Karnataka

Davanagere, Oct 15 (UNI) Three women, including a mother and her daughter, died on the spot when lightning struck them at two different places in the district on Monday. Police said that a mother and her daughter died on the spot when the lightning struck them while working in agriculture field near Channahalli Tanda in Harapanalli taluk in the district. In another incident a 50 year-old woman

Manjeshwar, Oct 15: A youth has allegedly committed suicide at his residence under the limits of Manjeshwar Police Station. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Fahaz, son of a local businessman. The incident came to light last night when one of the family members opened the door of his room. The 21-year-old’s body was hanging from the ceiling fan. Though family members immediately rushed

Bengaluru, Oct 15: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday underlined that the November 3 by-election to three Lok Sabha seats in the State is a semifinal for next year general election. "The outcome will be a yardstick for the performance of Congress-JDS coalition government in the State and it will prove whether the coalition is 'pure' or 'opportunistic' as termed by the opposition

Kalaburgi, Oct 15: The very idea of Hinduism as a religious faith was a colonial construction and it was promoted by the British as part of their bid to create and expand a common market for European capitalists in India, according to N Anjaiah, Director of Centre of Scientific Socialism, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He was delivering the inaugural address at the 100th

Bengaluru, Oct 15: The chairman of an educational institution was hacked to death on Sunday, October 14, by a six-member gang in front of students and others inside his school at Agrahara Dasarahalli in Bengaluru. K R Ranganath Nayak (64), a resident of Housing Board Colony near Rajajinagar and a native of Pavagada, bought Maruthi Public School from his friend in 2003 after retiring as an

Newsroom, Oct 15: Taking cue from Bollywood celebrities, Kannada actress Sangeetha Bhat has broken the silence over the #MeToo movement and unmasked the ugly face of Sandalwood. In a long post in her social media accounts, the actress has mentioned several incidents of sexual harassment she has faced in the last ten years at the hands of famous actors, directors, producers and other film

Mangaluru, Oct 15: Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday formally launched Brand Mangaluru campaign and a grama vastavya (village camp) programme mooted by the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists Union. Speaking at the launching event that held at T M A Pai International Convention Centre in the city, Mr Kumaraswamy said that Brand Mangaluru campaign was something unique taken up by

Mangaluru, Oct 15: The State government has cleared a Rs 198-crore drinking water project proposal for Ullal, said Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Speaking after launching the Brand Mangaluru campaign and a village camp programme mooted by the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists Union, he said that the city has the potential to grow on a par with Bengaluru in terms of economic activity and

Mysuru, Oct 15: The cynosure of all eyes, the 'Naada Habba' (Dasara Festival) or people's festival celebrated with grandeur in Mysuru is incomplete without the presence of 12 caprisoned elephants drawn from different elephant camps in Karnataka. Each one of the elephants has a characteristic feature that was remarkable and evokes admiration. Without the elephants the Dasara festival has no charm

Bengaluru/Mangaluru, Oct 15: The JD(S) on Sunday evening finalised its candidates for the Mandya and Shivamogga Lok Sabha seats and the Ramanagara assembly segment even as coalition partner Congress struggled to select a candidate for Ballari with just two days left for the filing of nominations. JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda announced in Bengaluru on Sunday that former MLA L R Shivaramegowda