Karnataka

Shivamogga, Apr 30: Five members of a family were killed and an eight-year-old girl was seriously injured in a head-on collision between a car and a truck on National Highway 206 near Chikkadanavandi village in Shivamogga taluk on Tuesday. The police have named the deceased as Manjunath, 30, a software engineer from Shivamogga who was driving the car; Neelakantappa, 42, assistant executive

Tumakuru, Apr 30: The sleuths of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) have trapped a Public Prosecutor G Purnima, on the charges of accepting graft for showing a favor to an employee of the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) in Tipaturu Civil Court premises in the district here on Tuesday. According to official sources, Purnima demanded Rs 40,000 from BESCOM Engineer for not to reopen a

Chikkamagaluru, Apr 30: A couple died when lightning struck them at Teguru village of Chikkamagaluru district on Monday late evening. Police said on Tuesday that the incident took place when they were returning home with domestic animals tied in the agriculture land and all off a sudden heavy rain lashed and lightning struck them. The victims have been identified as Photographer Manjunath Achari

Newsroom, Apr 30: Hassan has emerged topper in the district-wise pass percentage of Karnataka SSLC examination 2019 the result of which was announced today. Udupi, Uttara Kannada and Chikkodi districts that had secured first, second and third places respectively in 2018 have slipped to fifth, fourth and thirteenth place this year. Dakshina Kannada district has slipped from fourth to seventh place

Udupi, Apr 30: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has slammed the Karnataka police for arresting pro-BJP journalist S A Hemanth Kumar for spreading a provocative fake news. Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday, after meeting Hemanth Kumar, who is in the police custody, at the CID headquarters, she alleged that the Police are acting at the behest of the Minister for Home M B Patil, and had

Madikeri, Apr 30: The Kodagu district authorities have sounded high alert following the Sri Lanka serial blasts and NIA raiding several parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The alert was necessary since, the Kodagu district falls on the Kerala-Karnataka border. The security personnel have been deployed in the tourist spots and public and religious places across the district. Bomb disposal and dog

Bengaluru, Apr 30: Two girl students have secured 625/625 in the Karnataka SSLC examination 2019 the results of which were announced today. Srujana D from St Philomena English High School, Anekal, Bengaluru south and Naganjali Parameshwara Naik from Colaba Vithob Shanbagh Kalbagkar high school, Kumta, Uttara Kannada have scored a perfect centum. Besides, 11 candidates have secured 624/625, and 19

The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination result was declared today afternoon i.e. Tuesday, April 30, 2019. The pass percentage this year is 73.7%. Two girl students have secured 625/625. Srujana D from St Philomena English High School, Anekal, Bengaluru south and Naganjali Parameshwara Naik from Colaba Vithob Shanbagh

Kasaragod, Apr 30: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Teeka Ram Meena has confirmed that three women had cast bogus votes in booth number 19 at Pilathara in the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency during the April 23 election. On the CPI(M) argument that ‘open votes’ were being misrepresented as bogus ones, Mr. Meena said the election rules do not mention ‘open vote.’ Police cases would be registered

Mangaluru, Apr 30: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has revived a long-pending project for building a golden chariot for the famous Kukke Surahmanya temple in Dakshina Kannada district, a move which has drawn flak even as reports linked it to his astrological belief. After the CM asked officials to submit a fresh proposal before the state cabinet for the chariot, the managing committee of