Karnataka

Yadgir, Apr 8: In what could have been a major tragedy, a car belonging to a BJP leader in Yadagir suddenly burst into flames, while the vehicle was still in motion. Astonishingly, Dr Sharanabhoopala Reddy, an MLA ticket aspirant for May 12 polls, who was seated inside the car escaped unhurt. The incident occurred at Ibrahimpura Cross in Yadagir district, on Sunday afternoon. Reddy had bought the

Hubballi, Apr 8: At least four persons a family were killed and many others injured in a head-on collision between a SUV and a government bus in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The accident occurred near Murakatti cross on the Dharwad-Huliyal route. Four people in the SUV were killed on the spot and five were grievously injured in the mishap. The deceased have been identified as Imran Makam Dhara

Bengaluru, Apr 8: ICC president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday promised abolition of contractual employment of safai karamcharis all over India if his party came to power in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Rahul spent nearly 15 minutes interacting with a group of safai karamcharis - pourakarmikas as they are known in Karnataka - during the last day of his Janaarshirvada Yatra in Bengaluru. "If we get to govern

Mangaluru, Apr 8: The police have filed a charge-sheet against 11 persons in connection with the murder of Mohammed Bashir, a fast food joint owner, in Kottara Chowki here on January 3. The charge-sheet was filed by investigation officer and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Panambur Sub Divison, D.S. Rajendra, before the III Judicial Magistrate First Class Court. The 47-year-old Bashir was

Bengaluru, Apr 8: In order to avoid any kind of rebellion by ticket aspirants, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G Parameshwara are jointly finalizing the list of candidates for May 12 assembly polls. The final list will be soon forwarded to New Delhi just for a formal approval. According to reports the Congress had asked Siddaramaiah and Parameshwara

Bengaluru, Apr 8: The head of Basava Dharma Peetha at Kudalasangama, Mathe Mahadevi, has openly gave a call to the Lingayat community to back the Congress and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Karnataka assembly polls as the state government has considered their demand for a separate religion despite widespread opposition. At the Lingayat Matadhipathigala Vedike’s meeting here, she came down on the

Udupi, Apr 8: A 25-year-old civic labourer died after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a manhole at M-Kodi near Kasaba village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district on Saturday. The deceased is Sandeep, a Dalit youth from Thekatte. His mother was a former Thekatte gram panchayat member. The incident happened when Sandeep and few others were engaged for cleaning work by one Abdul Khader Geelani as

Mangaluru, Apr 8: The Dakshina Kannada district police on Saturday arrested an elderly man nearly four decades after he attempted to kidnap a person in Belthangady on the outskirts of the city. The arrested man has been identified as Antony Rodrigues (70), a resident of Maddadka in Belthangady. Police picked him from Lorettopadav in Bantwal and produced before the court. The case dates back to

Bagalkot, Apr 7: In what could come as an embarrassment for the ruling Congress in Karnataka, an audio clip of an intimate conversation between Jamakhandi MLA Siddu Nyamagouda, and a woman, said to be a party worker, has gone viral on social media. 68-year-old Nyamagouda is a veteran Congress leader from Bagalkot, who served as union minister in the past. The 16-minute audio conversation has

Dubai, Apr 7: An Indian driver in Dubai has hit a jackpot by winning a whopping Dirham 12 million (USD 3.2 million or Indian Rs. 21 crore) in a raffle draw in Abu Dhabi, the latest addition to the long list of lucky winners from India. John Varughese, who has been working as a driver for a private company since 2016 when he came to Dubai from Kerala, won the huge amount at the Big Ticket raffle