Karnataka

Mysuru, Feb 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated the double line electrified railway track between Mysuru and Bengaluru to the nation. He also flagged off the inaugural run of the new Palace Queen Humsafar Express train linking Mysuru with Udaipur which was hauled by a WAP 7 class electric locomotive. With this, the entire 139 km stretch between the Bengaluru and Mysuru has been

Hosapete, Feb 19: A tense situation prevailed in Hosapete as procession taken out by Hindu Jagaran Vedike (HJV) to mark Chhatrapathi Shivaji Jayanti took a violent turn on Monday. According to sources, a clash broke out when a few Muslim youths opposed HJV activists tying flag to a pole and raising provocative slogans. Enraged by this, HJV workers began pelting stones at the nearby mosque and

Kannur, Feb 19: Two Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) workers were arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old Youth Congress worker in Kerala's Kannur on February 13. The arrested accused will be produced before the court today. On Sunday, Kerala police arrested eight people in connection with the murder of Youth Congress leader M Shuaib. M. Shuaib was hacked to

Bengaluru, Feb 19: Mohammed Nalapad, son of Shanthi Nagar MLA NA Haris, surrendered to Cubbon Park police on Monday morning. The police had registered an FIR against Nalapad for allegedly attacking a Vidvat, a local youth along with his friends after an argument at a pub in UB City Mall on Saturday. BJP, JDS stage protest Meanwhile the case took a political turn. Following Nalapad’s surrender

Puttur, Feb 19: Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde has kicked up another row. This time, by making a controversial remark on the way people speak Kannada. Speaking at a programme here, he said, "there are a few people who can translate English to pure Kannada. Barring people from undivided Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada, others do not have

Chikkaballapur, Feb 19: A young activist of Congress party was killed following a clash between two factions in the district Congress and subsequent baton charge by the police on Sunday. The deceased, Vinay (25), was a resident of Chamarajpet in Chikkaballapur. Supporters of MLA D K Sudhakar and Naveen Kiran locked horns with each other at Siddeshwar Bhavan where the Congress poll observers had

Bengaluru, Feb 19: Swamijis and heads of mutts who are are facing serious charges like rape and adultery, are likely to be excluded from Sanatana Dharma Samvardhini Sabha. A decision to this effect taken in a meeting of pontiffs headed by Bharati Thirtha Swami, the pontiff of Sringeri Sharada Peetham. The minutes of the meeting, which lists four decisions taken by seven seers, including the

Mandya, Feb 18: Farmers’ leader and Sarvodaya Karnataka Party MLA K S Puttannaiah died on Sunday following a massive cardiac arrest in Mandya. He was 69. According to sources, Puttannaiah suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed while watching a Kabaddi tournament at Vishweshwaraiah stadium in Mandya. He was immediately rushed to the Wims Hospital where he breathed his last. A farmers’ rights

Karwar, Feb 18: A carcass of a giant dolphin washed ashore at the Ravindranath Tagore beach in Karwar on Sunday morning. The body of the dolphin, first spotted by a fisherman, was lying on the shore. It is assumed that the fish might have died a week ago. Aquatic life specialists and forest department officials visited the spot and inspected the dead dolphin. The carcass was buried in the sands

Bengaluru Feb 18: Former minister and Welfare Party of India leader B T Lalitha Naik on Sunday denied a claim by the All India Mahila Empowerment Party (AIMEP) that she had joined the party. "I have not joined AIMEP or any other party, and I have no intention to join any party in the coming days. This is my firm decision," Lalitha said. The AIMEP had, in a statement released to the media recently