Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 23: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Talapady near Ullal in Mangalore taluk following a clash between two groups over an insane issue. The incident provoked to the bus drivers to resort to strike leaving hundreds of commuters stranded. According to hospital sources, at least six people sustained injuries, a couple of them severely in the clash. The injured have been identified as

Bangalore, Jul 23: Karnataka government may set up a fast-track court to try those named in the Rs 16,085 crore mining scam in the state, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah indicated today, even as he favoured raising royalty on iron ore. "Let's do it also", Siddaramaiah told Basavaraj Rayareddy (Congress), who stressed that there is a need to set up a fast-track court, during question hour in the state

Hassan, Jul 23: Eight people were killed and more than 70 injured when a KSRTC bus in which they were travelling plunged into Vishnusamudra tank on the outskirts of Belur in Hassan district on Tuesday morning. Of the injured, 51 were admitted to Government Hospital in Hassan. Thirty-four were treated at Belur Taluk Hospital. There were 115 passengers, mostly schoolchildren, in the bus when the

Bangalore, Jul 23: The taxpayer has just paid Rs. 5 crore for 30 luxury SUVs for Karnataka ministers; each costs about Rs. 14 lakh, except for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's Toyota Fortuner, which has been bought for Rs. 22 lakhs. Garaged meanwhile at a government guest house in Bangalore, are cars in perfectly good condition, bought for the BJP ministers of the previous Jagadish Shettar regime

Bangalore, Jul 23: Abdul Nasar Ma'dany, an accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial bomb blasts, on Monday moved the Karnataka High Court seeking bail. This is the third time Ma'adani is moving the High Court for bail on health reasons even as his two earlier pleas for release on bail were rejected. Justice H N Nagamohan Das, before whom the petitions came up for hearing, adjourned further hearing to

Mangalore, Jul 23: The appointment of presidents to various Academies has now reached the Court with sacking of some, resignation by some and continuation by many more. Former Presidents of Beary Academy's Rahim Uchil, Yakshayana Bayalata Academy Prof M L Samaga and Lalitha Kala Academy's Chi Su Krishna Shetty have moved to the High Court stating that the present government has sacked them from

Manipal, Jul 23: In a heart-rending tragedy, a three-year-old girl died in a private hospital here on Monday, two days after falling into hot water The incident had taken place at Yerlapady village in Karkala taluk on July 19. According to Karkala town police, Samridhi (3) fell into a hot water vessel, which her mother had kept to give her a bath. She had been immediately rushed to Kasturba

Mangalore, Jul 23: Mangalore and Bangalore international airports have been put on high alert following an intelligence alert and in view of Ramadan fasting and upcoming Independence Day. The Intelligence Bureau has reportedly warned about a possible attack on some airports in the country, according to a senior official with the Airports Authority of India at the airport. The official said that

Bijapur, Jul 23: Eighteen people, including a child and four women, were killed and four seriously injured when a Bijapur-bound van in which they were travelling from Gulbarga rammed into a private bus near Mallayyana temple at Chikkasindagi on the outskirts of Sindagi town on NH-218 on Monday. The injured were admitted to Sindagi Government Hospital. Later, they were shifted to Solapur in

Mangalore, Jul 22: Two pre-university students were hospitalized with injuries after being assaulted by a group of miscreants near Gorigudda in the city on Monday. The injured have been identified as Moosa Mirshaf (19) and Ramsheed (20), both residents of Manjeshwar. They are II PUC students at Star Education Institution, Mangalore. It is learnt that while Ramsheed and Moosa Mirshaf were