Karnataka

Mangaluru/Bengaluru, May 26: Setting the stage for the onset of the southwest monsoon over Karnataka, the coastal districts and other parts of the state received heavy rain last night. At least five persons were killed due to lighting strikes in last two days in different parts. A powerful lighting strike claimed the life of a 36-year-old woman at Nellikaru village in Moodbidri of Dakshina Kannada

New Delhi, MAY 26: Girls outshone boys for yet another consecutive year in the Class XII board examinations held by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The board announced the results of the examinations for all regions on Saturday. Ghaziabad’s Meghna Srivastava emerged as the country topper in the board examinations while Anouska Chandra from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh came second. The

Mangaluru, May 26: The police have arrested two persons for an irresponsible WhatsApp post wherein Muslim women were threatened to be murder if they ate at food stalls in malls during Ramadan fast. The controversial message was reportedly posted on a WhatsApp group on May 17, when the month of Ramadan started. When miscreants began to circulate it widely, a complaint was filed with the Manglauru

Mysuru, May 26: A 43-year-old techie murdered his wife and daughter before attempting to kill himself at his residence in Vijayanagar Fourth Stage, here on the eve of his 12th wedding anniversary. According to the police, Prajwal was under depression as he lost his job after the company locked out. Even Savitha resigned from her job. According to sources, joblessness had destroyed peace in their

Kasaragod, May 26: A court here has awarded rigorous imprisonment (RI) for life to a 38-year-old man for strangulating to death his three-year-old son at Panathady here in July 2015. The District Additional Court (1) also slapped Rs. 50,000 on M.A. Raju, a resident of Myilatty Colony under the Rajapuram police station limits. The court ordered that the fine amount be paid to the boy’s mother

Bengaluru, May 26: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist/activist Gauri Lankesh is all set to file a chargesheet against accused K T Naveen Kumar next week. Naveen, a resident of Maddur in Mandya and founder of Hindu Yuva Sena, was arrested by Central Crime Branch (CCB) police in connection with a firearms case in mid-February this year, when his complicity in the

Bengaluru, May 26: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday defended his decision to accept the offer of the Congress to head a coalition government stating it was to remove a “black mark” on his father H D Deve Gowda for which he felt he was responsible. Participating in a discussion during a motion for vote of confidence that he had sought in the Assembly, Kumaraswamy said he joining hands with

Bengaluru, May 26: With Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy winning the floor test in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, the ministry formation exercise gained momentum as the coalition partners parleyed on the distribution of key portfolios. Kumaraswamy, his brother-JD(S) leader H D Revanna, former chief minister Siddaramaiah, AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal and Deputy

Bengaluru, May 26: A day after the family of a lynch victim charged that kidney racket was behind the killing, the police continued to ignore the claim and instead, branded the victim as “mentally ill.” Even before the police established any contact with the family of the victim Kalu Ram, City Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar announced that the deceased was mentally ill and was killed because

Bengaluru, May 26: After 10 days of confinement, Congress and JD(S) legislators walked free on Friday when the alliance proved its majority in the Legislative Assembly. The legislators were holed up together since the night of May 16, a day after the Congress and the JD(S) announced their post-poll alliance, to keep them from being poached by the BJP. Now, however, some legislators are expected to