Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 30: Former Karnataka Lokayukta and former Supreme Court Judge N Venkatachala passed away here on Wednesday at the age of 89. The reason for his death was attributed to an accidental fall at his home at 6 am. "He was brought to the emergency room at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital in an unresponsive state at 6.30 am. Despite taking measures to resuscitate him, he remained unresponsive. He

Mangaluru, Oct 30: Three students have been arrested for allegedly possessing and consuming the banned ganja in the city, police said on Tuesday. According to police, the students were arrested on Monday night for consuming Ganja in an apartment and lodged a case against them. The students were identified as Kuruvilla George (21), Hemanth Tamas (21) hails from Kerala and Mohammed Nasir (18) from

Bidar, Oct 30: Former minister and KPCC working president Eshwar Khandre on Tuesday expressed confidence that Congress would win all 15 seats in the by-elections due in December next month and predicted that the BJP government led by Mr B S Yedyurappa would fall after the by-polls. Addressing the press persons here today Mr Khandre said “These 15 by-election seats were the strongholds of the

Bengaluru, Oct 30: Renowned Scientist Prof B V Srikantan passed away here on Tuesday. He was 94. He is survived by two sons and relatives and large number of disciples. The deceased, was conferred various honors including Padma Bhushan from the Union government for his coveted contributions for the world of Physics. Srikantan had earned popularity for his research and studies on cosmic rays. He

Bengaluru, Oct 30: The state government, after deciding to do away with the plans to celebrate Tipu Sultan birth anniversary, is now thinking on dropping the lessons on Tipu Sultan in school textbooks. According to reliable sources, the Primary and Secondary Education minister S Suresh Kumar, had reportedly sought a report from the department on dropping the lessons on Tipu Sultan. The minister’s

Bengaluru, Oct 30: Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa will campaign for the victory of disqualified MLAs who will be selected for December 5 by-election, even as JDS supremo and former prime minister H D Devegowda has decided not to have any election alliance with Congress or BJP. BJP sources told UNI that Mr Yediyurappa has finalised his tour programme and will launch

Belagavi, Oct, 30: Former chief minister and Opposition Leader of Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah said that BS Yeddiyurappa-led government had failed to provide any relief to the flood-affected people in the state. He was speaking with media persons at Circuit House in Belagavi on Tuesday evening and said that BJP government in the state totally failed to maintain the flood situation

Bengaluru, Oct 29: A 16-year-old yoga exponent from Mysuru, is among the 64 Rajyotsava awardees announced by the chief minister B S Yediyurappa-led state government. A child prodigy, Khushi is the daughter of S Hemachandra, an official of Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran, and Kumuda. Khushi is a first PU student doing her PCMB at Vijaya Vittala PU College. Khushi took up yoga to overcome her

Mysuru, Oct 29: The Karnataka forest department on Tuesday sounded high alert against possibility of spread of bird flu in bird sanctuaries and lakes across the state. They include including at Ranganathittu bird sanctuary, Kokkare Bellur, Lingambudhi lake and the Kukkarahalli lake. The authorities concerned have been urged to take necessary steps to prevent the occurrence and spread of Avian

Bengaluru, Oct 29: Four tourists from Karnataka, who were on a visit to the famous Muslim pilgrimage centre of Nagore in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, drowned in the sea in two separate incidents, police said here on Tuesday. All four victims were from Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. Rihan (12) drowned when he ventured into the sea off Nagore to take a bath late on Monday evening. His