In The News

Mysuru, Feb 1: The Nagarahole National Park Tiger, which had killed three people since last one month in H D Kote taluk of Mysore district, was tranqualised and captured by the Forest Department officials at Macchur forest range on Friday bringing a big relief to people, who were living in panic on the fringes of the forests. The male tiger, aged about 8, looked a little weak, injured on the both

Bengaluru, Feb 1: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy lauded the efforts of the State Police who took measures to bring the notorious underworld operator Ravi Pujari to the books. Speaking to newsmen here on Friday, he said that he had directed the Senior police officials to bring to an end to the menace of Ravi Pujari, who was allegedly sending threatening calls to builders, Industrialists

Bengaluru, Feb 1: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy described the Interim Budget, presented by Union Minister Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha as ‘disappointed’ and ‘Election oriented’ exercise. In his reaction to the Budget, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to dole out certain sops and benefits to many sections in the society, however “it lacks commitment. I have

Bengaluru, Feb 1: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S)-Congress coalition government Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah termed the Budget presented by Union Minister Piyush Goyal ‘anti farmer’. In his reaction, he told newsmen that “the interim budget for the year 2019-20 is anti farmer as well as anti-youth’. Stating that there is no immediate relief to the farmers as well as youth

Bengaluru, Feb 1: Two pilots died after a Mirage 2000 trainer fighter aircraft crashed near the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited airport in Bengaluru on Friday, ANIreported. One pilot died after suffering injuries while landing on the wreckage of the aircraft, according to news agency. The crash took place near Yamalur off old Airport Road in Bengaluru. The incident comes days after an Indian Air

Mangaluru, Feb 1: The Southwestern Railway will operate a new train between Yeshwantpur and Mangaluru Central via Hassan, thrice a week. The train will depart Yeshwantpur station at 4.30 pm on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays and reach Mangaluru at 4.30 am the next day. The train will reach Hassan at 8 pm. In the return journey, the train will leave Mangaluru station at 7 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays

Newsroom, Feb 1: Notorious underworld Don Ravi Poojary aka Ravi Pujari, has been arrested in Senegal, West Africa according to reports. The fugitive gangster, who used to operate in Mumbai in the 1990s, was earlier believed to be hiding in Australia. Poojary was mentored by gangster Chhota Rajan, who is currently serving a life sentence in a jail in Navi Mumbai. The two parted ways sometime around

Bengaluru, Feb 1: The Karnataka state government has finally put the much-delayed smart city projects on the fast track and lined up schemes worth Rs 7,000 crore. According to urban development minister UT Khader, the government has so far implemented Rs 1, 499 crore-worth projects in the last six months and has now invited tenders for projects worth another Rs 1,407 crore. It will soon clear

Bengaluru, Feb 1: Social media can not only unite people but also can lead to murders. A team of Bidadi police, with the help of forest officials, are combing the Kumbalagodu Reserve Forest in search of the body of a three-month-old infant who was killed, along with his mother, by his father on January 19. The accused, S. K. Raju, is a warehouse employee. He had met his wife Sushma on Facebook

Bengaluru, Feb 1: Despite a gag order issued by KPCC president Dinesh Gundurao on statements to the media, Congress legislators on Thursday continued to praise and swear allegiance to former chief minister Siddaramaiah, stoking discomfort with coalition partner the JD(S). Rajashekar B Patil, mines and geology department minister, and Koppal MLA Raghavendra K Basavaraj Hitnal on Thursday hailed