Karnataka

Bengaluru/Mangaluru, Jul 25: Protestors damaged over 100 buses across Karnataka on Monday the first day of the strike called by employees of all four transport corporations in the state: KSRTC, BMTC, NEKRTC and NWKRTC. 49 KSRTC buses, 4 BMTC buses, 12 NWKRTC and 27 NEKRTC buses were damaged as of 9 am this morning, causing a loss of Rs 8,97,300 for all corporations. Later more buses were damaged

Bengaluru, Jul 25: Normal life was affected on Monday across Karnataka, including the IT capital here, with over one lakh employees of four state road transport corporations commencing an indefinite strike, seeking wage hike. As the employees struck work since last midnight, office-goers waiting at bus stops was a common sight across the city, while thousands who had come down to Bengaluru from

Chikkamagaluru, Jul 25: A Dalit family that was attacked by a group of Bajrang Dal activists two weeks ago for consuming beef has said that they slaughtered a cow for food and not hurt anyone's sentiment. Palaraj, a resident of Kunduru colony, said it was true that he had killed a cow for food. “But, is it right on the part of Bajrang Dal members to beat us black and blue. Is their act justified,”

Udupi, Jul 25: Sibling rivalry took an ugly turn in Udupi district when a teenage girl committed suicide because she felt her parents loved her younger sister more. 18-year-old Pragati Shetty, was a native of Bidkalkatte in Kundapur Taluk of Udupi district. In her suicide note, she said that her parents did not love her enough and never paid a visit to her in the hostel where she stayed. She also

Kasaragod, Jul 25: The Karnataka police have arrested two youths from Bengaluru on the charge of abducting a Kerala businessman. The arrested are Tahir Husain, 28 and Abdul Kareem, 24, both residents of Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The duo, along with their accomplices had abducted Abubaker Siddiqui, a businessman, who was on his way to his native in Kerala, on July 13. Siddiqui, Basheer, Mohammed and

Chandigarh, Jul 25: Punjab Police on Sunday night arrested AAP MLA Naresh Yadav who has been booked in connection with the alleged Malerkotla sacrilege incident of Quran on June 24. “We arrested AAP MLA Naresh Yadav from his house in Delhi. He will be produced in a Malerkotla court on Monday,” Punjab Police, IG (Patiala Zone), Paramraj Singh Umra Nangal said. He said a team of Punjab police was

Madikeri, Jul 25: In an embarrassment for senior Congress leader and forest minister B Ramanath Rai, his son is said to have created a ruckus in public in Kodagu district on Sunday. According to sources, Mr Rai's son Deepak and three of his friends were consuming alcohol and making merry on the road close to the coffee estate in Srimangala near Virajpet. When the estate owner Nandemada Teja told

Bengaluru, Jul 25: Lakhs of commuters are stranded across the state as members of the KSRTC Staff and Worker's Federation started their indefinite strike from last night, demanding at least 30 per cent hike in their salaries and other perks. The state government made alternative arrangements for the people and also empowered Deputy Commissioners to declare two-day holiday for schools and colleges

Bengaluru, Jul 25: Home Minister G Parameshwara on Sunday said yoga, meditation and counselling sessions will be conducted for policemen to help them withstand pressure. The sessions will be conducted every week, he said at the passing out parade of the 61st batch of civil police constables at Karnataka State Police Training School at Channapatna in Ramanagara district. “The cops work under

Bengaluru/Chikkamagaluru, Jul 25: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sleuths arrested a 22-year-old man in the city on Sunday evening in connection with the suicide case of suspended police officer Kallappa Handibag. The suspect was identified as Joy Milton, 22, a resident of Anepalya and a bouncer in a city pub located in Bellandur, said the police. On a tip-off, the police arrested him