Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Former chief minister Siddaramaih has once again announced his retirement from electoral politics. The fresh announcement comes a time when the Congress is looking to absorb Siddaramaiah into a national role. Speaking to party workers at Guledgudd town of Bagalkot district on Wednesday, he said he does not wish to contest any more elections. "I have faced 13 elections so far and

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said the JDS-Congress coalition government would show its strength by winning the upcoming bypolls and claimed that the BJP was set to "lose its face." Battle lines have been drawn for the by-elections taking place on November 3 for three Lok Sabha constituencies of Mandya, Shivamogga and Ballari and two assembly

Kalaburgi, Oct 17: An ex-serviceman allegedly shot at and injured his son, on the left thigh, here on Tuesday late night. Police said that Somshekar A Chinchkote (46), currently working as security guard with a private bank, was drunk when he shot his son Veeresh in a fit of rage following an argument over his drinking habit. On Tuesday night, Somashekar returned home in an inebriated condition

Newsroom, Oct 17: Amid mounting pressure on him in the wake of the #MeToo storm, journalist-turned-politician M J Akbar has resigned as the Minister of State for External Affairs after allegations of sexual harassment were levelled against him by as many as 15 women, many of them former colleagues. The minister issued a statement to announce his resignation. “Since I have decided to seek justice

Mangaluru/Bengaluru, Oct 17: At least 11 people have died of Influenza A (H1N1) in different parts of Karnataka since January this year, including three from coastal district of Dakshina Kannada. On Tuesday, the health and family welfare department updated its Influenza A (H1N1) data, and stated that 542 cases have been reported across Karnataka this year. In Dakshina Kannada district alone total

Nilackal, Oct 17: Police used lathis after protesters opposed to the entry of women in the 10-50 age group to the Sabarimala temple turned violent and attacked journalists covering the stand-off here on Wednesday. Two female reporters, working for Republic TV and Aaj Tak, were injured when the protesters turned their ire on the media contingent. At Nilackal, activists belonging to the BJP

Mangaluru, Oct 17: A local court has acquitted 16 men who had been arrested in the murder case of gangster Bejai Raja aka Shailesh. A resident of Bejai in Mangaluru, Raja was murdered by a gang of three on December 1, 2012 near West Gate building, Falnir road in the city. The police had arrested 16 suspects in connection with the case. Two prime accused - underworld don Ravi Poojary and Kali

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17: The Centre has denied permission for the scheduled visit of Kerala ministers to 17 countries to mobilise funds from expatriates for flood relief work, officials here said on Wednesday. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is scheduled to leave for some of the Gulf countries on Wednesday as part of the efforts to mobilise funds from Kerala expatriates. He is expected to be

Bengaluru, Oct 17: A young doctor committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her parents’ residence in Sakamma Layout, near Nandini Layout, north Bengaluru, on Monday. Police said Dr Ashwini (32), who was working with a BBMP hospital in Krishnanda Nagar, Nandini Layout, has not left behind any suicide note. Ashwini had married a doctor three years ago. However, they got separated

Newsroom, Oct 17: A man from coastal Karnataka was crushed to death under a moving train in Maharashtra yesterday. The victim has been identified as Hariprasad Rai, a native of Mundradi village in Kadaba taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. An engineer by profession, he was working in Mumbai. He was supposed to board Mangaluru-bound Matsyagandha Express train on Tuesday to visit his hometown