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Bengaluru, May 30: Four associates of the only suspect to be arrested for the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh have been taken into custody for conspiring to kill rationalist and Kannada writer, K S Bhagawan. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) picked up the four near the Davangere bus station around 10.15 am on May 21 but made the formal arrests only now. It identified them as Sujith

Bengaluru, May 30: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday directed the health department to “closely examine” the full-fledged roll out of the Arogya Karnataka universal health coverage scheme across the state. Additional Chief Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) Ajay Seth was also asked to look into the modalities of converging the Arogya Karnataka scheme with the Yeshasvini health scheme and

Bengaluru, May 30: The Nandini Layout police have arrested three people over suspicions that they threw stones and assaulted a JD(S) corporator's driver and party workers near Laggere on Sunday night. The police arrested Harish, Anand and Kishore, all residents of Rajarajeshwari Nagar, following a complaint by one Jagadish. The complainant is JD(S) corporator Manjula Narayanaswamy's driver. All

Bengaluru, May 30: The 66th city civil court has reserved for Wednesday its order on the bail petition of Mohammed Nalapad Haris, accused in an attempt-to-murder case. Nalapad and his six friends were arrested for allegedly attacking a youth in a UB City restaurant on the night of February 17. Nalapad has been in Central Prison since February 20. His bail plea was earlier rejected by the trial

Bengaluru, May 30: Over 50 people waited for Chief Minister Kumaraswamy’s first janata darshan (public grievance redressal meeting) at his home office Krishna on Tuesday, but it started three hours late. For M Gangappa, a chest cancer patient, waiting three hours was no big deal. He has been running from pillar to post seeking financial aid for eight years. “We only hope that our plea will be

Mangaluru, May 29: Heavy rain on Tuesday claimed four lives in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi and crippled traffic in Mangaluru as roads were inundated. As a precaution, the district administration has declared holidays for schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district on Wednesday. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday

New Delhi, May 29: The Southwest Monsoon hit Kerala today, three days before the schedule, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The early arrival of the monsoon is expected to boost agricultural output in the world's fastest growing major economy. Monsoon delivers nearly 70 percent of rains that the country needs. This is the earliest start to the monsoon, the lifeblood of India's $2

Karwar, May 29: Two fishermen are missing after two fishing boats that left for Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, submerged in the Arabian Sea at a distance of 21 nautical miles from the Karnataka coast. The ill-fated boasts, Angel-1 and Angel-2, were carrying six fishermen. Locals say that the boats perhaps, had suffered extensive damage caused by the lashing waves. According to Fisheries department sources

Kottayam (Kerala), May 29: The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by various political parties and Dalit organisations in Kottayam district to protest the alleged 'honour killing' of a 23-year-old man, affected normal life on Tuesday. Shops, markets, and business establishments remained closed in many parts of the district while private bus terminus in various towns wore a deserted look in the hartal

Bengaluru, May 29: The Bengaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old engineer who used to order expensive cameras and lenses on rent from online portals and sell them on other portals after posting advertisements. The Sampigehalli police arrested Karthik Addagarla of Visakhapatnam and have seized cameras and zoom lenses worth Rs 12 lakh from him. The police also learnt that Addagarla was an inter