Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 30: Sareen Sheikh, Assistant Professor at Department of Engineering Chemistry, P.A. College of Engineering, Mangaluru has been awarded Ph.D. degree in Chemistry by Mangalore University for her thesis entitled Preparation and Characterization of Natural Fibre Reinforced Bio-composite Films. This research work was carried under the guidance of Dr. G.K. Nagaraja, Professor and Chairman

Tumakuru, Apr 29: Two students were killed on the spot and three others were seriously injured after the car they were travelling in rammed into a roadside tree near KB Cross in on Monday morning. According to the police, the deceased are Kiran (18) of Chakohallipalya in Turuvekere taluk and Trinesh (20), a resident of Dandinashivara. They were on their way to write the CET exam. The injured

Bengaluru, Apr 29: The BJP and Congress candidates, locked in a direct fight, filed their nomination papers for Chincholi and Kundagol Assembly seats for which by-elections will be held on May 19. The counting of votes will be taken on May 23, along with other counting of votes in the 28 seats for which polls was held during two-phased elections for Lok Sabha election held in Karnataka in two

Bengaluru, Apr 29: BJP leader and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, J Shettar on Sunday alleged that the HD Kumaraswamy cabinet, which passed a resolution on Nava Bengaluru scheme, has allocated the project to Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL) without tender. Alleging huge corruption in awarding grants and works under the Nava Bengaluru scheme, Shettar told ANI:

Bengaluru, Apr 29: Congress Legislator B Nagendra, who had failed to appear before the Special Court for Peoples Representatives, was remanded to Police custody when he appeared today in connection with hearing of a case pertaining illegal iron ore mining in Ballari district. The Court had issued Non Bailable Warrant (NBW) against Nagendra as he had failed to adhere to Summons issued against him

Colombo, Apr 29: Sri Lanka government has imposed ban on covering of the face with veils, in a manner that prevents identification of a person. The rule announced by the President’s Media Division yesterday will come into force in the island nation today. The development comes a week after blood thirsty terrorists carried out deadly blasts that killed more than 250 people and injured over 500

Gadag, Apr 29: In a shocking incident, a teenage boy preparing for the Common Entrance Test (CET) was brutally hacked to death by his drunk neighbour at Jakkali village of Gadag district in Karnataka yesterday. Fearing police action, the accused then committed suicide. The deceased student is Vikas Shekappa Doddameti, 18, and his neighbour, Shoukat Ali Mabusab Koppal, 35. According to villagers

Bengaluru, Apr 29: Apparently upset over the negative coverage about his son Nikhil, who is contesting from the Mandya Lok Sabha seat, Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday said he was “boycotting” the media. “I’m boycotting you. You do whatever you want for your story... Go do it. Go enjoy,” Kumaraswamy told reporters when they sought his reactions after his meeting with Congress

Bengaluru, Apr 29: An invite sent to ‘like-minded’ Congress legislators to attend a closed door meeting on Tuesday has set off speculation that dissidence within Congress will intensify after the results of Lok Sabha elections are announced on May 23. In JD(S) camp, party supremo HD Deve Gowda and chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday held a brainstorming session with their MLAs, discussing post

Software giant Infosys has transformed a barren land into forest in its 360-acre sprawling campus at Kamblapadavu near Pajeeru village in Bantwal taluk about 20km from Karnataka’s coastal city of Mangaluru. "As part of our commitment to environment conservation for creating a better world for present and future, we have decided to make our campus to be intrinsically green," said a company