Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 15: The chairman of an educational institution was hacked to death on Sunday, October 14, by a six-member gang in front of students and others inside his school at Agrahara Dasarahalli in Bengaluru. K R Ranganath Nayak (64), a resident of Housing Board Colony near Rajajinagar and a native of Pavagada, bought Maruthi Public School from his friend in 2003 after retiring as an

Newsroom, Oct 15: Taking cue from Bollywood celebrities, Kannada actress Sangeetha Bhat has broken the silence over the #MeToo movement and unmasked the ugly face of Sandalwood. In a long post in her social media accounts, the actress has mentioned several incidents of sexual harassment she has faced in the last ten years at the hands of famous actors, directors, producers and other film

Mangaluru, Oct 15: Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday formally launched Brand Mangaluru campaign and a grama vastavya (village camp) programme mooted by the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists Union. Speaking at the launching event that held at T M A Pai International Convention Centre in the city, Mr Kumaraswamy said that Brand Mangaluru campaign was something unique taken up by

Mangaluru, Oct 15: The State government has cleared a Rs 198-crore drinking water project proposal for Ullal, said Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Speaking after launching the Brand Mangaluru campaign and a village camp programme mooted by the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists Union, he said that the city has the potential to grow on a par with Bengaluru in terms of economic activity and

Mysuru, Oct 15: The cynosure of all eyes, the 'Naada Habba' (Dasara Festival) or people's festival celebrated with grandeur in Mysuru is incomplete without the presence of 12 caprisoned elephants drawn from different elephant camps in Karnataka. Each one of the elephants has a characteristic feature that was remarkable and evokes admiration. Without the elephants the Dasara festival has no charm

Bengaluru/Mangaluru, Oct 15: The JD(S) on Sunday evening finalised its candidates for the Mandya and Shivamogga Lok Sabha seats and the Ramanagara assembly segment even as coalition partner Congress struggled to select a candidate for Ballari with just two days left for the filing of nominations. JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda announced in Bengaluru on Sunday that former MLA L R Shivaramegowda

New Delhi, Oct 14: Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs M J Akbar has refused to resign despite sexual harassment allegations against him by many former colleagues during his time as an editor. In a statement released hours after he returned to India from an official trip, Akbar described the charges as politically motivated, “false and fabricated, spiced up by innuendo and malice”, and

Mangaluru, Oct 14: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today inaugurated MLC B M Farookh’s new office located inside the compound of Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mangaluru. Speaking on the occasion, the CM hoped that the legislator’s office would serve as a “solution centre” for the problems of the people. Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge U T Khader

Mysore, Oct 14: Karnataka Higher Education Minister GT Devegowdaon Sunday slipped while running at the Dasara Half Marathon in Mysuru. Devegowda, who was wearing 'lungi', a traditional garment worn around the waist, suddenly lost balance while running and fell down. He also sustained minor injuries on his face and legs. As soon as the minister fell down, a group of people rushed to towards him to

Mangaluru, Oct 14: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today inaugurated MLC S L Bhojegowda’s new office located on the first floor of the commercial complex belonging to Mangaluru City Corporation at Kadri Shivbhag in the city. Speaking on the occasion the CM said that after being elected as an MLC in June this year, Mr Bhojegowda has been working with the people and has been responding to their