Karnataka

Madikeri, Nov 1: The Bharatiya Janata Party has suffered a blow in Kodagu district as it failed to get a majority in any of the three town panchayats (TPs) – Somwarpet, Virajpet and Kushalnagar – that went to the polls recently. The results of the elections that were announced on Wednesday came as a rude shock to the BJP, which had managed a clean sweep in Kodagu in the assembly polls. In

Bengaluru, Nov 1: Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) supremo has urged the workers of his party and Congress to stay united for a “greater cause”. Admitting that there were differences between the cadres of JD(S) and Congress in Mandya parliamentary seat for which byelection is being held, Deve Gowda said workers of both parties should realise the coalition had been forged to keep BJP

Udupi, Nov 1: A report on the bathymetry survey for identification of sandbars in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas in the Seeta, the Swarna and the Papanashini rivers in Udupi and Brahmavar taluks is expected reach the district administration on November 4. Priyanka Mary Francis, Deputy Commissioner, said here on Wednesday that in the previously identified nine sand bars in the CRZ areas in

Belthangady, Nov 1: The Bharatiya Janata Party has wrested the power from the Congress by winning the election to Belthangady Town Panchayat for the first time. The election to the 11-member urban local body had been held on October 28 and the results were declared on Wednesday. The BJP won seven seats leaving four seats to the Congress. There was tough fight between the two parties as the

Bengaluru, Nov 1: The police have arrested a 19-year-old diploma student, the princpal of his polytechnic and the founder for alleged rape attempt on an eight-year-old girl in the washroom of the same college on Wednesday. G Suman took the girl from his neighbourhood along with him in the morning on the pretext of dropping her to school, said Avalahalli police. “He forcibly took her into the

Manglauru, Oct 31: In what could be termed as victory for the local residents and commuters, the council of Mangaluru City Corporation has passed a resolution to recommend to the government to close down the toll gate on NH 66 at Surathkal. Councillors of both the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP agreed to the same during Wednesday’s council meeting. The councillors said that since the toll

Hyderabad, Oct 31: Eleven-year-old Mohammed Hassan Ali teaches students of Bachelors and Masters in Technology. The Hyderabad boy does not charge any fees from his 'students' and wants to teach a thousand engineers by end of 2020. Speaking to media, Ali said, "I have been doing this since last year. I go to school in the morning and I am back home by 3 pm. I play and do my homework. By 6 pm, I go

Dubai/Mangaluru, Oct 31: Hawwa Naseema, the only daughter of Karnataka Minister for Urban Development and Housing, will be representing India in the 3rd edition of the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Holy Quran Competition to be held from November 4 to 16 as part of Dubai International Holy Quran Award (Dihqa). The 13-year-old girl, who aspires to become an Islamic scholar, has the

Bengaluru, Oct 31: With the high profile campaign for by-elections to three Lok Sabha and two Assembly segments in Karnataka to be held on November 3, political mudslinging is on the rife. Social media users came out in support of former chief minister Siddaramaiah after he posted a stirring tweet directed at mining czar G Janardhan Reddy for commenting on his son Rakesh Siddaramaiah’s death. BJP

Bengaluru, Oct 31: Karnataka Cyber Crime sleuths have arrested two people for helping Online robbers with details to withdraw money illegally from accounts of private citizens. Police said on Wednesday that the arrested were identified as G Kamalakar and N Vinod. Police had arrested Raghavendra and Rakesh Kumar in connection with a cyber crime and they were under Judicial custody. During