Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 2: Dr Sri Shivakumara Swami, the head seer of Siddaganga Mutt and the most revered Lingayat figure, was admitted to BGS Gleneagles Global Hospitals yesterday after he developed fever because of an infection and obstruction in the liver tube. The 111-year-old religious stalwart is also one of the oldest persons in the country. Ravindra B.S., chief of Medical Gastroenterology at the

Bengaluru, Dec 2: When Ola cab driver Somashekhar got a booking for going to Bengaluru’s Adugodi to Dommasandra on Friday night, little did he know that it would turn out to be the worst experience of his life. The four men who boarded his cab at 10.30pm robbed him off all his money, thrashed him and asked his wife to strip for them on a video call and took screenshots of it. The distance from

Kolhapur, Dec 2: The special investigation team (SIT) of city police on Saturday re-arrested two men -- one suspected to be involved in arms haul case of Mumbai and another in journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case -- for their alleged role in senior Communist Party of India leader Govind Pansare murder case. The SIT took custody of Vasudev Bhagvan Suryavanshi, accused in arms haul case, from the

Bengaluru, Dec 2: In a suicide pact, a dejected diabetician killed his mother and sister by administering them an insulin overdose and attempted to end his life in Bengaluru’s Rajarajeshwarinagar on Friday night. However, Dr S Govinda Prakash, 48, survived and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Prakash killed his mother Mookambika, 78, and sister S Shyamala, 46 at their residence in

Mangaluru, Dec 1: Criticising the reported “instruction” of BJP president Amit Shah to its cadre to take political advantage of Sabarimala issue, actor Prakash Raj said here on Saturday that it revealed bad thinking process of the president of a national party. At the inauguration of two-day Jana Nudi literary convention organised by Abhimata, Mr. Raj, without directly naming the BJP or Mr. Shah

Mangaluru, Dec 1: Urban Development and Housing Minister U.T. Khader, who is also the in-charge Minister for Dakshina Kannada, on Friday opposed the move of the Union government to privatise Mangaluru International Airport through public-private partnership model. Mr. Khader was commenting on the decision of the Union government on November 8 to modernise Mangaluru and five other airports in the

Hassan, Dec 1: Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stones for three road works involving Rs 1,865 Crores here on Saturday. Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Minister for PWD H D Revanna were present on the occasion. The improvement and reconstruction of 125 km of NH 373, between Belur in Hassan and Bilikere near Mysuru will be taken up. The works include

Mangaluru, Dec 1: A mild tension prevailed at the venue of Jana Nudi, a literary meet organised by Abhimata in the city when a group of hardline Hindutva chauvinists created ruckus. The two-day event commenced at Shanti Kirana, in the city today. A group of miscreants, belonging to Hindu Jagarana Vedike gathered in front of the venue and started raising slogans against actor Prakash Rai who was a

Bengaluru, Dec 1: Karnataka is building conducive atmosphere to emerge as Startups Capital in the country, Minister for Industry K J George said here on Saturday. "Karnataka is always open for change of policy in tune with transformation of the emerging technologies", he added. Speaking at an interaction meeting on the day three of ongoing 'Karnataka Tech Summit', he said that “We are taking all

Newsroom: Running high on technologies, the United Arab Emirates is now planning to set a benchmark by building an underwater train between Fujairah and India’s commercial capital Mumbai. The total rail network will be less than 2,000 km long. The project which aims at providing high-speed rail travel between the two countries is proposed by the UAE-based company National Advisor Bureau. To