Karnataka

Raichur, Jun 13: In a shocking incident, a woman government employee was seen being kicked by her male colleague in Sindhanur City Municipal Council (SCMC) in the Raichur district of Karnataka. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras and the video is now going viral on social media. The accused, identified as Sharanappa, a contractual employee, has reportedly been in tiffs with others in

Doha/Dubai, Jun 13: Qatar's financial markets stabilised on Monday after a week of losses as the government showed it could keep the economy running in the face of sanctions by its neighbours. The finance minister of the world's richest country per capita played down the economic toll of the confrontation, and said the government was "extremely comfortable" with its financial position, with the

Mangaluru, Jun 13: Unidentified miscreants broke into a house at Anganemar Kurnadu under the limits of Konaje police station and decamped with gold jewellery and cash worth Rs 1.30 lakh. According to a complaint lodged with jurisdictional Konaje police station, the incident took place sometime between 12.45pm to 3pm in the house belonging to Marshal D'Souza, when the residents were away. Thieves

Hubballi, Jun 13: Chief minister Siddaramaiah has took a dig at the media by citing his tryst with the fourth estate. He also pointed out at the unethical practices being adopted by today's media, especially TV channels. Addressing the 60th year anniversary of a Kannada monthly here recently, the chief minister narrated his media-related experiences, all through leaving the audience in splits

Udupi, Jun 13: For third consecutive day the National Highway 66 was blocked for hours on Monday due to continues landslides at Ottinene hillock near Byndoor. The fresh landslide on the Mangaluru-Mumbai National Highway 66, occurred on Monday noon, holding up vehicles which had reached that point. Large vehicles, which could not manoeuvre the single lane to take the alternative route, were stuck

Bengaluru, Jun 13: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today decried the trend of "outsiders" walking away with party tickets and made it clear that "performance"would be the main criteria in the choice of candidates for the 2018 Karnataka Assembly polls. He expressed reservations about 'outsiders' getting tickets through "helicopter system". "We have elections before us; I have told Venugoaplji

Bagalkot, Jun 13: A Dalit girl from a village in the taluk has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking justice, after she was raped three months ago by the peon at her school and his three accomplices. The victim has marked copies of the letter, translated into English with the help of a teacher, to Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi, the state women’s commission

Bengaluru, Jun 13: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s less than three-minute-long visit to the residence of Dr Rajkumar to offer his condolences over the death of the late actor’s wife Parvathamma Rajkumar angered the thespians’ fans. During his visit, Rahul termed Parvathamma a great woman, took a group photo with her children and advised her elder son Raghavendra Rajkumar to continue

Bengaluru, Jun 13: The Opposition BJP on Monday put the Siddaramaiah government on the mat in the Council accusing it of deliberately delaying the release of the report of the socio-economic survey, commonly known as the caste census. Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya in reply to a question raised by Tara Anuradha (BJP) said the chief minister will announce the date of release soon. However

Bengaluru, Jun 13: The customs officials at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Monday arrested a man for trying to smuggle gold bars worth Rs 58.60 lakh. The arrested, V M Fahad (37) of Goa had concealed the gold in his shoes. He landed at the KIA by flight AI 994 from Dubai. The sleuths grew suspicious after observing his body language. “Concealment in shoes is an old trick. Passengers