Karnataka

Madikeri, Aug 8: More than 90 people were evacuated from 13 villages in Kodagu district in Karnataka and sheltered in relief camps due to flooding following heavy rainfall here on Wednesday. The rescue effort was done by teams of National and State Disaster Relief Forces. Incessant rain has cut off road connectivity and disrupted power supply in several parts in Kodagu district. Mangaluru and

Bengaluru, Aug 8: Communist Party of India (M) today urged the Union government to immediately release Rs 1000 crore to Karnataka for taking up relief works in flood affected 15 Districts on war footing. In a release here on Thursday, CPLI (M) State Committee Secretary U Basavaraju said that flood situation has turned into grim due to release of heavy discharge from Maharashtra Reservoirs to river

Bengaluru, Aug 8: South Western Railway (SWR) has announced cancellation/diversion of as many as 18 trains due to torrential downpour and water logging on track between Pachapur & Gokak and other places on Pune division. The trains cancelled included Train No. 82653 Yesvanthpur-Jaipur Express on Aug 8, Train No.82654 Jaipur-Yesvanthpur Express on Aug 10, Train No. 51029 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8: A 'red alert' has been sounded in four districts of Kerala where heavy rains, gusty winds and widespread landslips have wreaked havoc in several areas after the second spell of the south-west monsoon intensified. The alert has been sounded in four districts of Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad, IMD sources said. The water level is rising in most of the rivers and

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 8: A disgruntled wife of a non-resident Indian in Uttar Pradesh, has claimed that her husband, who works in Kuwait as a labourer divorced her through instant triple talaq on WhatsApp. The development comes after the woman filed a dowry and harassment case against her husband and his family following a prolonged fight. The case assumes significance in the wake of Indian

Bengaluru, Aug 8: As the rains continued to lash across Karnataka, the number of districts affected by floods raced to 11, with no relief in sight either in release of water from Maharashtra or from the heavy rain lashing most parts of the state. As many as 28,883 people were evacuated from low-lying villages in 11 flood hit districts. The extent of land under water due to floods is set to

Mangaluru, Aug 8: In a tragic incident, a toddler lost his life after he fell into a bucket of water while playing outside his house at Kulai near Suratkal on the outskirts of the city yesterday. The victim has been identified as 18-month-old Siddharatha, the son of Shankarappa, a daily wage labourer. The incident took place around 10am on Wednesday when the boy’s mother was away. The family hails

Udupi, Aug 7: Police have arrested for persons after seizing three truckloads of cattle illegally being transported from Kerala to Udupi district. According to the police, the cattle were being transported to Katapadi Dharma Foundation Company and Research Centre in three trucks without any documents, in an inhumane manner on Wednesday. Acting on a tip off, the Kaup police intercepted the trucks

Karnataka, Aug 7: Karnataka Government will release 14.53 TMC (Thousand Million Cubic) of water to Hemavati canal system for 25 days starting today as the catchment is receiving a definite amout of rainfall. Water will be released to tanks and anaicuts in Hassan, Tumakuru and Mandya and Tamil Nadu, a top state official said. Along with this, the government has also decided to release water to

Bengaluru, Aug 7: The Karnataka state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has urged the Director General of Police to prevent the slaughter of all kinds of animals on the occasion of Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) and implement the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. In a letter to the DGP, BJP office-bearers, including the state general secretary N Ravi Kumar and state convenor of BJPs cow protection cell