Karnataka

Udupi, Jul 17: A 44-year-old woman died after falling off from a private bus at Brahmagiri here on Tuesday. The deceased is Vimala, a daily wage worker at District Government Hospital. Sources said that she was standing in the rear part of the bus. The rash and negligent driving by the bus driver said to be the reason for the tragedy. The woman suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced

Bantwal, Jul 17: Teachers mould the children, they say. But, here in Karla Higher Primary school, of Perne GP, the students have to play the role of the teachers too, thereby shaping themselves. Shortage of teachers has hit this school in such a way that many a times the students themselves take up the role of the teachers too. There are 99 students studying from first to seventh standard and

New Delhi, Jul 16: The Bengaluru international airport may be named after the city's founder Kempegowda, if a Civil Aviation Ministry proposal is approved by the government tomorrow. The issue is likely to be taken up by the Cabinet at its meeting tomorrow, official sources said here. The private—led consortium run airport is likely to be renamed Bengaluru Nadaprabhu Kempegowda International

Mangalore, Jul 16: The DRI sleuths have spoiled the effort of a person to smuggle more than half kg gold biscuit, at Mangalore international airport. The accused is Mohammed Aslam, a resident of Nayanmar in Kasargod district. The officials have seized five gold biscuits weighing 580 gram concealed inside a LED TV. The value of the gold biscuit is Rs 14 lakh. Acting on a tip off, the sleuths got

Bangalore, Jul 16: From his main objective of unseating the BJP government in Karnataka, former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa seems to be coming the full-circle as he trained his guns on ruling Congress today. The state assembly witnessed a growing bonhomie between Yeddyurappa, who walked out of BJP and formed his own outfit Karnataka Janata Paksha last year, and his erstwhile party. "We have

Mangalore, Jul 16: Students of various polytechnic colleges in Mangalore participated in a demonstration organised by the district unit of All College Students Association (ACSA) in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Tuesday, protesting against the Vishwesharaiah Technological University (VTU) for the cancellation of a favourable carry-over system in polytechnic courses. As per the

Mangalore, Jul 16: Veteran Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary made a scathing attack on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, over his 'puppy' analogy in reply to a query on the 2002 Gujarat riots in a recent interview. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, he said that the statement made by Modi was a deliberate reference to the community of Muslims. “We should ponder whether

Bangalore, Jul 17: Four pedestrians were killed and six injured when a former president of Bommanahalli City Municipal Council ploughed his luxury car into a pavement in Parappana Agrahara here on Monday night. The speeding Land Rover (KA 51 MD 9394) driven by 'Bar' Krishnappa, allegedly in an inebriated condition, rammed the road median, swerved to the right and ran over people walking on the

Bangalore, Jul 16: The BJP?government doled out Rs 616 crore grants to various mutts and temples during the last three years, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Monday. In a written reply to Vasanth Bangera (Cong), Muzarai Minister Prakash Hukkeri stated that while Rs 199 crore was granted to mutts and temples in 2010-11, the amount increased to Rs 167 crore in 2011-12 and was the highest in

Bhubaneswar, Jul 16: Steel major POSCO today announced it has decided to scrap the proposed 6 million tonnes steel plant in Karnataka, following long delay in land acquisition and adverse market conditions. "With the given market conditions and significant delay in acquiring the required land in Gadag, we have decided to close our proposed 6-MTPA (million tonnes per annum) steel plant in Karnataka