Karnataka

Myusuru, Dec 31: The Advocates of Mysuru Bar Association have decided not to take up or appear for the four accused in the Sulwadi Maramma Temple food poison incident in which 17 devotees died after eating the prasadam recently. Bar Council President Anand Kumar said that the Bar Council which met here today condoled the deaths and decided not to appear in the court on behalf of the accused. The

Dec 31: Passengers travelling from Dubai to Lucknow by an Air India Express flight on Saturday were in for a shock when a man stripped mid-air and started walking down the aisle naked, ANI reported. The incident happened on flight IX-194, which had over 150 passengers on board. The flight crew took control of the situation by putting the passenger back into his seat and wrapped him in a blanket to

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa on Monday took a dig at Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy for flying to Singapore for New Year celebrations at a time when the state is reeling under drought and water crisis. "156 talukas in the state are suffering from drought and water crisis. Farmers are committing suicide, at this time. Karnataka Chief Minister has gone to Singapore to

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Police have deployed over 20,000 police personnel and offerers across the state to ensure safe and enjoyable celebrations of New Year in Karnataka tonight, but anyone who break the law will face stiff punishment in the courts of law, IGP Neelamani Raju today said. Ms Raju said there will be a thick blanket of police security across Bengaluru and other cities in Karnataka and

Bengaluru, Dec 31: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka will not shy away from forming the next government, if the present JD(S)-Congress Coalition government falls on its own, Opposition leader in the Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President said here on Monday. Addressing a press conference here, the former Chief Minister said that “the Coalition partners

After 36 years of service, Mangaluru’s one of the popular private libraries has turned over its last leaf in pages of its glorious history. The 'Standard Library', once one of the most popular destinations for avid readers with over 17,000 books, is stopping operations today (December 31, 2018) as it faces acute problems of dipping readership along with soaring maintenance. For its 70-year old

Mangaluru: January 2019 would be a new chapter in Shevgoor Ramachandra Bhandary aka Omelette Bhandary’s life. But to scores of eggetarians of Mangaluru relishing perfectly cooked omelettes that were served with dollops of love from a tiny store in Mannagudda, will soon be a thing of past. For, after 52 years, Omelette Bhandary, a sobriquet that Bhandary has earned from his devoted customers, has

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Veteran Kannada actor Lokanath has passed away on Monday, 31 December. He was suffering from age-related ailments. He was 90 and survived by four daughters and a son. According to our sources, he breathed his last around 12.10 am after suffering a cardiac arrest. His mortal remains will be kept for public to pay homage at Ravindra Kalakshetra between 12 and 2.30 pm. He was born

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Clearing the decks for a third-generation politician in the family, JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Saturday announced that grandson Prajwal Revanna would contest from Hassan constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Gowda said: “I have spoken to senior leaders of Hassan district. Prajwal has been working continuously for the past eight years in the district and has not gone

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Senior Karnatakapolice officer Roopa Moudgil has filed a complaint with cybercrime police against an Instagram user for fraudulently collecting donations in her name.The unidentified Instagram user had created a fake account in Roopa's name that included her photos and a post seeking donations for destitute women, Roopa told here. A case has been registered under relevant