Karnataka

Belagavi, Nov 23: Karnataka government today said it has not been able to provide state-run bus transport service to 257 villages due to bad roads. This was stated in the Legislative Assembly by Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy in response to a question on rural bus connectivity through state transport corporations by BJP member Basavaraj Bommai during the Question Hour. These 257 villages

Banda, Nov 23: An 18-year-old student allegedly committed suicide after "failing to withdraw money" from the bank for submitting his examination fees at in Mavai Buzurg village here, police said. They said Suresh had been standing in queue for the past several days for withdrawing money to submit his examination fees but he could not succeed. After returning from the bank yesterday, he hanged

Bengaluru, Now 23: A van driver carrying new currency notes to ATM has allegedly fled away with Rs 1.37 crore in Bengaluru. The van was carrying cash to Bank of India's ATM on Wednesday afternoon. The cash van driver was supposed to reach to an ATM on KG Road in Bengaluru, which was running dry since the last couple of days. The cash van belonged to Bank of India's Bengaluru branch where a large

Udupi, Now 23: Concerned over the fall in cash inflow to cooperative societies following the Union government's move to demonetise Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes, the Udupi District Cooperatives Union has decided to approach high court. All the members of the union have agreed to approach the High Court on this issue as they had exhausted all other options, said Jayakar Shetty Indralli, director of

Panaji, Nov 23: A local cricketer was allegedly assaulted by two youths who also recorded a video of the offence that has gone viral on social media, police said today. "Teenage cricketer Gajanan Azgaonkar was assaulted by two youths in Taleigao locality about a fortnight back and the assault was shot on a video camera. The clip was later circulated on the social media," Panaji police inspector

Mangaluru, Nov 23: Within a couple of days after the new Rs 2,000 notes went into circulation, miscreants in many parts of the country had duped innocents using its colour photo copy. Now, the fake currency notes Rs 2,000 have surfaced in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district triggering panic among the people in coastal Karnataka. On Tuesday a resident of Punacha village near Vittla in

Udupi, Nov 23: An 80-year-old woman lost her life after accidentally falling into a rivulet at Padubelle village coming under the Shirva police station limits in Udupi district on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Dhara Madivalti (80), a local resident. According to the police, the woman had gone to wash her feet at a rivulet near the Mahalingeshwara Temple. She lost her balance and

Mangaluru, Nov 23: The Karnataka high court once again halted the performing of Kamabala, the buffalo race, in coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, stating that there's no justifiable exemption in conducting Kambala as buffaloes are not meant for racing. It also said that tradition cannot overtake the law. A division bench headed Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee on Tuesday made

Bengaluru, Nov 23: Popular environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka, the green crusader who has planted and tended to 400-odd banyan trees along a 4km stretch between Hulikar and Kudur, has made it to the BBC's 100 Women 2016 list. The list returned for its fourth season on November 22, unveiling the most influential and inspirational women from across the globe. Now 105, Thimmakka earned the prefix

Dehradun, Nov 23: Seven persons on Tuesday died and three others got injured when a four-wheeler they were returning in from a rally of BJP president Amit Shah fell into a gorge in Almora district, officials said. The accident took place at Sangaon between Bhanauli and Kablikhan when 10 persons were returning from the 'Parivartan Rally' at Almora in a Bolero, District Disaster Management office