Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 15: A woman was killed on the spot after a speeding petroleum tanker knocked down her two-wheeler near Mulki bus stand on the outskirts of the city yesterday. The victim has been identified as Usha Ballal, 56, a resident of Udupi. She was working at the BSNL office in Mulki. Around 3.15pm, she had gone to the bank to deposit money. While on the way there, a speeding tanker, which

Chennai, Dec 15: Asserting that Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were not India and Pakistan, its Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday evening said the row over the Mekedatu reservoir project across river Cauvery could be resolved only through talks and not legally. Talking to reporters at the airport, Mr Kumaraswamy, who arrived here to call on 111-year-old Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami, who was

Chamarajanagar, Dec 14: At least 12 people, including a kid, died due to suspected food poisoning at Sulvadi village in Hanur taluk in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka today. Police said that the deceased were devotees of Maramma temple and had eaten food after attending a special Pooja. The devotees started complaining sickness immediately after eating the 'Prasadam' and immediately provided

Belagavi, Dec 14: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who also holds the finance portfolio, on Friday moved a bill to amend Karnataka Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and it was unanimously passed. Moving the Bill in the Legislative Assembly, he said that the Amendment is to implement new return filing system and also to overcome the difficulties of filing return and payment of tax under the

Belagavi, Dec 14: The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has ‘unofficially’ sought the details on the farm loan waiver scheme announced by Karnataka government a few months ago, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said here on Friday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Road Safety Awareness campaign organised at Police Parade Grounds here, he said he had learnt that the union government had

Sirsi (Uttara Kannada), Dec 14: The members of three environmental groups in coastal Karnataka have strongly opposed the Union Government’s move for expansion of the Kaiga Nuclear Plant in Uttara Kannada district and appealed to go for alternate sources of power generation including Solar. The three organisations -- Uttara Kannada Zilla Psrisara Samrakshana Samiti, Bedti Aghanashini Kolla Samiti

Bengaluru, Dec 14: The police have arrested a conman, who duped his live-in partner of Rs 90 lakh after promising to marry her and also offering roles in movies and serials. The accused, Vadiraj Gowda alias Satish Kumar alias Abhishek alias Abhiram (41), a resident of Subedarpalya in Yeshwanthpur, had posed as a choreographer before duping the woman. A real estate agent, Gowda befriended the woman

Udupi, Dec 14: A pregnant woman developed labour pain and was delivered of a male child on 108 Ambulance which was carrying her to the hospital here on Thursday, thanks to the quick response from the staff nurse/emergency medical technician accompanying her. Both the mother and child, who were then shifted to the Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdulla Government Mother and Child Hospital

Udupi, Dec 14: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Teertha Swami has said that the results of the recent Assembly elections in five States have come as a warning to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he should give priority to economic reforms and construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Speaking to presspersons here, the Pejawar seer said that the Hindu voters would be enthused if Mr. Modi gave

Bengaluru, Dec 14: In the first phase of Akshaya Patra Foundation’s school rejuvenation programme, 100 schools in rural and semi-urban areas from across India will get a makeover. It will be scaled up to 500 schools in the second phase. The initiative, School and student transformation – A model school initiative’, was launched by the titular head of the Mysore royal family, Yaduveer Krishnadatta