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Bengaluru, Aug 17: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has opened the gates of the century-old Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru for the public for 15 days from August 16. The Governor said that anyone can visit the heritage site till August 31 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. after online booking. Through Karnataka Tourism Department guides, the public in batches will be given 20 minutes to see the premises. Vala

Bengaluru/Mangaluru, Aug 17: At least eight people lost their lives in many others suffered injuries in rain related tragedies across Karnataka in 24 hours till Thursday night. Four people were killed, while four others were injured in separate house wall collapse incidents in Kalaburagi, Bidar and Shivamogga districts. A woman and her two daughters were killed on the spot after the wall of their

Bengaluru, Aug 17: Amidst massive allegations of phone tapping against Bharatiya Janata Party, an MLA from the same party has made a similar allegation against Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy. Speaking to reporters here, the Chikkamagaluru MLA said that the CM was using the police to tap the phones of Congress, JD(S) and BJP legislators. "Kumaraswamy is doing it because he’s insecure,"

Udupi, Aug 17: Minister for Women and Child Development, Jaimala, held a meeting with the officers of various departments at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Thursday. She sought information about the damage done by heavy rain in the past few days in the district. She also interacted on the measures to be taken in areas affected by floods in the district. The minister directed the officers

Udupi, Aug 17: Opposing the collection of toll from local vehicles at the toll plazas at Hejmady and Sasthan in Udupi district, local residents, activists and members of various organizations held a two-hour-long protest here on Thursday. The staff at the two toll plazas began collecting toll for local vehicles from Thursday morning under tight police protection. This angered the local people who

Mangaluru, Aug 17: Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology B Ramanath Rai has warned that the Congress will hold a State-wide protest if the Centre notifies ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats as per the recommendation of the Kasturirangan committee disregarding Karnataka’s opposition. Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, Mr. Rai said that a draft notification by

Bengaluru, Aug 16: The Karnataka government has announced a holiday for schools and colleges across the state on Friday as a mark of respect to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. According to a release from Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s office, all educational institutions — government and private — and public offices will be closed on Friday. Only those involved in rescue and relief

Bengaluru, Aug 16: Hundreds of people across Bengaluru, especially those in south and western parts of the district reportedly heard a loud noise and felt mild “tremors” between 3pm to 4 pm on Thursday. Local Kannada news channels even reported huge explosions in Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Dollars Colony. However, officials later confirmed that no such explosions occurred in any part of the

A biography of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away on August 16, 2018, looks at the hardline roots behind his liberal image. Ullekh NP’s The Untold Vajpayee: Politician and Paradox, (published by Penguin Books India) which was released on December 25, 2016 to mark Vajpayee’s 92nd birthday, looks at his relationship with leaders of his party and his love–hate association

New Delhi, Aug 16: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) following a prolonged illness. He was 93. "It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of former Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 05:05pm on 16.08.2018. Shri Vajpayee was admitted in AIIMS on 11.06.2018 and was stable in the