-
Hyderabad: The surge of Covid infections driven by different variants of Omicron has just become even more complicated with geneticists reporting Covid infections due to BA.2.75, the new Omicron variant in different States including Telangana. Between March and June 7, the average daily Covid infections in Telangana hovered between 55 and 65. Since then, there […]
-
The Union government on Wednesday nominated noted musician Ilaiyaraaja, track-and-field icon PT Usha, screenwriter V Vijayendra Prasad, and philanthropist and spiritual leader Veerendra Heggade to Rajya Sabha. The four new entrants to Rajya Sabha belong to southern states— Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, respectively. The President nominates 12 Rajya Sabha members on the […]
-
Bengaluru: Three labourers from Kerala were killed in a landslip in Dakshina Kannada as heavy rain pummeled most parts of Karnataka leaving behind a trail of destruction. Meanwhile, the search is on for the first standard schoolgirl, who was washed away in the floods while returning from school in Thogarihankal Gram Panchayat limits in Chikkamagalur district […]
-
Hyderabad: A video has been going viral on social media that shows a train ramming into the truck. According to officials concerned, the incident took place on Tuesday near the Siddeshwar railway crossing in Bidar district of Karnataka. Bidar, Karnataka | A train collided with a truck at Bhalki crossing, early this morning. No injury […]
-
Mumbai: Karnataka’s Sini Shetty was crowned Femina Miss India World 2022 at JIO World Convention Center in Mumbai. Along with Sini Shetty, the country got its new beauty queens of the year including Rubal Shekhawat as Femina Miss India 2022 1st Runner Up and Shinata Chauhan Femina Miss India 2022 2nd Runner Up. On Sunday, […]
-
Hyderabad: Revolutionary Telugu poet Gaddar on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting the latter to take steps to strike off a false case booked against him in Karnataka in 2005. Gaddar, 75, in the letter narrating about his work as a people’s poet, said several cases were booked against him since […]
-
Hyderabad: An Inter-State Declaration of Intent to collaborate in the fight against human trafficking was signed by six States — Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha and Tamil Nadu, here on Saturday. The two-day Southern Regional Consultation to Combat Human Trafficking, hosted by the Telangana Government in collaboration with the nonprofits Prajwala and Shakti Vahini, […]
-
Kolar: A 32-year-old man allegedly smothered his 12-year-old son and dumped the body in a water tank here, police said on Thursday. The boy had revealed about his father’s IPL betting addiction to his mother. The accused has been identified as Manikanta, a barber. According to police, Nikhil Kumar had told about his father’s addiction of […]
-
Bengaluru: The hijab crisis which made international headlines and pushed Karnataka under the spotlight has been seen as a development detrimental to the image of the state which is considered one of the most progressive and prosperous in the country. However, insiders in the BJP and the RSS confide that the crisis has proved to […]
-
Belagavi: Human – canine bond has been treasured and admired all over the world. Currently, a Karnataka man is being praised for his selfless love towards his pet dog, Krish. A man threw an extravagant #birthdayparty for his #petdog by cutting a 100 kg cake and feeding 4000 people with veg & non veg food […]
-
The political drama in Maharashtra, following the shocking rebellion by senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, is unfolding as per the script and direction of the BJP which has been waiting in the wings to take revenge against its former ally. The potboiler carries the imprint of the toppling template followed by the saffron party […]
-
Bengaluru: An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale shook parts of Hassan district and neighbouring regions in Karnataka in the wee hours of Thursday, a disaster management official said. The earthquake was also felt in many villages near Somwarpet in Kodagu district. People ran out of their houses following the tremor. According to Karnataka […]
-
Hyderabad: Srikar Revanur of Telangana defeated Nachiketh S of Karnataka 21-7, 21-7 in the second round of the boys singles in the Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior U-13 Ranking Badminton Tournament held at the Chetan Anand Badminton Academy, Ameenpur, Hyderabad on Monday. Results (Round-2): U-13: Boys: Srikar Revanur (TS) bt Nachiketh S (KTK) 21-7, 21-7, Megha […]
-
Bengaluru: The state health authorities are crossing their fingers as Karnataka is nearing the Covid peak period. As per a report by the IIT Kanpur Technical Recommendation Committee, the peak is predicted to start from the third week of June. State Health Minister K. Sudhakar has said that the IIT Kanpur team, which has given […]
-
Bengaluru: In a shocking case, the Karnataka Police have arrested a woman on charges of trying to smuggle drugs into the Central Prison of Parappana Agrahara in Bengaluru for her jailed son, police said on Friday. The arrested woman has been identified as Parveen Taj, a resident of Shikaripalya in Bengaluru. According to police, the […]
-
Bengaluru: After a gap of 112 days, Karnataka reported more than 600 fresh Covid-19 cases, triggering concerns among health authorities in the state. In the last 24 hours, 648 cases were registered and one fatality, the second this month after a previous death was reported on June 5. Bengaluru reported the highest cases at 615, […]
-
Mangaluru: A 42-year-old man has scripted history by starting a donkey farm at a village in Dakshina Kannada district. The farm, which opened on June 8, is the first of its kind in Karnataka and the second in country after one in Ernakulam district of Kerala. Srinivas Gowda, the owner of the farm, says he […]
-
Bengaluru: When the hijab crisis is settling down in Karnataka, it is now the skull cap versus saffron shawls in the state. A section of Hindu employees of the state-owned Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) objecting to the Muslim drivers, conductors and others wearing skull caps, are now attending duty donning saffron shawls. Following the […]
-
Mangaluru: A new member of the police squad in the city has been named after the fiercely loyal canine star in the Kannada movie ‘777 Charlie,’ the directorial debut of Kiran Raj. Police has named the new entrant as Charlie, who is also a Labrador like the dog in the movie, which portrays strong human-animal […]
-
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced strict implementation of Covid-19 safety protocols from Saturday after fresh infections in the state crossed the 500-mark in the past 24 hours. Wearing of masks in public places, social distancing and other measures will be strictly enforced with the help of police and civic authorities. According to the state Health […]
