Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 15: A 50-year-old person from the city has been convicted by a local court of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl from the neighboring house. The incident took place on July 23, 2016. The judge of the II additional district and sessions court, Dakshina Kannada, which is also the designated court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) cases, sentenced him to 10

Bengaluru, Dec 15: The Karnataka Government will order an inquiry into the death of around a dozen devotees in Chamarajanagara District yesterday, after consuming Prasadam in a temple on Friday, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara, who also holds Home portfolio, said here on Saturday. In an interaction with the newsmen, this morning, he said: “The state government has taken the incident

Mysuru, Dec 15: In a tragic incident, a wild tusker was killed while trying to cross over the railway fence Nagarahole National Park in Hunsur taluk, of the district this morning. The fence was erected as a barrier along parts of the park to prevent elephants from crossing over to human landscape. The tusker, which was around 42-year-old had entered human habitation and raided an agricultural

Bengaluru, Dec 15: Two people were on Saturday arrested for allegedly poisoning the prasad served at a temple at Sulavadi village in Chamarajnagar district of Karnataka on Friday, causing the deaths of at least 12 people, including two children. District in-charge minister Puttaranga Shetty, confirming the arrests, said a dispute between two groups may be the reason for the poisoning. "Whoever may

Mangaluru, Dec 15: A woman was killed on the spot after a speeding petroleum tanker knocked down her two-wheeler near Mulki bus stand on the outskirts of the city yesterday. The victim has been identified as Usha Ballal, 56, a resident of Udupi. She was working at the BSNL office in Mulki. Around 3.15pm, she had gone to the bank to deposit money. While on the way there, a speeding tanker, which

Chennai, Dec 15: Asserting that Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were not India and Pakistan, its Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday evening said the row over the Mekedatu reservoir project across river Cauvery could be resolved only through talks and not legally. Talking to reporters at the airport, Mr Kumaraswamy, who arrived here to call on 111-year-old Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami, who was

Chamarajanagar, Dec 14: At least 12 people, including a kid, died due to suspected food poisoning at Sulvadi village in Hanur taluk in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka today. Police said that the deceased were devotees of Maramma temple and had eaten food after attending a special Pooja. The devotees started complaining sickness immediately after eating the 'Prasadam' and immediately provided

Belagavi, Dec 14: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who also holds the finance portfolio, on Friday moved a bill to amend Karnataka Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and it was unanimously passed. Moving the Bill in the Legislative Assembly, he said that the Amendment is to implement new return filing system and also to overcome the difficulties of filing return and payment of tax under the

Belagavi, Dec 14: The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has ‘unofficially’ sought the details on the farm loan waiver scheme announced by Karnataka government a few months ago, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said here on Friday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Road Safety Awareness campaign organised at Police Parade Grounds here, he said he had learnt that the union government had

Sirsi (Uttara Kannada), Dec 14: The members of three environmental groups in coastal Karnataka have strongly opposed the Union Government’s move for expansion of the Kaiga Nuclear Plant in Uttara Kannada district and appealed to go for alternate sources of power generation including Solar. The three organisations -- Uttara Kannada Zilla Psrisara Samrakshana Samiti, Bedti Aghanashini Kolla Samiti