Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 26: This morning of 26th December, 2019 as we looked towards the eastern sky, we saw a dance of shadows unfold with the sun and our moon lining up to make an Annular Solar Eclipse. For a small belt in South India, the eclipse was a beautiful annular (ring-shaped) one, since the Moon was not close enough to cover the Sun's face completely. The solar eclipse was one last grand

Madikeri, Dec 26: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Working President Eshwar Khandre said that he suspects the genuineness of the videos related to December 19 turbulence in Mangaluru released by the police. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, he said that an investigation should be conducted by a sitting judge of the high court. The BJP leaders are meant for provoking people. It is

Bengaluru, Dec 26: A 25-year-old youth on morning walk was trampled to death by a wild elephant near Torebekuppe village of Kanakapura taluk, Ramanagar district in the wee hours of Wednesday, triggering a protest by locals who blocked Kodihalli Main Road. The deceased has been identified as Chetan, son of Hombalegowda, priest of Kabbalamma temple in Torebekuppe village. Chetan and his three

Mysuru, Dec 26: The protests against CAA and NRC are going on mainly in BJP ruled states and not in non-BJP ruled states, former minister SA Ramadas said on Wednesday, seeking to give the issue a different spin. He said the agitation pattern indicates that the opposition parties are creating ruckus by misleading people about CAA and NRC. Ramdas, who is BJP MLA from Krishnaraja segment, conducted

Hubballi, Dec 26: Amid widespread outrage against the Citizenship Amendment Act (ACT) and growing apprehensions over the possibility of the carrying out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the country, BJP’s Bengaluru (South) MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday reiterated the saffron party’s commitment to see through the implementation of both. “The Centre is yet to draft rules for

Bengaluru, Dec 25: Amid nation-wide protests over the controversial citizenship law, the first detention centre in Karnataka, reportedly meant to lodge illegal immigrants and migrants overstaying in the country, has been opened in Sondekoppa village near here. The facility with several rooms, a kitchen and toilets has been kept ready on the directions of the government, a social welfare department

Udupi, Dec 25: The health condition of Pejawar seer Vishweshateertha is improving but he still needs life support system for a few more days.Manipal Group of Hospitals-Bengaluru Intensive Care Unit Pulmonary experts Dr Rajesh Shetty and Dr Satyanarayana said in a statement that the seer’s health had improved.The clogged arteries of the seer are opening up gradually. The MRI scan conducted on the

Mangaluru, Dec 25: The violent incidents during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Mangaluru on December 19 was part of a pre-planned conspiracy by the Opposition parties, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP and former state minister Shobha Karandlaje alleged Wednesday. Addressing reporters here, she congratulated the city police for quelling the disturbances in an effective manner. Hundreds of

Mangaluru, Dec 25: Several police officers who allegedly thrashed people and opened fire on December 19, have claimed that they have been receiving threatening calls from several places, including from abroad. Calls from abroad were made through the Internet, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. One of the officers who was at the Centre of action reportedly received several threat calls

Bengaluru, Dec 25: Some miscreants have attacked the state headquarters of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and set on fire several vehicles and other properties inside the premises of the party office in the wee hours on Wednesday. According to CPI sources, the miscreants armed with petrol bombs attacked the office and set on fire several vehicles parked at the party office. Nobody was hurt in