Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Two elderly women died on the spot after their car collides with a KSRTC bus at Nehru Nagar of Narikombu village in Bantwal taluk on Friday. The Bantwal Traffic Police gave the names of the deceased as Rukmini (63) and Sarojini Shetty (65). Anusha (40) and car driver Umesh (45) were critically injured. The police said that Rukmini, Sarojini Shetty and Ms. Anusha, all from Bajal

Mangaluru, Apr 26: While speaking about how footage from CCTV cameras helped police in apprehending the accused in a theft in the city outskirts at Surathkal, Police Commissioner Sandeep Patil on Friday asked residents, especially those living in isolated areas, to install such cameras and other safety gadgets at their homes. At a function organised to return to owners the property recovered, Mr

Bengaluru, Apr 26: Amidst threat to the stability of the one-year-old JD(S)-Congress coalition government, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has convened a meeting of the JDS Legislators here on April 28. In a statement, the JD(S) State President H Vishwanath said that a meeting of the party MLAs, had been called by Kumaraswamy on Sunday.

Karwar, Apr 26: A naval officer lost his life while endeavouring to bring down fire onboard the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The incident happended when the ship was entering the harbour in Karwar, Karnataka. The officer lost consciousness during the firefighting efforts. He was rushed to the hospital but could not be saved. "Lieutenant Commander DS Chauhan bravely led the firefighting

Bengaluru, Apr 26: A Criminal complaint has been lodged against Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, for not bringing to the notice of the Central Government about possible terrorists strike on Indian Defence forces at Pulwama in Kashmir. In a complaint, filed with Vidhana Soudha Police station, BJP SC Morcha National General Secretary C N Ramu has alleged that the Chief Minister, who claimed

Madikeri, Apr 26: The Kodgu District police have denied reports of a Maoist team appearing in Yavakapadi village in Napoklu police station limits on Thursday. Kodagu Superintendent of Police Dr Suman D Pennekar said on Friday that the district police conducted combing operation following a tip-off from the local residents, but no Naxal movement has been traced. Unconfirmed reports had been doing

Bengaluru, Apr 26: The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had sought clarification from the Election Commission of India on relaxing the pole code conduct to the State Government and allow it to float tenders for various developmental works. In a letter, Opposition leader in the Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, has stated that Karnataka

Belagavi, Apr 26(UNI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara expressed confidence that Congress MLA and former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi will not go ahead with his proposal to resign to the party and the Legislative Assembly. Addressing newsmen here on Friday, he said that the senior party leaders will try to contact Ramesh Jarkiholi and pursue him not to leave the party. Stating that

Bengaluru, Apr 26: In a freak accident, a 17-year-old girl stumbled upon a water pipeline and fell to her death from the terrace of her nine-storey apartment. Deceased Priyanka Paul was on her morning walk in Surya Nagar, southeast Bengaluru, on the morning of April 24. Priyanka was a second PU student of the St Francis De Sales PU College in Hebbagodi, the police said. She was living with her

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 26: Sea will be rough during 1730 hrs (IST) of April 25 to 2330 hrs (IST) of April 26 due to the effect of high period (16-18 sec) swell waves, having 1.7-2.4 m height near shore of Kerala and Lakshadweep, according to an INCOIS forecast here on Thursday. Thunderstorm accompanied with rain and gusty winds, speed reaching 40-50 kmph, is likely in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam