Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 15: A 25-year-old woman, who was working as a software engineer in Karnataka’s capital, has committed suicide in Gurugram in Haryana after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Geetam, a native of Bhiwani district in Haryana, checked into a hotel in Gurugram on Monday evening.When she did not respond to a phone call on Tuesday, the hotel staff informed the police. The police broke

Bengaluru, Nov 15: Mining baron G Janardhana Reddy has accused Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy of conspiring against him and making his police officials file false cases against him. Reddy was speaking to reporters after being released from the Parappana Agrahara central prison here, after he was granted bail in a money-laundering case by a city court. Reddy urged Home Minister G Parameshwara to

Mysuru, Nov 15: Veteran Kannada novelist S L Bhyrappa suggested that Tamil Nadu government should extended its support and help the Karnataka in rebuilding flood ravaged Kodagu district. In a letter to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, he has asked him to talk to his counterpart in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Yedapadi K Palaniswamy to help in reconstruction of Kodagu district. According to him, Tamil

Mangaluru, Nov 15: Three alleged inter-state vehicle-lifters have been arrested by the Mangaluru city police, who also recovered 15 stolen bikes worth Rs 20 lakh from the former. The arrested are Shahir, 23, from Manjeshwara; Mohammed Adil, 26, from Uppala and Abdul Munavar, 21, from Kasaragod. During interrogation, the trio have revealed that they have stolen two-wheelers including Royal Enfield

Udupi, Nov 15: “There is nothing wrong in raising Ram temple issue when polls are nearing,” replied Vidyadheesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Palimar Mutt when he was asked why the controversial issue was raised only when Lok Sabha elections were nearing. Speaking to media persons here on Wednesday, the seer said that the Union government should enact a law for the construction of the Ram Temple at

Dubai, Nov 15: The death of two NRI students in two weeks due to flu-related complications has triggered panic among people in United Arab Emirates. Several schools in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah have asked the parents not to send their children to school if they are sick. Ameena Sharaf (9), a grade 4 student of Our Own Indian High School, breathed her last on October 29, due to an acute viral

Mangaluru, Nov 15: Bharatiya Janata Party supremo Amit Shah today released a booklet highlighting the achievements of Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel after being elected to the parliament for the second time in 2014. The book titled Modiya Hadiyalli Naalkane Varsha (Fourth Year on Modi’s Path) was released in the presence of district BJP leaders at Ocean Pearl Hotel in the city. There was

Udupi, Nov 15: A police constable lost his life after he rammed his motorbike against a stationary truck on NH 66 at near Byndoor in Udupi district in the wee hours of Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Nagesh Billava (37), who was posted at Byndoor police station. He had entered married life five months ago. The tragedy occurred when Nagesh was on night duty. His motorbike collided

Puttur, Nov 15: The Dakshina Kannada district police have arrested five persons in two different cases pertaining to illegal transportation of cattle. Three persons were arrested Perne near Uppinangady by the sleuths of Uppinangady police station on Wednesday on charge of illegally transporting 15 cows and one calf. The police seized animals, a mini goods van and a motorbike from the accused. The

Bengaluru, Nov 17: A two-month-long investigation into a web of fake companies has finally detected one of the biggest frauds in Bengaluru — the generation of fake bills worth Rs 1,200 crore — after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime was implemented last July in the country. The GST authorities have arrested three persons -- Suhail, Hafeezur, and Basha – in Bengaluru for generating fake GST