Karnataka

Chikkamagaluru, Feb 6: A sitting councillor of the BJP is among seven people to be arrested in Chikkamagaluru on Sunday for running cricket betting through a WhatsApp group. C S Ravikumar, who represents ward number 29 in the City Municipal Council, was apprehended by the District Crime Intelligence Bureau. He is said to be close to the BJP Chikkamagaluru MLA, C T Ravi. Other suspects are Abhi, a

Bengaluru, Feb 6: The Union government on Sunday launched the first phase of the all India Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine immunisation campaign from Bengaluru for the four states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Goa and the Union Territory of Puducherry. The campaign is a part of the Central government's mission to eliminate measles and control the congenital rubella syndrome in

Mangaluru, Feb 5: In what can be termed as a case ofhate crime' against an Indian in Uganda, a youth from coastal Karnataka who lives along with his wife and three children in the East African nation, is allegedly being blackmailed by a company after fixing him in afalse case.' The family of Abdul Rasheed (33), son of Mohammed Shafi from Panakaje village in Belthangady taluk on the outskirts of

Bengaluru, Feb 5: Karnataka government has received environmental clearance for expanding the command area of Upper Krishna Irrigation Project (UKIP) to provide irrigation facilities for the drought-prone areas in three districts -- Bijapur, Bagalkot and Raichur at a cost of Rs 3,710 crore. Presently, UKIP is irrigating 6,22,000 hectares of command area, providing irrigation facility to desert

Mangaluru, Feb 5: The Caribbean gale of the cricket, Chris Gayle, on Sunday took Mangaluru by storm on his maiden visit to the coastal Karnataka. On hearing the news of the Jamaican cricketer's arrival, hundreds of his crazy fans thronged Balmatta Road causing traffic jam for some time. The batting spine of West Indies and Royal Challengers Bangalore was the city to inaugurate the Rathna's Wine

Gadag, Feb 5: Villagers stormed Lakshmeshwara police station near Shirahatti in Shirahatti taluk of Gadag district on Sunday and after the death of a lorry driver while he was in police lock-up. A tense atmosphere prevailed in the area as the angry mob ransacked the police station accusing the cops of beating the detained youth to death last night. The agitators also tried to set fire to the

New Delhi, Feb 5: The Centre has formed a six-member committee to give a report on ways to improve India's Haj policy and also look into issue of subsidy to the pilgrimage in light of 2012 Supreme Court order on gradually reducing and abolishing it by 2022. Former Consulate General of India (CGI), Jeddah, Afzal Amanullah has been appointed as convener of the high-level panel, Union Minister of

Bengaluru, Feb 5: More than a month after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched Karnataka's first air ambulance service in Bengaluru, a patient was airlifted for the first time on Saturday. Sandeep (25) is an engineer from Belagavi who was in Ballari visiting a plant for inspection. While taking photographs, he fell into a pit and was exposed to toxic chemicals and gases. He suffered respiratory

Chikkamagaluru, Feb 5: When a visibly upset Divya, a 19-year-old from Chikkamagaluru district, went to the Ajjampura police stationand took out a foetus from a carry bag, the police were shocked. Apparently, her loverhad fled, leaving her pregnantand she wanted the cops to bring him back so that she could marry him. According to the Ajjampura police, Divya claimed she had a miscarriage. "We were

Udupi, Feb 5: Nearly 2,400 files were pending before the Lokayukta in Karnataka as the institution had no head for one year and two months, said P Vishwanath Shetty, who recently took charge as Lokayukta chief. Speaking to presspersons, here on Saturday Mr. Shetty said that he had already cleared some of the files. About 4,000 files were pending with the Upalokayuktas. Though the Lokayukta was not