Karnataka

Chikkamagaluru, Oct 16: Super cop K Annamalai, who served as the superintendent of police of Chikkamagaluru district for over two years, today received his transfer order. The state government posted the 2011 batch IPS officer as the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Bengaluru City (South). He will be replacing IPS officer Sharanappa S D. Known for his people-friendly policing and tough stance

Mangaluru, Oct 16: Rachana, a forum of Catholic entrepreneurs, businessmen and professionals, has announced its annual awards for this year. Here’s the list of winners: 1. Rachana Agriculturist of the year - Mr. Lawrence Pinto 4. Rachana Entrepreneur of the year - Mr. Ronald Castelino 2. Rachana Professional of the year - Ms. Faye Dsouza 3. Rachana NRI of the year - Mr. Aloysius Richard Lobo 5

Shivamogga, Oct 16: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has said that in the bypolls to three parliamentary and two Assembly segments in Karnataka, the public would teach a “fitting lesson” to both the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Congress for having entered into an “unholy alliance” for the sake of power. Speaking at a convention held here after his son B.Y. Raghavendra filed his nomination

New Delhi, Oct 16: India has been ranked at the 103rd position among 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index (GHI), says a report. According to the report, prepared by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, India is among the 45 countries that have "serious levels of hunger". In 2017, India was ranked at the 100th position but ranking for this year is not comparable, it said. Shockingly, India is

Bengaluru, Oct 16: The craze for selfie claimed the lives of three teenage students as they drowned in Nijagalkere lake on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Poornachandra (18), Mohammed Murthuza (17) and Shashank K.S. (17). They were among 51 students and seven teachers of Siddaganga Pre-University College in Tumakuru district who had come to Dobbespet to

Bengaluru, Oct 16: Struggling to forge unity among the bickering legislators in Ballari, Congress has finally fielded party MLC VS Ugrappa from Pavagada in Tumakuru district as its candidate to take on J Shantha of BJP in the Ballari Lok Sabha bypoll to be held on November 3. The choice of Ugrappa, a loyalist of former CM Siddaramaiah, was announced on Monday after the party leadership failed to

Bengaluru, 16: Senior kabaddi coach Rudrappa V Hosamani, who was recently suspended for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in north Bengaluru, has hanged himself in a hotel room here. The incident came to light yesterday when police broke open the door of the hotel room. Hosamani, 59, who was with the SAI Training Centre (STC) in Bengaluru, was

Bengaluru, Oct 16: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha Kumaraswamy have declared total assets worth Rs. 167.31 crore. The assets and liabilities affidavit filed by Ms. Anitha on Monday for the Ramanagaram byelection showed the couple owning assets to the tune of Rs. 167.31 crore, including nearly Rs. 43 crore of movable and immovable assets belonging to the CM. A comparison with Ms

Bantwal, Oct 15: Former vice-chancellor of Kannur and Calicut universities, Prof M Abdul Rahman today released the logo of the decennial celebrations of the Melkar Women's PU and Degree College. Institution Chairman S.M. Rasheed, Trustees B. Abdul Azeez and Manzoor Ahemad, Principal Abdul Latheef, and Adviser Abdul Hameed were present. Located at a remote village in Bantwal taluk, the Melkar Women

Bengaluru, Oct 15: The Social Democratic Party of India today held a ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ rally in Benglauru demanding repeal of the National Register of Citizenship (NRC), which is being utilized as a weapon by the Centre to target Muslims in Assam. The protesters said that about 40 lakh names were left out in the NRC in Assam which worsened the situation of poor and backward Bengali speaking