Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 8: The JD(S) on Thursday hit out at the BJP government in Karnataka on the issue of tackling the flood situation, alleging it could not deploy helicopters to evacuate affected people but had arranged special planes to ferry rebel MLAs to Mumbai. "You (BJP) could arrange special aeroplane to ferry disgruntled MLAs (of Congress and the JDS) to Mumbai but you could not arrange a

Mangaluru, Aug 8: Railway track restoration work was carried out in Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section in Siribagilu area on Wednesday after a landslide occurred due to heavy and incessant rain in the region. As monsoon intensified in the region, a landslide occurred near Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat in Siribagilu, after which mud and rocks blocked the railway track. A restoration

Bengaluru, Aug 8: In a bizarre incident, a 17-year-old boy stabbed his 10-year-old brother to death in Tumakuru district of Karnataka apparently to take revenge against their mother who used to pamper the younger one and avoid the elder one because of his violent nature. The incident took place around 9.45pm on Tuesday when the boys’ mother, a widow, had gone out for a walk in a park opposite her

Bengaluru, Aug 8: The JD(S) on Thursday hit out at the BJP government in Karnataka on the issue of tackling the flood situation, alleging it could not deploy helicopters to evacuate affected people but had arranged special planes to ferry rebel MLAs to Mumbai. "You (BJP) could arrange special aeroplane to ferry disgruntled MLAs (of Congress and the JDS) to Mumbai but you could not arrange a

Bengaluru, Aug 8: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) recovered 5,880 gold-plated copper biscuits from a multi-storey residential apartment on Richmond Road belonging to Mohammed Mansoor Khan, founder of the I Monetary Advisory group of companies, which is embroiled in a multi-crore investment scam. According to SIT officials, which is probing the scam, the biscuits were hidden near Khan’s

Bengaluru, Aug 8: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare directorate on Thursday issued directions to district surgeons and health and family development officers to not grant any leaves till August 15 due to flood situation in the state. In a circular dated August 08, the directions were issued to Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Gadag, Chikmagaluru, Haveri, Shivamogga, Bidar, Belagavi

Madikeri, Aug 8: More than 90 people were evacuated from 13 villages in Kodagu district in Karnataka and sheltered in relief camps due to flooding following heavy rainfall here on Wednesday. The rescue effort was done by teams of National and State Disaster Relief Forces. Incessant rain has cut off road connectivity and disrupted power supply in several parts in Kodagu district. Mangaluru and

Bengaluru, Aug 8: Communist Party of India (M) today urged the Union government to immediately release Rs 1000 crore to Karnataka for taking up relief works in flood affected 15 Districts on war footing. In a release here on Thursday, CPLI (M) State Committee Secretary U Basavaraju said that flood situation has turned into grim due to release of heavy discharge from Maharashtra Reservoirs to river

Bengaluru, Aug 8: South Western Railway (SWR) has announced cancellation/diversion of as many as 18 trains due to torrential downpour and water logging on track between Pachapur & Gokak and other places on Pune division. The trains cancelled included Train No. 82653 Yesvanthpur-Jaipur Express on Aug 8, Train No.82654 Jaipur-Yesvanthpur Express on Aug 10, Train No. 51029 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8: A 'red alert' has been sounded in four districts of Kerala where heavy rains, gusty winds and widespread landslips have wreaked havoc in several areas after the second spell of the south-west monsoon intensified. The alert has been sounded in four districts of Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad, IMD sources said. The water level is rising in most of the rivers and