Karnataka

Belthangady, May 29: A college lecturer was brutally hacked to death in Kotikatte of Mundooru village in Belthangady taluk early on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Vikram Jain, 40, who was working in an ITI college as lecturer. The police said that Jain was allegedly attacked by a group of people. They waylaid Jain when he was driving towards home, and attacked him with knives and a

Mangaluru, May 29: In a shocking incident, an eight-month-old girl was allegedly strangulated to death and abandoned by the banks of the Netravati river at Bolar here on Monday night. The girl’s mother has been suspected of committing the murder. According to Mangaluru South Police, Mounashri is the daughter of Lakshman Tenginahal and Roopa, construction workers hailing from Koppal, who are living

Madikeri, May 28: A platoon of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has arrived at Kodagu ahead of Monsoon to take precautionary measures to tackle natural calamity and began their mock drills at various parts of the District from today. The Revenue Department and the Kodagu district administration will conduct mock drills on various disaster scenarios that were ravaged by landslides and floods

Bengaluru, May 28: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily today alleged that his party joining hands with JDS to form Coalition government in the State was the main reason for downfall of Congress party in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election. Moily, who tasted defeat in Chikkaballapur at the hands of BJP candidate and former Karnataka Minister B N Bachegowda, told

Bengaluru, May 28: Back on the heels of the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections, as many as 63 Urban Local bodies in Karnataka will go for polls tomorrow. According to State Election Commission sources elaborate arrangements have been made to hold polling to 63 Ulbs, eight Municipal Councils (CMCs) 33 Town Municipal Councils (TMCs’s) and 22 Town Panchayats across several districts in the State

Hyderabad, May 28: Backing the continuation of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress president, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily on Tuesday termed the Lok Sabha election setback for the grand old party as a "passing phase". The former Union minister said the outcome of one or two elections could not be a pointer to the future prospects of the party, which had seen many ups and downs in its long history

Bengaluru, May 28: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, today underlined that "there is no need to be anxious over Cauvery River Authority, Order to the State government to release 9 tmc ft of water from river Cauvery to Tamil Nadu". Reacting to the Tribunal direction, Yeddyurappa told newsmen here on Tuesday that "there is no

Bengaluru, May 28: In an attempt to win the confidence of the dissident Congress MLAs, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy met them individually and pursued them not to fell prey to the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s game plan to topple the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state. Chief Minister met the Congress MLA form Belagavi district Mahesh Kaujalagi, a close associate of the

Hyderabad, May 28: Backing the continuation of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress president, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily on Tuesday termed the Lok Sabha election setback for the grand old party as a "passing phase." The former Union minister said the outcome of one or two elections could not be a pointer to the future prospects of the party, which had seen many ups and downs in its long history

Bengaluru, May 28: Deputy Commissioner of police (Bengaluru South) K Annamalai had submitted his resignation to Indian Police Service on Tuesday. An IPS officer of the 2011 batch, Annamalai may go back to his native state of Tamil Nadu and join politics, and according to reports, he has taken this decision after discussions with close friends and well-wishers. Annamalai’s colleague and Director