Karnataka

Mysuru, Oct 26: Five persons were killed and over 15 injured after a KSRTC bus and a truck collided head-on near Bannikuppe in Bilikere Police Station limits in Mysuru district on Wednesday. Police gave the names of the deceased as Sadhashiva, Devaraj and Ramappa, all travelling in the bus. The identity of the truck driver and his assistant is yet to be ascertained, according to Mysuru

Bantwal, Oct 26: In a tragic incident, a sand labourer lost his life after jumping into river in his bid to evade arrest during a police raid on an illegal sand extraction site at a remote village in Bantwal taluk on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Sharif (30), said to be a local resident. The incident occurred when sleuths from Bantwal rural police station raided the sand

Dubai, Oct 26: It's official. Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha, a premium organisation of non-resident Kannadigas (NRKs) in United Arab Emirates, has decided to drop Yuva Birgade leader Chakravarty Sulibele from its guests' list for the impendingKarnataka Rajyotsava' celebration in the wake of fierce opposition from several Kannadiga expats. “We had invited Mr Sulibele as chief guest for the Rajyotsava

Bengaluru, Oct 26: In a huge relief to senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, a special CBI court here today acquitted him along with his two sons and son-in-law in a Rs 40 crore illegal mining case. In a judgement delivered at a packed court hall, Judge R B Dharmagouder also exonerated nine other accused in the kickback case which had cost Yeddyurappa his Chief

New Delhi, Oct 26: A professor died at Aligarh Muslim University's hospital on Wednesday after hospital authorities reportedly could not arrange ambulance for him for over six hours. D Murthy, a professor from Modern Indian Languages faculty, was a cancer patient and he was on ventilator. Campus surgeon Dr Md Aslam said Prof. Murthy was cancer patient and he was referred to Delhi hospital after

Bengaluru, Oct 26: The suicide spree of cops has continued in Karnataka in spite of the earnest appeal from chief minister not to resort to the extreme step. Rajanna, an assistant sub-inspector was found dead in an agricultural field at Doddabelavangala, Doddaballapur, on Tuesday. 58-year-old Rajanna was attached with Devanahalli police station. Police recovered a pesticide bottle and spraying

Mangaluru, Oct 26: A man lost his life and another suffered critical injuries after the collision of two speeding two-wheelers at Panjinadka near Kinnigoli on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Ilyas (42), a resident of Angaragudde village who was dealing with garments. Rakshith Shetty (30), a resident of Shimanthur is battling for life at a hospital in

Bengaluru, Oct 26: In a relief toKannada actor Darshan Toogudeep, the high court on Tuesday ordered status quo on the proceedings initiated by the district administration against his house at Ideal Homes Layout in Raja Rajeshwarinagar. Passing an interim order, Justice S Abdul Nazeer directed the government to file its response to the actor's petition. During the hearing, the court wanted to know

New Delhi, Oct 26: Concerned over corruption in state universities, the Karnataka government today said it was working on a new bill that seeks to bring transparency in the functioning of 23 varsities and ensures quality education. At present, there are 23 universities in the state and each one is governed by a separate law. "We are almost in the process of finalising the Comprehensive Karnataka

New Delhi, Oct 26: A youth pursuing a PhD from the Jawaharlal Nehru University was found deadunder mysterious circumstances in his room at a hostel inside the campus on Tuesday night. Police say that the youth had locked himself up inside the room for the past three days. Other students at the hostel reported about a foul smell from the room following which the security officials were informed