Karnataka

Madikeri, Sept 22: This year, the Kodagu district administration has estimated that Rs 1,700 crore was needed for rebuilding Kodagu from two back-to-back calamities. Coffee growers in Kodagu are staring at yet another difficult year and may end up with recurring distress from last week’s flood and landslips, district officials sources told UNI. Rain fury from the start of this month has destroyed

Chitradurga, Sept 22: In a gruesome midnight incident, four persons were killed and seven others seriously injured when a car and van had a head-on collision near kalkere village in Hosadurga taluk here on last night on Saturday. Police said on Sunday that victims have been identified as Gowtham singh, Madan singh, Mukesh singh and Lokesh. The incident occurred when the car was returning Arsikere

Bengaluru, Sept 22: A delegation of Seed World 2019 event on Saturday met the Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa here to discuss various issues concerning agriculture. "The 14-member delegation of eminent global and national heads of various institutions discussed on doubling the farmers' income and the policy push needed for the growth of Agriculture in the state and especially making

Bengaluru, Sept 22: Karnataka Revenue Minister and BJP leader R Ashoka on Sunday said that the party "will not forget the sacrifice made by the disqualified MLAs", who are apparently the reason behind the formation of BS Yediyurappa-led government in the state. Ashoka was at the Bengaluru airport to receive BJP working president JP Nadda when he made the statement. He further hinted that the

Bengaluru, Sept 22: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa-led government on Saturday allotted Rs 50 crore funds from the exchequer for the construction of Anubhava Mantapa in Kalaburagi. The Anubha Mantapaav aims to spread the messages of 12th-century intellectuals like Basavanna, Akkamahadevi and others among the people. The government has directed the concerned authorities to release Rs 20

Hubli, Sept 22: A man was allegedly shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Manjunath Nagar area here on Saturday evening, police said. The deceased has been identified as Parvesh Singh, a native of Bihar's Vaishali district. Speaking to media, R Dilip, Commissioner of Police said, "As per the information we got, Singh was shot by two or three bike-borne assailants. He died on the spot." The

Mangaluru, Sep 22: Coast Guard district (Karnataka) under the aegis of the South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) conducted a coastal clean-up programme on the beaches in the coastal region in Karnataka . The programme, as part of International Coastal Clean-up (ICC 2019), was held on Saturday at the beaches in Panambur, Tannirbhavi, Suratkal, Sasihithlu, Malpe, Tagore beach

Mangaluru, Sept 22: School teacher turned serial killer Cyanide Mohan was on Saturday convicted of murdering a woman from Manjeshwara by the Sixth Additional District and Sessions Court in Mangaluru. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on September 25. This is the 16th such case where 56-year-old Mohan has been convicted – He would lure women with the promise of marriage, rape them, and

New Delhi, Sept 22: Congress leader DK Shivakumar may influence witnesses in the money laundering case in which he has been arrested, the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday told a Delhi court, which said it will pass an order on his bail application on September 25. Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, appearing for the ED, opposed the bail application before Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar

Bengaluru, Sept 22: Yielding to public demand, the Karnataka government on Saturday announced a cut in penalties for traffic violations under the amended Motor Vehicles (MV) Act. The government issued a notification revising the fines that need to be collected for various traffic violations. There has been severe criticism to the 'hefty fine' from sections of the public, with many arguing that the