado, his haircut and the 'gunslinger' moustache, a hair-designer here on Monday gave over 650 people a similar look free of cost. The IAF pilot has become a legend of sorts after he shot down an F 16 aircraft in a dogfight and the manner in which he carried himself with dignity on being held captive after his MIG 21 Bison was

Udupi, Mar 5: A 35-year-old man from Bannumane village in Sagar taluk died of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), also known as monkey fever, at a private hospital at Manipal in Udupi district on Monday. Chandrappa was suffering from high fever and giddiness, and had pain in the legs since February 27. He was initially treated at the Primary Health Centre at Aralagodu village in Sagar taluk. Rajesh