Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 3: Karnataka schoolshave won the highest number of Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Researc h (Inspire) awards from the central department of science and technology. As many as 7,179 (14.2 %) students from Karnataka have been honoured with Rs 10,000 each for their innovative ideas. As many as 41,272 students from Class 6-10 from across the country had applied for the award

Bidar, Dec 3: In a shocking incident, two women were beaten to death by a miscreant in front of a temple while they were on their morning walk in Karnataka’s Bidar on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Lalithamma (45) and her sister-in-law Durgamma (50). The accused has been identified as Devendrappa, who according to police, may be a mentally challenged person. The incident took place near

Belagavi, Dec 2: Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayanth Sinha today inspected Airport at Sambra and said that the Airport has been included under Udaan Scheme and more Airline companies have shown interest to introduce their Air service from here to many important destinations. He said that more than 10 Aircraft will start flying from this upgraded airport and many Airlines are showing

Chikkamagaluru, Dec 2: Team Champions won top honours in three classes including INRC3 with overall seven podiums in the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) Round 4 and the supporting races of FMSCI Cup, which concluded here on Sunday with Karna Kadur winning the Coffee Day Rally round once again this year. Making their presence felt in every category, Team Champions which entered the Indian

Mysuru, Dec 2: The Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA) expressed concern that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in tier-II and tier-III cities and rural areas were faced with more difficulties and challenges than those in major cities. Despite Governments announcing a number of benefits and giving priority from time to time for its support, the MSMEs face serious

Hubballi, Dec 2: Bowing to pressure from a group of Congress Legislators to join the Congress-JDS Coalition government headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, steps were taken to meet the demand before beginning of the Winter Session at Belagavi from December 10. Speaking to newsmen here on Sunday, Coalition government Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah, while denying that some

Chamarajanagara, Dec 2: The man-animal conflict around Bandipur National Park, which is inimical to wildlife conservation, is suspected to be a fallout of illegal quarrying close to Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the national park. There are more than 150 villages around Bandipur, but the Omkara and Hediyala ranges are among the worst-affected by conflicts as both elephants and tigers tend to

Mangaluru, Dec 2: Panic gripped the villagers of Bedrodi near Uppinangady in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada following leakage of gas from a tanker that toppled on Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway in the wee hours of Sunday. The tanker belonging to the Bharat Petroleum was transporting liquefied petroleum gas from Mangaluru to Bengaluru. The tanker veered off the road and turned turtle when

New Delhi, Dec 2: The Social Democratic Party of India has condemned RSS and its allied organisations like Shiv Sena, VHP, Bajrang Dal etc for disturbing peace and communal harmony at Ayodhya on the pretext of Ram Mandir. The SDPI feels it is a deliberate attempt to terrorise the people of our country to press for an unlawful construction of Ram Temple by hook or crook bypassing the judicial

Mangaluru, Dec 2: ‘The Deccan Cliffhanger’, India’s most popular and toughest ultra cycle race, is an annual 645 Km (400 Mile) bicycle race from Pune to Goa, organised by Inspire India. Riders who complete the race distance of 645 kms in 32 hours, qualify for the Race across America (RAAM), the world’s toughest cycle race. The 6th edition of this Ultra Cycle race, saw racers from across the