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Madikeri, Dec 14: Four months after the natural calamity hit Kodagu, the inter-state bus service between Karnataka and Kerala has commenced in Virajpet in the district. The heavy rain followed by landslides had damaged Konanooru-Makutta inter-state highway. The highway had caved in at three places on the stretch, disrupting the movement of vehicles. Though the authorities had commenced repair work

New Delhi, Dec 14: Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that passing of Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is the darkest day of the country. "The passing of CAA is the darkest hour of the country. This country cannot be divided on the basis of religion. Religion is a personal issue and any state cannot involve itself with religious matters," Shivakumar told ANI. "I stand by Rahul Gandhi

Mudigere, Dec 14: Farmers in remote areas of Banakal hobli in the malnad district of Chikkamagaluru, who have already incurred huge losses during recent floods, have now been tasked with protecting their crops from elephants. After the end of monsoon, wild elephants have started straying into the villages in some areas of malnad. Many herds have been entering fields and plantations for past few

Mangaluru, Dec 14: The state government has decided to develop seven water bodies in the limits of Mangaluru South constituency at an estimated cost of Rs 3.65 crore, said Mangaluru South MLA D Vedavyasa Kamath. Speaking to presspersons here on Saturday he said that a total of nine water bodies will be developed in the city to address the concern of depleting groundwater table. “Barring the

Mangaluru, Dec 14: Amid stiff opposition to the new Citizenship law, Karnataka BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Saturday said the bill has been introduced to protect 1.5 crore Hindus. Addressing party workers in the city, Mr Kateel asked them to strive towards making the district Congress 'Mukt'. Expressing his gratitude to the electorate for showing faith in Narendra Modi-led BJP

Mangaluru, Dec 14: The central government is bringing out a policy to encourage group fishing by fishermen after cancelling permissions given to foreign fishing vessels to fish in India’s exclusive economic zone, said Praveen Puthran, Assistant Director-General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Friday. He was speaking after inaugurating a stakeholders’ meeting organised by

Mangaluru, Dec 14: St Anthony’s Ashram Jeppu held ‘Christa Namana 2019’ a Christmas programme on 13th at St Anthony’s Ashram Jeppu. Dr Sreevarma Heggade of Annapoorna Dasa, Mangalore was the chief guest. In his message he highlighted the value of ‘live and let live’ preached and practiced by Jesus. He appreciated the teachings of Jesus in ‘the sermon of the mount’ which advocate non-violence and

Bengaluru, Dec 14: Under pressure from the party’s old guard, chief minister BS Yediyurappa is said to have dropped the idea of appointing two more deputy chief ministers (DyCMs). He is also thinking of sacking at least two ministers from his cabinet to accommodate some upset loyalists besides the 11 victorious Congress-JD(S) rebel MLAs. If Yediyurappa keeps his promise and allots cabinet berths

Bengaluru, Dec 14: A 39-year-old techie allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself here on Friday at his apartment purportedly because he was fed up with his wife's 'extravagance' and 'harassment'. The deceased, identified as Srinad, was employed at a software company and so is his wife Rekha. He reportedly took loans to buy a flat and meet other expenses, however, his wife Rekha used to spend

Bengaluru, Dec 14: A management student and two of his aides who were growing ganja plants inside their flat have been arrested by Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths. Preliminary investigation revealed they had sourced seeds from the Netherlands through darknet. The arrested are Amatya Jyothikumar Rishi, 23, from Patna, Bihar, Aditya Nandakumar Rao, 21, of Hosakerehalli and Mangal Mukya, 30, of