Karnataka

New Delhi, Aug 6: Former Union Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack in New Delhi. She was rushed to the Emergency at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) was administered but doctors were unable to revive her, said hospital officials. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tributes to Ms. Swaraj

Shivamogga, Aug 6: Paddy fields and areca plantations have been damaged in Hindlumane village and other areas in Shivamogga's Hosanagara Taluk due to incessant rains in the region. Rainwater entered the village and caused water-logging in the fields. IMD Bengaluru in its weather forecast has predicted moderate to heavy spells of rain and strong winds reaching (30-40) kmph which is likely to affect

New Delhi, Aug 6: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday requested Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to extend the cut-off date for enrollment of farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) for the Kharif Season to August 14. The Karnataka Chief Miniter who is in the national capital held a meeting with Tomar in the morning pertaining to this regard. Launched by

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 6: Two days after he was sent to 14-day judicial custody, IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman was on Tuesday granted bail in connection with a road accident which led to the death of a journalist here. On Monday, Venkitaraman was suspended for allegedly mowing down journalist KM Basheer here last week. He was returning from a party and was reportedly in an inebriated state when

Mangaluru, Aug 6: Incessant rains continued to lash in coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today leaving a trail of destruction. The IMD has predicted that widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls may continue in coastal Karnataka. As part of precautionary measures, the Dakshina Kannada district administration has declared holiday for all schools and colleges in the district on

Mangaluru, Aug 6: The Dakshina Kannada district administration has made elaborate arrangements and taken precautions for the smooth celebration of Eid al-Adha (Bakrid), to begin from August 12 in the region. Addressing newsmen Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil today said that necessary instructions are given to the concerned to prevent illegal slaughter and transportation of cows as well as to

Mumbai, Aug 6: With the flood situation worsening in Maharashtra and its neighbouring states, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday dialled his Karnataka counterpart B S Yediyurappa and requested him to discharge water from the Almatti dam. "CM Devendra Fadnavis also spoke to Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and requested on Almatti discharge. He assured of positive actions," the statement from

Bengaluru, Aug 6: In an incident that raises questions about the customer safety systems put in place by the ride-hailing giant Uber, a woman in Bengaluru has alleged that a driver misbehaved with her and even threatened her of sexual abuse. Narrating her ordeal in a social media post, she said that Uber's safety system was "extremely messed up". As a result of her verbal duel with the driver, the

Bengaluru, Aug 6: A man has been booked for allegedly cheating a dentist of Rs 96,000 on the pretext of buying her a laptop. Ulsoor police registered a case o f online cheating on August 2 against Hemanta Kumar Raju, who has been named by Dr Apoorva Garg, 29, a resident of Murugeshpalya and product manager with a private healthcare firm, in her complaint. Garg told police she received a friend's

Mangaluru, Aug 5: The Karnataka government has posted 2004-batch IPS officer P.S. Harsha as Police Commissioner of Mangaluru city, making changes to the transfer order issued last week. Mr. Harsha has worked earlier in Dakshina Kannada as Assistant Superintendent of Police, Puttur sub-division. He was also Commissioner in the Department of Information and Publicity in 2017-18. Mr. Harsha was