Karnataka

Ballari, Nov 3: Protests marred voting at Haraginadoni village in Ballari as women staged a demonstration holding empty pots and boycotted the Lok Sabha byelections on Saturday. The villagers were protesting the lack of water supply in their village. The district administration had arranged water supply through tankers but that was not sufficient to meet the day-to-day requirements, they said.

Belagavi, Nov 3: The Belagavi City, bordering Maharashtra and Goa States, have been included in Union Government's ambitious 'Udaan' scheme, Lok Sabha member Suresh Angadi said here on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here, he said that the City is fast developing and has become a Industrial and Educational hub Air connectivity was badly needed. Moreover Belagavi Airport was fully upgraded

Bengaluru, Nov 3: They are contesting in the election to test their political fortune but had no voting right – this is one of the highlights of polling held for byelection to five seats, including three Lok Sabha and two Assembly, in Karnataka on Saturday. While Congress leader V S Ugrappa is contesting against BJP candidate J Shantha, sister of former Minister B Sriramulu, for Bellari Lok Sabha

London, Oct 3: Indian women topped the global charts, albeit on a gloomy tone, constituting around 40 per cent of the total suicides committed by the fairer sex worldwide. A study recently published in UK medical journal Lancet, found that nearly two in every five women in the world who kill themselves, are Indian. According to the study, 30 per cent of married women in India experience spousal

Abu Dhabi, Nov 3: Another Indian expatriate working in the United Arab Emirates has turned a millionaire overnight. Britty Markose, from South Indian state of Kerala, won a whopping Dh10 million at the Abu Dhabi Big Ticket raffle draw held in Abu Dhabi International Airport on Saturday morning. According to organisers when they called Markose to congratulate, he almost fainted and collapsed. "It

Bengaluru, Nov 3: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R Vala today administered oath of office to newly appointed 7 additional judges as full time Judges and five others as additional Judges of High Court, at a function held in Raj Bhavan here on Saturday. The additional judges who were appointed as full time judges are – Justices K Somashekhar, K S Mudugal, S Harish Kumar, John Michael D’Cunha, B A Patil

Chamarajanagara, Nov 3: Police have arrested two people at Kollegal in the District on charges of illegally transporting the Annabhagya Rice meant for distribution to the poor in the Kerala State. Police said on Saturday that the arrested persons have identified as Thoshek and Naved and seized mini lorry loaded with 69 rice bags from them. Police also looking out for the king pin in the case

Bengaluru, Nov 3: Former Legislator and Congress leader M P Ravindra, son of former Deputy Chief Minister M P Prakash, died due to prolonged illness in a private hospital here on Saturday. He was 49. He is survived by his wife. Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti were among

Mangaluru, Nov 3: The Mangaluru city unit of Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday organised a mass protest in front of the office of deputy commissioner here to exert pressure on the district administration and state government to address the sand scarcity. Addressing the protesters, D Vedavyas Kamath, Mangaluru City South MLA, said there is widespread problem in various sectors due to non

Udupi, Nov 3: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Udupi have detained three persons on the charge of illegally carrying Rs. 1.65 crore cash aboard the Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram Netravati Express. The accused have been identified as Prakash Kumar, Jaswant Singh (both from Rajasthan), and Ganesh from Sangli, Maharashtra. The three were travelling to Kannur. A travelling ticket examiner (TTE) found