Karnataka

Benglauru, Oct 14: The recent I-T raids in the state on properties owned by Congress leaders raise questions about the intent of the raids, according to JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. While the I-T sleuths recently raided the properties linked to former Deputy CM G Parameshwara, Congress party’s troubleshooter D K Shivakumar was also raided by I-T sleuths, and was

Mangaluru, Oct 14: By arresting three youths, the police have busted an alleged drug peddling racket in Mangaluru today. The arrested have been identified as Fasim Noushid (25), Mohammed Zaid (26), residents of Falnir in the city, and Afzal Hussain (28), from Kunjathur in Kasaragod district of Kerala. City crime branch (CCB) and the cops from the Cyber Crime, Economic Offence and Narcotics (CEN)

Bellari, Oct 14: A video clip doing the rounds on social media of a lion chasing visitors in a zoo safari in Karnataka's Ballari district was taken 45 days ago, an official said on Sunday. "It's a non-event, which occurred 45 days ago in late August during our zoo safari. Nothing untoward happened, as chase by lions and tigers in their territory is common," Ballari zoo Executive Director Sonal

Bengaluru, Oct 14: The state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is bracing for an indefinite strike from Monday by its 20,000 employees over wage revision and other demands, a union official said on Sunday. "As talks and reconciliation efforts with the management failed on our demands, especially wage revision, we are going ahead with the indefinite strike from Monday as per the notice we served

The media is full of articles and videos on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of the ‘father of the nation’, Mahatma Gandhi. While there is a genuine attempt by most to recapture the teachings and path of Gandhi as relevant to contemporary India, there are those also those who are using the occasion to increase their own legitimacy. This is done be a clever maneuver of picking bits and

Mangaluru, Oct 13: Two college students who were in love with each other allegedly committed suicide by consuming rat poison at a lodge near the Mangaluru Central Railway Station on Sunday. Objections to their relationship by their parents forced to them to take the extreme step, said police. Greeshma, 21, a physiotherapy student from a city-based private college, and her boyfriend Vishnu, 21, an

Kalaburagi, Oct 9: Dubbing the entire episode of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accepting Rafale fighter aircraft in France a "tamasha" (drama), senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that his party did not show off when they bought weapons-like the Bofors gun. His comments came a day after the Defence Minister performed Shastra Puja (worship of weapons) on the

Hassan, Oct 9: Three youths were feared drowned in Hemavati river at Hunusavali Village in Alluru taluk of this district on Tuesday. According to police, three of them identified as Rathan (22), Bhimraj (27) and Manu (27) jumped into the river Hemavati, one by one, to take a holy dip in the water. Eyewitness said that they were washed away due to heavy current in the river.

Chamarajanagar, Oct 9: A 60-year-old farmer was mauled to death by a tiger near Chowdahalli village of Gundlupete Taluk in the district on Tuesday. Forest officials said that the victim has been identified as Shivalingappa. The incident occurred when he was returning the village along with his cattle. This is the second incident in the same village this month. After hearing the tiger attack

Mangaluru, Oct 9: The New Mangalore Port Trust Chairman A V Ramana suggested an idea to launch helicopter services to tourist destinations within a distance of 150-km from Mangaluru. He said that the proposal will be submitted to the chief secretary of Karnataka government. If the helicopter services are connected to tourist destinations then NMPT can expect more cruise vessels, he told media