Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 5: A couple and their three children killed on the spot in a freak road accident on the Nelamangala-Kunigal highway on Monday night. A speeding Scorpio heading towards Hassan lost control, hit the road divider and rammed to KSRTC Volvo bus coming from the opposite direction near Battarahalli in Nelamangala traffic police station limits. The deceased has been identified as Elumalai

Bengaluru, Mar 5: The coordination committee of the Congress-JD(S) combine in Karnataka, which met here on Monday, failed to arrive at any decision on seat sharing for the coming Lok Sabha elections as both parties stuck to their guns on the constituencies they intend to contest. The standoff now makes the intervention of Congress president Rahul Gandhiinevitable and a meeting between him and JD(S

Udupi, Mar 5: A leopard strayed into a village near Kundapur in Udupi district from nearby forest and attacked a woman yesterday. A 24-year-old Prema Bende when she was on her way to deliver milk to the dairy when she was attacked by the wild cat at Japti village. She was left with scratch marks on her neck, ear, and under her eye. Ms. Prema received first aid at the Taluk Government Hospital in

Udupi, Mar 5: A 35-year-old man from Bannumane village in Sagar taluk died of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), also known as monkey fever, at a private hospital at Manipal in Udupi district on Monday. Chandrappa was suffering from high fever and giddiness, and had pain in the legs since February 27. He was initially treated at the Primary Health Centre at Aralagodu village in Sagar taluk. Rajesh

Bengaluru, Mar 5: Inspired by wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman's bravado, his haircut and the 'gunslinger' moustache, a hair-designer here on Monday gave over 650 people a similar look free of cost. The IAF pilot has become a legend of sorts after he shot down an F 16 aircraft in a dogfight and the manner in which he carried himself with dignity on being held captive after his MIG 21 Bison was

There are reports that Indian Air force MIGS launched an attack on terrorist camps in Pakistan and dropped bombs demolishing the terror hubs and killing many (26th February 2019). This has been the fallout of the dreaded terrorist attack in Pulwama in which 44 CRPF jawans were killed when a car carrying explosives, probably RDX, drove into the convoy of trucks carrying 2400 CRPF jawans. Prime

Bengaluru, Mar 4: The Congress-JD(S) ruling coalition in Karnataka on Monday held the second round of talks on the tricky issue of seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, with Congress saying they were moving "in the right direction." The two parties had begun formal talks last week with the JD(S) insisting that 12 of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats be conceded to it, but party supremo and

Bengaluru, Mar 4: The police have registered an FIR against a 36-year-old businessman for allegedly raping and blackmailing a 29-year-old software engineer after her brother was unable to return his investment due to financial loss in the company. The victim stated in her complaint that, a series of incidents happened between December 2016 to February 2019, since his torture and harassment were

Bengaluru, Mar 4: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his purported political potshot at Congress president Rahul Gandhi while answering a question by a student on dyslexia. Targeting Modi, Siddaramaiah tweeted: "Just came across a video of our @narendramodi taking political potshots using the name of dyslexic people. Shame on you Modi

Bengaluru, Mar 4: A teenage college student lost his life after a decayed roadside tree’s branch fell on a two-wheeler on the Ring Road in Kadirenahalli near KS Layout. The deceased has been identified as Umar Pasha (17), a 1st year PUC student in a private college. Pasha’s parents Siraj Pasha and Delnaaz Begum are residents of Ilyas Nagar. The pillion rider, however, escaped with minor injuries