Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Issuing threats to chief minister H D Kumaraswamy led Congress-JD(S) coalition government against holding Tipu Jayanti, BJP leader and former deputy chief minister K S Eshwarappa has said that his party will not keep quite if the state government goes ahead with the celebrations. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Eshwarappa said, “We urge the government to drop the

Bengaluru, Oct 17: In the wake of veiled threats by Some Dalit organizations against ignoring promotion quota, the chief minister H D Kumaraswamy led JD(S)-Congress coalition government has sought opinion over implementing a legislation providing reservation in promotion for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees. The development comes ahead of bypolls to three parliamentary and two

Udupi, Oct 17: The Udupi Zilla Lorry Owners’ Association has called for an indefinite Lorry/Tempo Bandh from October 18 in Udupi district. The association said common people were suffering owing to shortage of sand in the district but the district administration had not been taking concrete measures to resolve the situation. The bandh will be a voluntary and a peaceful one. If the administration

Mysuru, Oct 17: An event during the ongoing Dasara festivities here turned into a nightmare for several women who complained of being stalked, sexually harassed and molested. Several women took to social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to share their experiences during an event of the 'Open Street Festival' held at the Krishnaraja Boulevard. The incidents reportedly occurred

Puttur, Oct 16: A 35-year-old woman was injured after a crude bomb exploded outside her house at Polya in Kabaka village near Puttur in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the police, the crude bomb exploded just as Narayan Prasad and his wife, Nalini, opened the door after hearing a sound outside the house at about 1 a.m. Nalini was injured in her leg. She was shifted to a private hospital

Hyderabad, Oct 16: Nowhera Shaik, the CEO of Heera Group engaged in mobilising investments through gold schemes offering a high rate of interest has been arrested for allegedly cheating depositors. The 45-year-old business magnet, heading 15 different group companies spread across different parts of the country, was arrested on Monday in New Delhi and brought to Hyderabad, the police said here

Mangaluru, Oct 16: In a humanitarian gesture, volunteers of the Indian Social Forum (ISF) – Kuwait, extended their helping hand to an Indian migrant worker, Hameed Islam, hailing from Elanthila village of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. Hameed left to Kuwait in year 2013 and was working as cook in a restaurant. Everything was fine for the first 4 years. However, problems began when

Shivamogga, Oct 16: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today expressed confidence of JDS-Cong coalition candidate Mr Madhu Bangarappa winning in the November 3 byelection to the Shivamogga Lok Sabha Constituencey. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, he said that with the grace of Congress senior leader Kagodu Thimmappa and other leaders of Congress, the voters will teach a lesson

Davangere, Oct 16: Confronting a bank manager for allegedly demanding sexual favours to approve her loan, a woman thrashed him on the streets in Karnataka's Davanagere city. The manager was later arrested. The video of the incident, which took place yesterday, shows a woman beating up the bank manager for allegedly asking for sexual favours in return for approving a 15 lakh loan that the woman was

Washington, Oct 16: Three Indian students, including two Bengalureans, have made it to the finals of the prestigious annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global science competition for teenagers to share their passion for mathematics and science. The three Indian students are among 15 finalists of more than 12,000 original registrants from around the world who submitted engaging and imaginative