Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 31: The hurried cremation of a woman has proved costly for her husband and his mother, who have been denied bail by the high court. Refusing bail to Bharatesh and his mother Sunanda, the court said the unnecessary urgency in cremating the body, before the arrival of the woman’s parents, gave rise to questions to which the mother-son duo had no answers. The court noted that the

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against the farm loan waiver scheme of Karnataka's coalition government unfortunate, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday reeled out figures to defend it. "The Prime Minister's remarks on our loan waiver is incorrect and unfortunate," said Kumaraswamy in a statement his office issued here. Interacting with BJP's booth workers

Mangaluru, Dec 30: A pall of gloom descended on Yadadi village, about 30 km from Udupi, when the body of IPS officer Madhukar Shetty was brought to his native place on Saturday night. Public, officials and people’s representatives started paying their last respects to the much-admired police officer from 8 am on Sunday. Later, the mortal remains of Shetty were consigned to flames after full state

Udupi, Dec 30: Two weeks since it went missing off Goa coast, the search for the missing fishing boat ‘Suvarna Tribhuja’ with seven fishermen on board from Malpe, continues without any concrete evidence about the fate of the vessel. The boat had left for fishing from Udupi’s Malpe fishing harbour on December 13. The last communication from the boat was on December 15. Raghupati Bhat, MLA, told

Madikeri, Dec 30: Despite coffee district of Kodagu getting back to normal, footfall in the famous tourist destination nestled in serene Western Ghats has not witnessed much improvement as expected with hotels and resorts seeing poor occupancy. Kodagu has seen an unprecedented drop in tourist arrivals this year. Tourism has not picked up after the devastating floods and landslides the coffee land

Mysuru, Dec 30: Writer and thinker Prof K S Bhagavan, who has incurred the wrath of hardline Hindutva outfits by criticising the controversial acts of Hindu religious figures has said it’s his duty to promote rationalism and scientific temper. A day after a police complaint was registered against him for allegedly insulting religious beliefs in his recently released book Rama Mandira – Eke Beda?

Honnavar, Dec 30: Around a dozen civilians, who had visited Basavaraja Durga Island, off the Honnavar coast in Uttara Kannada district, without permit, were sent back by the Coast Guard personnel yesterday. Located in the Arabian Sea, the uninhabited island has a total area of 19 hectares and an elevation of 45 to 50m. There are a number of fresh water wells. The island can be reached by boat

Bengaluru, Dec 30: The Karnataka Government is likely to order an inquiry into the death of young IPS officer Madhukar Shetty, a Karnataka cadre officer, who died in a Private Hospital in Hyderabad on Friday, allegedly due to breathing problem. Speaking to newsmen, after holding a meeting with the senior Police officers here on Saturday, Home Minister M B Patil said that “it is very sad that

Gadag, Dec 30: Six persons died and four others injured when two cars collided near Adavi Somapur village under Gadag Rural police station during early hours on Sunday. According to police one of the cars hit to the road divider at ring road near Adavi somapur village and hit the car. Six persons died on the spot and other four injured in this incident. Four persons including two Seriously injured

Bengaluru, Dec 30: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Friday said he too was an "Accidental Prime Minister" amid a political row over the movie with the same title. The film is based on Manmohan Singh's tenure as India's prime minister from 2004 to 2014 with the Congress alleging it was the BJP's propaganda against their party. The movie is based on the book of the same name by Sanjaya Baru