Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 27: The state-owned Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) along with three other transport corporations called for their strike after three days, on Wednesday. The government and the employees finally agreed on a 12.5 per cent wage hike. The wage hike was announced on Wednesday and soon after, the employees ended their strike. After holding discussions with the

Karur, Jul 27: Around 250 Dalit families in Vedaranyam and Karur districts of Tamil Nadu have expressed their willingness to say goodbye to Hindu dharma and embrace Islam after they were denied entry into temples. Over 200 Dalit families near Vedaranyam claim to have been banned from participating in the temple festival, while 35 Dalit families in Karur complai that they were barred from even

Mandsaudi, Jul 27: As policemen watched, two Muslim women were slapped, kicked and abused in the public by a group of Hindutva activists at a railway station in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. In a mobile phone video taken by one of the many spectators who did nothing to stop the attack at Mandsaur, around 350 km from state capital Bhopal, policemen are seen making no serious attempts to

New Delhi, Jul 27: With over six lakh people succumbing to cancer every year and more than ten lakh new cases are reported in the country, the government has said air pollution and unhealthy lifestyles are among the major risk factors for the disease. It said that around seven per cent of all deaths in the country are due to various types of cancers. "As reported by World Health Organisation (WHO)

Mangaluru, Jul 27: A gang of thieves has stolen gold ornaments and silver articles from two temples in Ramakunja and Noojibaltila villages in Puttur taluk. The gold and silver articles worth around Rs. 4 lakh were stolen from Ullalti temple in Noojibaltila village in the early hours of Monday. The Kadaba police said that a gang of persons climbed the five-ft high compound wall and entered the

Manila, Jul 27: Karnataka-born Bezwada Wilson, a prolific campaigner for eradication of manual scavenging in India, and Carnatic singer T M Krishna from Chennai, were today chosen for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2016. Apart from the two Indians, four others have been selected for the award -- Conchita Carpio-Morales of the Philippines, Dompet Dhuafa of Indonesia, Japan Overseas

Mangaluru, Jul 27: A 22-year-old youth died after the vehicle in which he was travelling rammed into a tree near Gurupura Kaikamba in Bajpe police station limits on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Muneer (22), a resident of Jokatte village, who was working for a stockist of grocery items in Bajpe. On Tuesday, he was on the way to deliver grocery items to different shops. He was

Bengaluru, Jul 27: A private bus travelling from Bengaluru to Hubli-Dharwad today caught fire. The incident took place around 11 pm near a place called Varoor. 16 persons were travelling onboard and three lost their lives in the fire. Preliminary reports from the police say that it is believed that the bus was carrying liquor bottles and cigarettes and these combustible material could have caused

Bengaluru:?Jul 27: A complaint has been filed with the Election?Commission of India (ECI) seeking disqualification of 11 MLAs and two other legislators of the state as they held positions of office-of-profit. The complaint filed by one B?R?Prasad of Hassan district has named 11 parliamentary secretaries and three other legislators for holding positions of office-of-profit and has sought their

Bengaluru, Jul 27: The deadlock between the government and the unions representing the state transport corporations (STCs) over hike in wages remained unresolved on Tuesday. Hardening its stand, the government said it was contemplating invoking the Essential Services Maintenance Act (Esma) if the agitating employees did not report for duty by Wednesday evening. Sources said employees absenting