Karnataka

New Delhi, Sep 27: Internet giant Google has announced Google Station, which the company claims will bring fast and affordable Wi-Fi to millions of people across India. Under the service, Google plans to rollout Wi-Fi hot spots at public places such as malls, metro stations, cafes and universities across the country. The announcement was made at an event organised by the company in Gurugram today

Manipal, Sep 27: Educational hub Manipal will be one of the new test centres for the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)'s NMAT exam in the state from this year. Bengaluru was the only centre all along. GMAC has also announced other test centers opening from this year in Pune, Gurgaon, Jamshedpur and Manipal. The move is aimed at encouraging young MBA professionals from these cities as

Mandya, Sep 27: Amidst uproar over looming water crisis across Karnataka, the water level in Krishna Raja Sagar dam has hit a record low. The dam now resembles more of a rocky terrain in the dry districts of north Karnataka rather than a reservoir. According to sources in the Water Resources department, this is the first time since 1969 that expanses of the terrain especially on the eastern and

Bengaluru, Sep 27: A woman and her mother-in-law were found brutally murdered with their throats in the main hall of a duplex house on 11th main, Vasanthnagar in central Bengaluru on Monday. The victims were identified as Latha Dinesh (38) and her mother-in-law Santoshi Bai (58). “The two were murdered when they were having breakfast, probably between 10.30 and 11 am,” DCP?(Central)?Sandeep Patil

Chikkamagaluru, Sep 27: Professional burglars have decamped with gold valuables and cash, all valued at Rs 4.77 crore from a financing company in Chikkamagaluru. The burglary occurred at the Manappuram Finance outlet on Mallandur Road. They thieves entered the strong-room after cutting a hole into the rooftop of the office. The burglars made away with 13.149 kg of gold valuables worth Rs 3.96

New Delhi, Sep 27: An advocate, who has approached the Supreme Court against an order quashing the sanction by the then governor H R?Bhardwaj for prosecution of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, on Monday sought a week's time to approach the trial court for action in land scam cases. A bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Abhay Manohar Sapre allowed the plea by Prashant Kumar, appearing for

Mangaluru, Sep 27: In a major step towards for effective administration, the Council of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has approved the creation of three zones in the civic body. The zonal offices are expected to start functioning from October 15. The decision was taken at a special meeting chaired by Mayor K Harinath. The zonal headquarter designated for the zone 1 is in Surathkal. The offices

Mangaluru, Sep 27: A class 9 student of a private English medium school in Venoor in Dakshina Kannada district is in a serious condition after being brutally attacked by the school administrator. A case has been registered against Girish, the administrator of Kumbhashree English Medium School at Venoor police station. He is reportedly at large. The 14-year-old girl, who suffered injuries due to

Mangaluru, Sep 26: The city based Kanachur Islamic Education Trust on Monday formally launched its paramedical courses by formally inducting the first batch of students for the academic year 2016-17 in a grand ceremony. Kanachur College of Nursing Sciences, Kanachur College of Physiotherapy and Kanachur College of Paramedical Sciences (BSc Medical Laboratory Technology and BSc Optometry) are the

Mangaluru, Sep 26: Naveen D Padil, the comedy king of Tulu theatre and film industry is all set enter the fourth season of the Kannada reality television series Bigg Boss Kannada. Known widely in the circles of Tulu theatre from his acting performances as a "Master of Comedy and Tragedy", 47-year-old Mr Padil is called "Kusalda Arase" (The King of Happiness). Mr Padil along with Devadas Kapikad