Karnataka

Mumbai, Aug 6: With the flood situation worsening in Maharashtra and its neighbouring states, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday dialled his Karnataka counterpart B S Yediyurappa and requested him to discharge water from the Almatti dam. "CM Devendra Fadnavis also spoke to Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and requested on Almatti discharge. He assured of positive actions," the statement from

Bengaluru, Aug 6: In an incident that raises questions about the customer safety systems put in place by the ride-hailing giant Uber, a woman in Bengaluru has alleged that a driver misbehaved with her and even threatened her of sexual abuse. Narrating her ordeal in a social media post, she said that Uber's safety system was "extremely messed up". As a result of her verbal duel with the driver, the

Bengaluru, Aug 6: A man has been booked for allegedly cheating a dentist of Rs 96,000 on the pretext of buying her a laptop. Ulsoor police registered a case o f online cheating on August 2 against Hemanta Kumar Raju, who has been named by Dr Apoorva Garg, 29, a resident of Murugeshpalya and product manager with a private healthcare firm, in her complaint. Garg told police she received a friend's

Mangaluru, Aug 5: The Karnataka government has posted 2004-batch IPS officer P.S. Harsha as Police Commissioner of Mangaluru city, making changes to the transfer order issued last week. Mr. Harsha has worked earlier in Dakshina Kannada as Assistant Superintendent of Police, Puttur sub-division. He was also Commissioner in the Department of Information and Publicity in 2017-18. Mr. Harsha was

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 5: Kerala IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman was suspended on Monday and a special investigation team formed by the government, two days after his arrest for alleged drunken driving that caused the death of a journalist here. The 33-year old officer, under judicial remand, was under observation at the Intensive Care Unit of the Government Medical College Hospital here even as

New Delhi, Aug 5: Rajya Sabha on Monday approved a resolution abrogating Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir and a bill to bifurcate the state into two union territories with home minister Amit Shah saying the controversial provisions were responsible for poverty and lack of development in the state. Allaying opposition fears of all hell breaking loose after the move, Shah replied, "nothing will

Bengaluru, Aug 5: The Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services has deployed more than 200 personnel and boats to undertake the rescue operations in the flood affected Belagavi, Bagalkot, Raichur and Yadgiri Districts in the State and as many as 50 members of the State Disaster Response Force from the Belagavi and Kalaburagi Region besides boats and water tenders. According to an official

Mangaluru, Aug 5: A Special Court has ordered issuance of Non Bailable Warrant (NBW) against BJP leader and Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha member Nalin Kumar Kateel on charges of making provocative speech during election campaign for recently concluded general polls. Kateel won Dakshina Kannada constituency for the third consecutive term in recently concluded elections. Judge Ramachanappa D Huddar

Bengaluru, Aug 5: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa joined many BJP leaders and right wing groups in Karnataka in welcoming abolition of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the "historic" decision. "Article 370 and 35 A will be removed from Jammu and Kashmir, This state will be Union Territory. Good

Bengaluru, Aug 5: Brushing aside the criticism by the Opposition Congress leader Siddaramaiah over the delay in the expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet, Chief minister B S Yediyurappa said that it will be done soon. Speaking to newsmen, here on Monday, before leaving for an Aerial survey of the flood affected areas in five districts of Northern Karnataka region, he said, “I am visiting New Delhi in