Karnataka

Ramanagar, Jan 26: Karnataka Energy Minister D K Shivakumar said that as there are many senior leaders in the Congress who are eligible to become the next chief minister, he was not in the race to be CM. After hoisting the flag here on Friday, Shivakumar spoke to reporters and said that he did have ambitions of becoming chief minister in the future, but he was willing to wait for the opportunity

Mysuru, Jan 26: An elephant and two tigers were found dead within 100 metres of a water body in Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Thursday, sending alarm bells ringing among conservationists and Forest Department staff. While the immediate cause is yet to be confirmed, authorities have not ruled out poisoning. The carcasses of the animals were found close to Hirekere water body in the Himavad Gopalswamy

Bengaluru, Jan 26: In a big relief for former Deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader R Ashoka, and B Karthik, a co-accused, the Karnataka high court on Thursday stayed investigation as well as further proceedings in relation to the FIR registered by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with Bagar-Hukum land scam. The interim order will be in force till March 31 and the final hearing on

As many as nine achievers from Karnataka figure on the list of those chosen for the prestigious Padma awards for 2018. Cue sports stalwart Pankaj Advani has been chosen for the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the country. Eight persons have been chosen for Padma Shri. Rudrapatnam Brothers — R.N. Thyagarajan and R.N. Tharanathan, Ibrahim Sutar and R. Satynarayana have all been

Mysuru, Jan 26: State BJP president and former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Thursday predicted that a poll outcome parallel to the election results in Uttar Pradesh is all set to happen in Karnataka. “BJP is poised to win 150 seats in the State,” he said. Speaking at the Parivarthana Yatra, which saw the presence of top BJP leaders including national president Amit Shah, here at the Maharaja

Bengaluru, Jan 26: Tablet computers for government school children and to those getting home-schooled, transport service in government schools and free higher education for merit students. These are some of the promises actor-turned-politician Upendra has made in a manifesto for the education sector - Super Education as it is called - that was released on Thursday. This is the third part of the

Mangaluru, Jan 25: A day after a 14-year-old girl student of Navodaya Minority Residential School at K R Pet in Mandya district was found hanged to death in her hostel room under suspicious circumstances, the police on Thursday (January 25) arrested one of her teachers who was accused of physically and mentally torturing her. The victim has been identified as Zaibunnisa (Safreena), a class eight

Mangaluru, Jan 25: The Alva’s Education Foundation located at Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city on Thursday witnessed yet another suicide. This time a II PU (science stream) student allegedly jumped off the fifth floor of the college building. Rachana (18), hailing from Chitradurga district, died in a hospital after the fall. Police sources said that the student left behind a suicide note

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jan 25: The Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations over the Mahadayi water sharing issue had little impact in twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi where normal life remaining unaffected on Thursday. In Mangaluru city, a group of activists of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike tried to stage a 'rail roko' at the central railway station. They sat on the rails in

Three IPS officers and 19 others from the police force have been chosen for the President’s police medal for their distinguished and meritorious services. Those honoured include B.A. Mahesh, DIGP, Recruitment; T.R. Suresh, Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru; and A. Jagadish, ACP, Traffic North, Bengaluru city, have been chosen for the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service. R.H. Naik