Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 17: A 57-year-old man succumbed to injuries after he cut his genitals at his residence in Soladevanahalli on Saturday morning. He was under the influence of alcohol. Nanjappa, a labourer and a resident of Tirumalapura, Soladevanahalli in north Bengaluru, was an alcohol addict, according to his son. The man consumed alcohol after waking up on Saturday morning. When his son returned

Mangaluru, Dec 17: In a tragic incident, two schoolgirls died after accidentally falling into a water tank at Koltige in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district. The victims have been identified as Prajna, 12, and Sanjana, 9. They were cousins. Both were students of Perlampady Government School. After school, the two girls arrived home and later started playing. As they were not to be found until

Chennai, Dec 17: Charging Prime Minister Narendra Modi with possessing “traits of a sadist”, DMK president M K Stalin on Sunday vowed to overthrow the BJP Government and proposed his Congress counterpart Rahul Gandhi for prime ministership in the 2019 general elections due in May. Stalin made the proposal with top Opposition leaders like N Chandrababu Naidu and Pinnarayi Vijayan by his side at the

Bengaluru, Dec 17: An Israeli company has launched its smart irrigation technology in Karnataka’s Belagavi recently. NetBeat is an irrigation and fertigation management system that integrates monitoring, analysis and automation into a single mobile platform, enabling farmers to maximise productivity anytime, anywhere, Randhir Chauhan, managing director of Netafim India, told presspersons

At 47, this photographer from Mangaluru was probably one of the rare invitee who was invited to cover one of the most talked about wedding of Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal. In a span of 15-days starting from December 1st, photographer Vivek Sequeira and his team of five photographers claim to have captured over 1.2 lakh photographs ranging from house-warming, pre-wedding ceremonies, array of

Hubballi, Dec 17: At least four people were killed and three injured on Sunday in an explosion at a distillery belonging to former BJP minister Murugesh Nirani in Karnataka's Bagalkot district, police said. The incident occurred around noon at the distillery of Nirani Group of Industries in Kulali village of Mudhol area -- 510km northwest of the state capital. The explosion appeared to be at the

Mangaluru, Dec 16: Various organisations and individuals observed Vijay Diwas to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971 at the War Memorial in Kadri in Mangaluru on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner S. Sasikanth Senthil said one has to get inspiration from wars and sacrifices. Amidst several forces working to divide Indians, they have to united fight against such

Bengaluru, Dec 16: The High Court of Karnataka has stayed for eight weeks the criminal proceedings pending before a sessions court against Mohammed Nalapad Haris, son of MLA N.A. Haris, in a case of assault on 24-year-old Vidvat at a restaurant in UB City here on February 17. In another case, the court stayed criminal proceedings pending before a magistrate court against Ravi Belagere, editor of

Mangaluru, Dec 16: Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy has written a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government raising objections to a decision to privatize Mangalore International Airport. Revealing this to media persons, JD(S) Dakshina Kannada district president Mohammed Kunhi said that the Centre’s move is against the interest of airport users. "Hundreds of acres of

Mangaluru, Dec 16: The number of ticket aspirants for Lok Sabha polls is growing in Dakshina Kannada. Days after former union minister B Janardhana Poojary expressed his desire to contest again, his young bete noire and MLC Ivan D’Souza has said that he was also an aspirant. Mr D’Souza, who is also an advocate, said, “I have already appealed to the High Command in this regard. I am hopeful of