Karnataka

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New Delhi, Aug 21: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today highlighted how people of all communities in a small town in rain-ravaged Karnataka's Kodagu were working together to help flood victims, describing communal harmony as the essence of India. Citing the example of Suntikoppa town in Kodagu of Karnataka, he shared a video where people were working together to help those in need and described

Bengaluru, Aug 21: A doctor under the influence of alcohol ran his BMW over a 17-year-old youth on HAL Airport Road in the city in the wee hours of Monday, leaving him dead. The accused, identified as Dr Ravi Teja A (30), was arrested after the incident that occurred near Domlur flyover around 12.30am. The victim is Kevin R, who was a flower decorator from Jogupalya area. He was crossing the road

Bengaluru, Aug 21: The weatherman has warned of heavy rainfall in several places along the coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and at few regions in Karnataka. Karnataka, which is witnessing a drastic flood situation, has requested Rs 100 crore relief fund for from the Centre. "The Prime Minister has announced relief of Rs 500 Crore for Kerala, we expect at least Rs 100 Crore for Kodagu. We will

Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21: Lakhs of people who have been rendered homeless by the devastating floods struggled to bring back a semblance of normalcy to their lives as flood waters receded and rains stopped in most parts of Kerala on Monday. With the recovery of six more bodies at Paravoor in Ernakulam district on Sunday, the death toll since August 8 rose to 216. The last leg of rescue

Hassan, Aug 21: Karnataka Minister H D Revanna courted a controversy after a video purportedly showing him flinging biscuit packets at flood victims in a relief camp in Hassan district went viral on Monday. Revanna, PWD Minister and brother of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, was seen picking biscuit packets and hurling them at the people sheltered in the relief camp. As the video clip went viral

Bengaluru, Aug 20: The Karnataka Chief Minister’s office has launched an online money transfer option for those who wish to make monetary contributions towards relief and rehabilitation works in rain ravaged Kodagu. The online option was created under the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund-Natural Calamity 2018. Funds can be transferred to: A/C number – 37887098605, IFSC code – SBIN0040277, MICR number

Madikeri, Aug 20: The rescue operations in the flood-ravaged Kodagu were intensified on Monday even as the administration cancelled hotel bookings made by tourists in the scenic hilly district till the end of this month. Torrential rains have wrecked havoc in the popular tourist destination bordering Kerala and nestled on the hills of the Western Ghats, with floods and landslides killing at least

Srinagar, Aug 20: The situation in Kerala is improving and the rescue operations are almost complete, with efforts now moving towards relief and rehabilitation, a senior Navy officer said on Monday. Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have claimed 210 lives in Kerala since August 8 and displaced over 7.14 lakh people from their homes. "As far as the Navy is concerned, we have stepped up our

Villupuram, Aug 20: A nine-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu, who has been saving for a bicycle for the last four years, has decided to use the money to help people in Kerala. Anupriya, a resident of Villupuram, has given away about Rs. 9,000 of her savings. "I have been saving money for a cycle. But when I saw visuals of Kerala flood on TV, I decided to donate the money," she told reporters. Her