Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 9: A huge cache of sharp-edged weapons, cannabis and its smoking pipes, a mobile phone and a few SIM cards were found inside a prison here on Wednesday during a raid carried out by the police. More than 50 police personnel of the Central Crime Branch took part in the swoop at the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail here following a tip-off. During the search, the team recovered 37 sharp

Chikkamagaluru, Oct 9: Three children drowned in a lake after they got stuck in the slush in Kenchinakatte lake, in Bilekal village on the outskirts of Chikkamagaluru city on Monday evening. The victims have been identified as Jivith, 14, Murali Karthik, 14, and Chirag 16, all three are residents of the Housing Board Colony in the city. Jivith and Murali Karthik, were students of class VIII in a

Pune, Oct 9: Usually online food delivery executives deliver food to homes or offices but a Pune couple to their horror found that one such deliveryman walked off with their beagle dog! Vandana Shah took to Twitter to post about the bizarre incident, which she said happened on Monday around noon when she found that her dog 'Dottu' went missing from Karve Road. According to CCTV footage, Dottu was

Mangaluru, Oct 9: The nine-day Navaratri festival and Mangalore Dasara concluded on a vibrant note at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple in Mangaluru last night. Thousands of pilgrims and tourists thronged to witness the immersion procession of Ganapathi, Navadurga and Sharada, which is popular in the region as Mangaluru’s own Dasara. 13 idols of Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra led the procession of

Bengaluru, Oct 8: In yet another case of rowdyism by cabby in the city, a young techie was assaulted by an Uber driver for refusing to pay the extra fare in advance. The victim, Aneek Roy (23), is an employee at a software firm at Whitefield and a resident of the Mahaveer Tuskan Apartment in Hoodi. In his complaint to the Mahadevapura police, Roy said that he had booked an UberPool ride to reach

Mysuru, Oct 8: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday met Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji and offered his prayers at 'Suturu Mutt' on the occasion of Vijayadashami here. "All the necessary arrangements have been made for the world-famous 'Mysuru Dasara Jamboo Savari'. I wish everything goes well with the blessings of Chamundeshwari. I request the thousands of people who have come to watch

Mysuru, Oct 8: On the occasion of Vijay Dashmi, the so called king of Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, on Tuesday performed rituals and offered prayers to 'Shami' tree here at Mysore Palace. Wearing the royal tradition sherwani with the high turban, added with gold jewellery, the 27th titular king of the Yada dynasty, was seen performing the rituals and offering prayers to 'Shami'

Nagpur, Oct 8: Azim Premji, one of the pioneers of the Indian Information Technology industry and founder of Wipro Limited, visited the Smruti Mandir at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s headquarters here to pay tribute to its founder K B Hedgewar. Premji, who visited the memorial on October 5, also paid homage to M S Golwalkar, the second Sarsanghchalak of the organisation. He wrote a message

New Delhi, Oct 8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s intention behind implementing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India is to target Muslims and create communal hatred in the society, feels Maulana Mahmood Madani, head of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH). Reacting to Mr. Shah’s speech in Kolkata on October 1, the leader of the largest group of Islamic scholars and ulemas said it was a sign

Mangaluru, Oct 8: Eminent city based pediatrician and neonatologist Dr. B. Shantharam Baliga has been feted with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by Indian Academy of Paediatrics Neonatalogy Chapter. The national level award was conferred upon him on September 28, 2019 during ‘IAPNEOCON 2019’, the 12th National Conference of Indian Academy of Paediatrics Neonatology Chapter held at Chancery Pavillion