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Belagavi, Oct 9: In a case of rash and negligent driving, two sisters were knocked down by a BMW car owned by Goa MLA Glen Ticlo and driven by his son Kyle Ticlo on National Highway 4A in Karnataka’s Belagavi last evening. While the elder sister lost her life, the younger one is battling for life in a hospital. The accident occurred at 6.05pm when the two sisters - Tamreen Khalid Bispi and

Kannur, Oct 9: The gas pipeline-laying works of the Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) in the Kannur district, which is part of the Kochi-Mangaluru pipeline laying project, are nearing completion. The pipeline-laying activities of GAIL under its Kannur office cover 110 kilometres in two spreads from Neeleswaram in the Kasaragod district to Ayancheri in Kozhikode district. Of this stretch, pipeline

Bengaluru, Oct 9: Pro-Kannada activists staged a protest on Monday calling for a ban on Bollywood actor Sunny Leone's show here on November 3, saying it was against Kannadaculture. The event titled 'Purity and Expression' is being organised by Time Creations at the Manyata Tech Park in the city. Members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene (KRVYS) burnt an effigy of the former adult film

Bengaluru, Oct 9: The Indian Air Force, the Guardians of the Skies, celebrated its 86th Anniversary on Monday in the city. At the Headquarters Training Command in Bengaluru the celebrations commenced with Air Marshal R K S Bhadauria, Air officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, placing a wreath at the War Memorial in remembrance of those who laid down their lives in the service of the nation

Mangaluru, Oct 8: Hitting out at the local leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party for misleading people, District in-charge minister U T Khader has dared them to write to the Centre to keep slaughterhouse away from smart city project instead of sensationalising issue for political gains. The minister’s remarks come in response to bizarre allegations made by Nalin Kumar Kateel and Shobha Karandlaje, the

Bengaluru, Oct 8: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hit out at the Centre over the timings of the Karnataka by-polls. Kharge stressed that the dates of elections would delay the rehabilitation work in the flood-affected areas in the state. "Now that the election dates are announced, the rehabilitation work will be delayed because of the Model Code of Conduct. There are many areas

Mysuru, Oct 8: The election code for byelection to Mandya Lok Sabha seat comes in the way of participation of elected representatives in the world famous Dasara Festivities beginning from October 10. Deputy Commissioner Abhiram Shankar said he has written to the Election Commission (EC) seeking exemption for elected representatives to participate in Dasara programmes. He said a reply is expected

Bengaluru, Oct 8: Karnataka BJP president B S Yeddyurappa Monday has rubbished the media reports that predicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Dakshina Kannada or any other Lok Sabha constituency from Karnataka. "All this is far from the truth, unnecessarily such news is being spread. There is no substance in it. PM will neither contest from

Newsroom, Oct 8: A woman journalist from Kerala has filed complaints with the cyber cells of Kerala and Kuwait Police for allegedly intimidating her and hurling abuses on Facebook. The journalist named Shahina Nafeesa, who is an associate editor of a magazine, has accused a Malayalee man living in Kuwait of using cyber space to threaten and humiliate her. Kerala-based Shahina's ordeal began when

Bengaluru, Oct 8: The Election Commission's decision to hold by-elections to three Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka on November 3 has come as a surprise to most political parties who questioned the necessity for the exercise in view of the general elections due early next year. Pointing to the short term of about five months those elected in the by-poll would have, Congress and BJP said the Lok Sabha