Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 2: The new Kadaba and Moodbidri taluks will become operational on August 15, Urban Development and Housing Minister U.T. Khader, who is Minister in-charge for Dakshina Kannada, said here on Thursday. The State government announced, for the second time, the creation of the two taluks on March 15, 2017. The then Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar too had made the same announcement in the

Kolar, Aug 2: A 16-year-old girl was bludgeoned to death in Malur after she fought two men who tried to molest her. A case has been filed and a manhunt is on for the attackers. The victim, a Class X student, was walking home on Wednesday evening with a friend when two men on a bike accosted them. The girls were returning from a hobli-level sports meet in which the victim had participated. Youths

Bengaluru, Aug 2: A bandh call given by several outfits in 13 districts of north Karnataka today, demanding statehood for the region, failed to elicit any response. Normal life was reported in all the districts with schools, colleges, commercial establishments and government offices functioning as usual, as also public transport, officials said. Confusion persisted since last evening as 'Uttara

New Delhi, Aug 2: Opposing any move to divide Karnataka, former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Thursday appealed to the people of north Karnataka not to get provoked by the BJP, and said the demand for a separate statehood for the region will not be met during his or his son and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's lifetime. Gowda's remarks came on a day the Uttara Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 2: A woman mercilessly pushed her five-year-old daughter into well before committing suicide by jumping into it at Gerukatte near Mulky on the outskirts of the city today. The victims are Krutika (5) and her mother Sujata (45), who were residing near Gerukatte junior college. It is learnt that at around 9:30 Sujata had left home along with her daughter. After sometime the family

Mangaluru, Aug 2: A 40-year-old man lost his life when a speeding private bus knocked down his motorbike at Hosabettu junction in the city today. The victim has been identified as M K Mariyappa, a resident of Tarikere taluk in Chikkamagaluru district. He was working as a security supervisor in the city. Mariyappa was taking U-turn at Hosabettu junction when the bus plying from Udupi to Mangaluru

Bengaluru, Aug 2: The Congress leadership is said to be asking Siddaramaiah to enter national politics by contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, which is crucial for the party to come to power at the Centre. The central leadership considers him “Lok Sabha material” and a force to reckon with, sources in the KPCC said. The sources said Congress president Rahul Gandhi is impressed with the

Mangaluru, Aug 2: The Karnataka government will soon approve the proposal to establish a truck terminal in the vicinity of Baikampady Industrial Area in Mangaluru, assured U T Khader, minister for Urban Development, Housing and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge. Interacting with members of the Kanara Small Industries Association (KSIA) after receiving felicitations here, Mr. Khader said the

Bengaluru, Aug 2: The police have arrested a 25-year-old domestic help, who, along with her husband, allegedly stole 4 kg of gold and diamond jewellery, and two-and-a-half kg of silver articles from her employer. The total value of the items is estimated to be about Rs. 1.5 crore. They were stolen over a period of a year-and-a-half. With the money they got from allegedly selling the jewellery, the

Mangaluru, Aug 1: Passengers who had to fly from Mangaluru to Dubai by a SpiceJet flight in the early hours of Wednesday had to wait for more than 16 hours in the city to take off after the pilots reported sick with malaria. The flight, SG 59, was scheduled to leave at 12.45 a.m. However, it took off at 5 p.m. Hence, the number of passengers came down from the initial 188 to about 30 as many of