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Bengaluru, May 6: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today appealed to the Centre to intervene and see that the NEET exam was held in the State for over 500 aspirants who missed writing the Test due to delay in the arrival of Ballari-Bangalore Hampi Express allegedly for more than 7 hours. Following a direction by the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary Vijaya Bhaskar contacted the Human

Kannur, May 6: Veteran Mappilapaattu singer and Vice Chairman of Kerala Folklore Akademi Eranholi Moosa passed away at his residence in Chalil near Thalassery on Monday due to old-age ailments. He was 79. He is survived by wife Kunhamina and six children. Due to chest-related ailments, Moosa was undergoing treatment at a private hospital at Kozhikode for the last two months and was bedridden at

Belagavi, May 6: Karnataka Minister for Water Resources D K Shivkumar today announced that the State government is in principle accept Maharashtra’s demand for signing a permanent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sharing water for water between both States. Addressing the media here on Monday after holding a meeting with the senior officials and elected representatives of Belagavi

Bengaluru, May 6: A bus driver has found a unique way to create awareness about keeping the environment green among the commuters. Narayanappa, who is working with Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) as a bus driver from the last 27 years, has become an inspiration to many by taking the green route. He has planted a mini garden in the bus he drives, which plies between Kaval

Kalaburagi, May 6: BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said the infighting within Congress-JD (S) alliance in Karnataka will intensify once Lok Sabha election results will be out on May 23 and any time after that the government may fall under its own weight. He said the BJP will not destabilise the government nor will it enter into alliance with JD (S) and form the government later

Bengaluru, May 6: Three techies, including one rider and two pillion, died when their motorbike skidded due to high speed and dashed against road divider at Basaveshwara Nagar in the city today. Police said that while two died on the spot another techie died in the Hospital. The deceased were identified as Anil, Karthik and Srinath. Preliminary reports have revealed that Anil got engaged for

Kasaragod, May 6 : Considered as an extended action of the double murder in Periya few months ago, a country bomb has been hurled at the house of Deepu Krishnan, a close friend of the victims-- Kripesh and Sarath Lal. According to police sources, the incident occurred late on Sunday night. There is no casualty as there was no one in the house at the time of hurling the bomb. The police has

Bengaluru, May 6: Karnataka has been witnessing a drastic change in rainfall pattern and distribution over the past two decades, resulting in frequent drought, floods and untimely rain. According to a study by the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), north Karnataka and coastal areas have been g a declining trend in rainfall, besides a very high fluctuation in rain

Mangaluru, May 6: It’s official. Muslims in coastal Karnataka and Kerala will fast on Monday, May 6, official declaration by Twaka Ahmed Musliyar, khazi of Mangaluru. Ramzan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief and lasts 29 to 30 days depending on

Bengaluru, May 6: A tweet by Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Tipu Sultan triggered a war of words between senior Congress leader Siddaramaiahand BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday, with the former saying he was not the one to "eat biryani" with the premier of an enemy country. Paying tribute to Tipu Sultan, Khan tweeted on Saturday, saying he admired him because "he preferred freedom and died fighting