Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 3: A gentleman, who refused to hug his friend due to latter’s bad breath was brutally stabbed by him in a fit of rage in Mavalli near Kalasipalyam in Karnataka’s capital. The man’s younger brother, who rushed to his help, too was attacked by the friend. Shoaib Pasha, 23 and Shahid Pasha, 21, residents of Wilson Garden, were treated at a private hospital and are out of danger. The

Bengaluru, Jul 3: A 29-year-old married woman, who had a dream of becoming a Chartered Accountant, fell to death along with her 2-year-old son from the balcony of their seventh-floor flat in RT Nagar II Stage, off Ballari Road in the city yesterday. Police suspect that A Bhavana, wife of Arihant, a manager with a private agency, jumped to her death at Shriram White House apartment, carrying her

Mangaluru, Jul 3: A local court has sentenced a 34-year-old man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping and cheating a woman after convicting him for the crime nearly a decade after it took place. The convict is Umesh, a resident of Narimogaru. He was also a Hindutva activist having close links with several saffron groups. Umesh, who was employed in a hotel, had befriended a 24-year-old

Bengaluru, Jul 2: Asia’s largest liquor shop is coming up right in front of statue of the Father of the Nation Mahathma Gandhi in the heart of the city near Karnataka State Cricket Association's (KSCA) M Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium. According to sources here 'Tonic' a largest chain of liquor store has plans to open the Liquor Shop at Kasturba road overlooking the Gandhi Statue. Strongly opposing

Mysuru, Jul 2: Former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader Tanveer Sait today said that though he was unhappy with party MLAs tendering resignation he will not quit the party. Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday, he said though he was unhappy for not included in the Cabinet he will remain in the party and even he was not a rebel MLA. He had never thought of leaving the party, he added

Bengaluru, Jul 2: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah today blamed BJP supremo Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the defection of two Congress MLAs, Anand Singh and Ramesh Jarkiholi. Speaking to media persons, he said that the saffron party has been trying to topple the Congress-JD(S) coalition government but won’t succeed. “Amit Shah is directly involved in this, Prime Minister also

Hassan, Jul 2: In a bizarre incident, a man who had left home after a quarrel with his wife was shocked when he returned to learn that his family believed he was dead and had conducted post-death rituals. Shivanna, a resident of Shankha village near Hassan, had left home in the first week of June after a quarrel over a minor issue with his wife Deepa. The family members believed he would return in

Bengaluru, Jul 2: Karnataka BJP President B S Yeddyurappa today said that his party MLAs were a united group and dared JD(S) or Congress leaders to poach them in the wake of the coalition government facing uncertainty over resignation of two Congress legislators to their Assembly seats. “No BJP legislators will fall prey to the Congress-JD(S) leaders bait,” in reaction to reports that the

Tumakuru, Jul 2: In an attempt to douse the fire caused by dissident MLAs in Congress party that has posed a serious threat to the 13-month-old JD(S)-Congress coalition government, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said that senior ministers from the party were ready to make way to the disgruntled legislators. Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday, he said that “I am not aware about the reasons

Mangaluru, Jul 2: It is wrong to blame Mangaluru International Airport for the recent skidding of Air India Express flight, according to Dakshina Kannada district in charge minister U T Khader. On Sunday, the Air India Express flight IX384 which had come from Dubai had skidded off the taxiway while making its way to the terminal building and the aircraft got stuck in the grass. The aircraft was