Karnataka

Belagavi, Aug 12: Residents of the flood-affected Shiragur village of Raibag (rural) on Monday invited the Indian Army's Maratha Light Infantry unit to feast together on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. The Army personnel were seen offering prayers along with the Muslim community in the village before joining in the celebrations. The Maratha Light Infantry unit led by Major Rathore is conducting

Bengaluru, Aug 12: There seems to be no let-up to the monsoon mayhem in Karnataka, with the weather office sounding red alert as more heavy rains are forecast in he coastal, central and southern regions of the state in the coming week, an official said on Sunday. "Red alert has been given as the forecast is heavy to very heavy rains in coastal, central and southern districts of the state over the

Belthangady, Aug 12: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh each for families who lost house in the floods in the Dakshina Kannada district. Yediyurappa also announced Rs 10,000 as emergency relief to those affected by the deluge. The Chief Minister said that five bridges and 300 houses were damaged or completely destroyed in the floods here. The

Bengaluru, Aug 12: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) leader HD Deve Gowda on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlining the severity of the floods in Karnataka and sought an interim relief of Rs 5,000 crore to tide over the situation in the state. In his letter, Deve Gowda urged Modi to declare the disaster caused by the floods as a national calamity. Forty people have lost their lives

Belagavi, Aug 12: Creating panic among the villagers, a crocodile was spotted on the roof of a house in flood-affected Raybag taluk here. The crocodile, which was spotted on Sunday, escaped from the area before the forest officials could reach the spot and rescue it as onlookers threw stones to get the animal off the roof. Karnataka has been reeling under the impacts of floods and heavy downpour

Belagavi, Aug 12: Where the entire country is celebrating Eid al-Adha today, the scenario in Sai Nagar area of flood-hit Karnataka remains grim. Fifteen families living in the flood-affected vicinity are finding it difficult to survive. Deprived of a proper meal the people here are away from the usual fervor surrounding the festival. "The floods have washed away all articles from our homes, we

Bengaluru, Aug 12: The death toll in flood-hit Karnataka on Monday mounted to 42. As per an official data, "Since August 1, 42 people have lost their lives while 5, 81,897 persons have been evacuated from 2,694 flood-hit villages of the state." Rains have eased out, water levels have started receding and surface communication is likely to be restored soon in North Karnataka, Integrated Defence

Kasaragod, Aug 12: The heavy downpour since Friday had partially damaged the observatory wall of the Bekal fort near here late evening on Sunday. According to sources the damage, apparently minor in nature, was caused to one of the two observatory towers on the entrance to the 369-year old fort. Built by Shivappa Nayaka of Keladi in 1650 AD, the Bekal fort on the Arabian sea coast is the largest

Bengaluru, Aug 12: Rescue and relief works are on in full swing in flood-ravaged districts of Karnataka, with a let up in the rains and water receding in most of the affected areas, officials said here on Monday. With the situation improving, search is on for those who have gone missing and efforts are being made to reach out to those who need to be evacuated. However, due to heavy inflow into

Mangaluru, Aug 12: After pounding the district hard for almost a week, rain gave a respite to the coastal city of Mangaluru and surrounding areas today providing much relief to the people, especially the Muslims who observed Eid Al Adha, the festival of sacrifice with piety and religious fervor. Locally known as Bakrid, the second major festival of Islamic calendar is celebrated to commemorate the