Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 30: The fraudulent real-estate and finance firms have duped Rs 17.93 lakh people, swindling them of Rs 3,273 crore between 2006 and 2016 in Karnataka, according to the Criminal Investigation Department. CID has found that several thousands of people duped in real estate and investment scams in different parts of the state have not approached the police. Director General of Police H

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies on Sunday observing a state-wide dawn-to-dusk hartal in Kerala after an RSS activist was hacked to death allegedly by a group of CPI(M) workers at Sreekaryam in Thiruvananthapuram around 9.30 p.m. on Saturday. S.N. Rajesh, 34, who had suffered deeps wounds in his hands and legs breathed his last at a private hospital. He was

Udupi, Jul 30: The Karnataka government has announced cash reward for the Kannadiga players of Indian women’s cricket team that finished runners-up in the recent ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup-2017 held in England. Congratulating the team, Minister for Sports and Youth Empowerment Pramod Madhwaraj announced a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh each for Rajeshwari Gayakwad from Vijayapura and Veda

Udupi, Jul 29: A youth was killed when a speeding private pus knocked down his two-wheeler at Padubidri in Udupi district on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Avinash Devadiga (28), a resident of Kilpady Kubevooru near Mulky. He was going from Padubidri to Mulky when the bus, which had filled fuel at a petrol bunk in Padubidri, came from the wrong side and hit his two-wheeler. A case has

Hubballi, Jul 29: Leaders of Lingayat community in different districts in North Karnataka region, who met here on Saturday under the banner of Lingayat Swatantra Dharma Horata Vedike, resolved to submit a memorandum to the chief minister, seeking the recommendation to the Union Government for getting the constitutional status of an independent religion for Lingayatism. The meeting chaired by MLC

Mangaluru, Jul 29: The Campus Front of India (CFI) has taken a dig at Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel for his silence over the suspicious death of a high school student from the latter’s home town. 15-year-old Kavya Poojary, daughter of Lokesh and Baby, residents of Devara Gudde in Kateel on the outskirts of the city, was found hanging on July 20 in the hostel room of Alva’s Education

Mangaluru, Jul 29: Various organisations including students groups and political parties have continued to press for a high level probe into the mysterious suicide case of Kavya Poojary, a Class 10 student of Alva’s High School, Moodbidri. The 16 year-old girl, who was also a state level badminton player, was found hanging at her hostel room on the evening of July 20. She was rushed to a hospital

Mangaluru, Jul 29: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has advised its broadband users to change the default system password after a section of its broadband system was hit by a malware attack earlier this week. It is reported that more than 60,000 BSNL broadband modems across Karnataka Telecom Circle have became dysfunctional after a malware attack since Wednesday night. "The situation has been

Bengaluru, Jul 29: The government of Karnataka has formed a six-member committee of experts to examine the Smart City plans prepared by seven major cities to use technology in governance. Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Belagavi, Davangere, Hubballi-Dharwad, Shivamogga and Tumakuru have been chosen under the Centre’s Smart Cities Mission and each will get up to Rs 500 crore. These cities have announced

Mandya, Jul 29: Thousands of train passengers on the Mysuru-Bengaluru stretch had a harrowing time on Friday as services were stopped for over two hours after the Tipu Express hit two buffaloes and came to a halt near Hanakere railway station, about 50km from Mysuru. According to railway officials, the loco pilot of Tipu Express, going from Mysuru to Bengaluru, applied brakes at 12.10pm when he