Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 30: The Nandini Layout police have arrested three people over suspicions that they threw stones and assaulted a JD(S) corporator's driver and party workers near Laggere on Sunday night. The police arrested Harish, Anand and Kishore, all residents of Rajarajeshwari Nagar, following a complaint by one Jagadish. The complainant is JD(S) corporator Manjula Narayanaswamy's driver. All

Bengaluru, May 30: The 66th city civil court has reserved for Wednesday its order on the bail petition of Mohammed Nalapad Haris, accused in an attempt-to-murder case. Nalapad and his six friends were arrested for allegedly attacking a youth in a UB City restaurant on the night of February 17. Nalapad has been in Central Prison since February 20. His bail plea was earlier rejected by the trial

Bengaluru, May 30: Over 50 people waited for Chief Minister Kumaraswamy’s first janata darshan (public grievance redressal meeting) at his home office Krishna on Tuesday, but it started three hours late. For M Gangappa, a chest cancer patient, waiting three hours was no big deal. He has been running from pillar to post seeking financial aid for eight years. “We only hope that our plea will be

Mangaluru, May 29: Heavy rain on Tuesday claimed four lives in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi and crippled traffic in Mangaluru as roads were inundated. As a precaution, the district administration has declared holidays for schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district on Wednesday. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday

New Delhi, May 29: The Southwest Monsoon hit Kerala today, three days before the schedule, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The early arrival of the monsoon is expected to boost agricultural output in the world's fastest growing major economy. Monsoon delivers nearly 70 percent of rains that the country needs. This is the earliest start to the monsoon, the lifeblood of India's $2

Karwar, May 29: Two fishermen are missing after two fishing boats that left for Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, submerged in the Arabian Sea at a distance of 21 nautical miles from the Karnataka coast. The ill-fated boasts, Angel-1 and Angel-2, were carrying six fishermen. Locals say that the boats perhaps, had suffered extensive damage caused by the lashing waves. According to Fisheries department sources

Kottayam (Kerala), May 29: The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by various political parties and Dalit organisations in Kottayam district to protest the alleged 'honour killing' of a 23-year-old man, affected normal life on Tuesday. Shops, markets, and business establishments remained closed in many parts of the district while private bus terminus in various towns wore a deserted look in the hartal

Bengaluru, May 29: The Bengaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old engineer who used to order expensive cameras and lenses on rent from online portals and sell them on other portals after posting advertisements. The Sampigehalli police arrested Karthik Addagarla of Visakhapatnam and have seized cameras and zoom lenses worth Rs 12 lakh from him. The police also learnt that Addagarla was an inter

Hyderabad, May 29: The H D Kumaraswamy-led coalition government in Karnataka will not be able to complete its full term and either the BJP will have to take over the mantle or there will be a mid-term election in the state, BJP general secretary Muralidhar Rao said. Addressing the Telangana BJP State Executive meeting here, Rao alleged that Congress president Rahul Gandhi had "miserably failed" in

Bengaluru, May 29: Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday said that he would let the people of the state know his decision on the contentious farm loan waiver. “I will place all issues related to loan waiver before the people on Wednesday in Bengaluru,” Kumaraswamy said in New Delhi. His announcement comes shortly after his predecessor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B.S