Karnataka

Mysuru, Nov 17: Congress corporator Pushpalatha Jagannath and JD-S corporator Shafi Ahmed were on Saturday elected as the mayor and the deputy mayor of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Pushpalatha (ward-11) and Shafi Ahmed (ward-31) won as both the parties have reached an understanding to come to the power in the MCC. They polled 48 votes each as they were backed by Congress' 19 members, 18 JD (S)

New Delhi, Nov 17: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a plea seeking contempt action against the chief officer of a municipal council in Karnataka and a private contractor on allegations of mass culling of stray dogs. A bench of Justices N V Ramana and M M Shantanagoudar issued notice to Wilson VT, Chief officer of Municipal Council of Sakaleshapura town, and contractor V George Robert and

Bengaluru, Nov 17: At least six tourists died and more than 10 were critically injured in a road accident near Hubli on National Highway 63. The accident took place when a bus, carrying a team of Mumbai based travelers, had a head-on collision with a lorry. Six of the tourists, who were headed to Hampi, died at the spot. The district police rushed to the spot and injured were admitted to the Hubli

New Delhi, Nov 17: The Editors Guild of India Friday put out an updated list of its members, which continued to include former Union minister M J Akbar and former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, who are both accused of sexual misconduct. Their names featured in the updated list of the guild members, even as there have been calls from within the media body for their removal. Akbar has been

Udupi, Nov 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party need not to completely depend on the issue of constructing Ram Mandir in Ayodhya for the looming Lok Sabha polls, according to Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje. Addressing media persons here yesterday, the former Minister said: “The BJP is not depending on the issue of construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya alone for the forthcoming parliamentary

Mangaluru, Nov 17: B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Minority and Wakf has directed officials to issue remaining LPG connections under the Anila Bhagya scheme in Dakshina Kannada by November-end. During a review meeting at Circuit House, officials from Food and Civil Supplies Department said of the 1,586 beneficiaries identified in the district it had been planned to

Mangalore, Nov 17: Regional Transport Office, Mangaluru in association with city based APD Foundation has launched new campaign #STOPSMOKYVEHICLES to put a cap on smoke emitting and polluting vehicles in its jurisdiction. The programme will continue for one month and cover entire Mangaluru city and include Mulki, Moodabidri and other peripheral areas. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB

Kochi, Nov 17: Rightwing Hindu outfits have called for a dawn to dusk hartal in Kerala Saturday in protest against arrest of a senior Sangh Parivar leader who was on the pilgrimage to Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple. VHP state president S J R Kumar alleged that Hindu Aikyavedi state President K P Sasikala was arrested by police near Marakkoottam near Sabarimala at 2.30 am Saturday. "She was

Mandya, Nov 17: Five days ago, police found the body of a youth floating in the Cauvery near Shivanasamudra, about 135km from Bengaluru. Two days later, the body of a younger woman surfaced at the same spot, triggering suspicion that they had been murdered together. Investigations by Mandya policepointed to a gruesome “honour killing”, allegedly orchestrated by none other than the woman’s father

Bengaluru, Nov 17: Gaja, the cyclonic storm that has swept parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, has had its impact on Bengaluru too. Wind speeds in the city increased by four times the daily average for 24 hours between Thursday morning and Friday. This has caused concern among commuters, especially those who drive on elevated roads in the city. Bengaluru, on average, experiences a wind speed of