Karnataka

Hubballi, Aug 9: Reiterating that Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) will jointly fight upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, former chief minister Siddaramaiah said that alliance in local body elections is left to the decision of respective district units of the party. "Most likely, there would be no alliance in local body elections. But, there would be alliance between Congress and JD(S) in Lok

Bengaluru, Aug 9: A nursing college in Bengaluru has kicked up a row by allegedly attempting to curtail the religious freedom of the students and asking them to shave off their beards before attending classes. According to sources, four students – all from Jammu & Kashmir –who were enrolled in the Adarsh College of Nursing Mariyappana Palya in Mallathahalli, Bengaluru, were left in the lurch after

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9: At least 18 people were killed as heavy rains and landslides hit parts of Kerala on Thursday, officials said. According to the disaster control room sources, 10 people were killed in landslides in Idukki, five in Malappuram, two in Kannur and one in Wayanad district. Three persons are missing -- one each in Wayanad, Palakkad and Kozhikode districts. Five members of a

Bengaluru, Aug 9: Soon, there will be drones flying over the fields of North Karnataka, as the state government turns to technology to estimate crop damage due to deficit rainfall in a quick, standardized and objective manner. Agriculture minister N H Shivashankar Reddy on Wednesday said the department will be taking the assistance of drones for the first time to assess crop damage, although the

Bengaluru, Aug 9: Denying allegations that the saffron party is keen on toppling the 10-week old JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka, the BJP on Wednesday insisted that it is not “poaching” MLAs of other parties. KPCC chief Dinesh Gundurao and water resources minister D K Shivakumar had claimed that the opposition party was trying to poach their party’s MLAs with promises of power and

Belagavi, Aug 8: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, arrested one person and detained two more for interrogation in Belagavi on Wednesday. Police sources confirmed that the SIT had picked up three people from the city; of which they arrested one and subjected the other two to interrogation. A person named Bharat is reportedly under

New Delhi, Aug 8: Non-Resident Indians cannot file RTI applications to seek governance-related information from the central government departments, the Lok Sabha was informed today. "Only citizens of India have the right to seek information under the provisions of Right to Information Act, 2005. Non-Resident Indians are not eligible to file RTI applications," Minister of State for Personnel

Mangaluru, Aug 8: A young woman was found dead on the railway tracks near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city today. The victim has been identified as Tabassum (23), daughter of Mohammed Kunhi from Kankanady area in Mangaluru. It is suspected that she was a pharmacy student and recently got married. It is suspected that a train might have knocked her down while she was crossing the road. The

Mangaluru, Aug 8: A youth allegedly committed suicide by jumping off Netravathi Bridge near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city this afternoon under mysterious circumstances. The identity of the youth is yet to be known. According to eye witnesses, he was walking on the bridge and all of a sudden jumped to the river from the middle of the bridge. He was wearing a backpack. Hence, many

Bengaluru, Aug 8: Karnataka is observing mourning as a mark of respect to veteran politician and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who died in a Hospital at Chennai yesterday. The Karnataka State government has declared one day mourning and has cancelled all official programmes. National flag has been ordered to fly half-mast at Vidhana Soudha, the State Secretariat and in other