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Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have nabbed a gang of three HIV-infected chain snatchers, who had entered into physical relation with the several sex workers in Bengaluru, police said on Friday. The investigations have revealed that the accused persons in the age group of 20-30 years, despite being infected with HIV, established physical relations with sex […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based vernacular short news app, Way2News, has raised $16.75 million (about Rs 130 crore) as part of its Series-A round from investors WestBridge Capital and from venture capitalist Sashi Reddi. This marks WestBridge Capital’s debut investment in the media and entertainment sector in India. The company plans to use the fresh capital to expand […]

Bengaluru: The number of fresh Covid cases have been steadily increasing in Karnataka. After a gap of three months as many as 348 new cases have been reported min a span of 24 hours. The positivity rate has increased to 2.11 per cent. The state recorded 382 cases on March 3. After a long gap, the […]

Mangaluru: The Uppinangady Government First Grade College management has suspended 23 girl students, who staged a protest demanding permission to wear Hijab inside classrooms last week. The Puttur BJP MLA and the College Development Committee (CDC) chairman Sanjeeva Matandoor told PTI on Tuesday, “The students staged a demonstration. So they were suspended on Monday.” According […]

Bengaluru: Intelligence agencies have alerted the Karnataka government after they tracked satellite phone calls made to foreign locations from state’s coastal and Malnad regions, sources said on Monday. Three calls were detected from the thick forests in these regions between May 23-29, according to the sources. Two calls were tracked in places near Mangaluru in Dakshina […]

Hyderabad: Southern Region Power Committee (SRPC) Chairman and TS GENCO CMD D Prabhakar Rao stressed on the need for adopting latest automation techniques in Load- Generation Balance for effective economic operations and to avoid possible human errors. Bringing in newer technologies, process automation, innovation and creativity were essential for foolproof grid stability, he said while […]

Bengaluru: Police in Karnataka on Saturday arrested a 26-year-man on charges of killing his mother for not buying him a mobile phone. The arrested person has been identified as Deepak, a resident of Lucas Layout in Mylasandra. According to the police, Deepak had allegedly strangled his mother Fathima Mary (50) to death on June 1. […]

Mandya: Karnataka’s historical town Srirangapatna has turned into a police fortress on Saturday against the backdrop of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) “Srirangapatna Chalo” call to chant Hanuman Chalisa in Jamia Masjid. The district administration has clamped curfew from Friday evening till Sunday morning in the town. District Superintendent of Police Yathish. N […]

Kalaburagi: At least seven people were charred to death after a Hyderabad-bound private bus caught fire in the early hours of Friday in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka. Sources said all the victims hailed from Kompally,  Bolarum and other parts of Hyderabad. About 12 passengers who were injured have been admitted to a hospital in Kalaburagi. […]

Mandya: Authorities in Karnataka are on high alert as some activists of Hindu organisations said that they will ‘enter’ Jamia masjid in the historical town of Srirangapatna in Mandya district, on June 4 and perform puja there. The Hindu organisations have also decided to approach the court to demand a survey of the masjid on […]

Hanamkonda: The Task Force police team raided the house of one Janagam Suresh of Hanumannagar on Friday and seized banned Gutka worth Rs 5 lakh from his house. He confessed to buying Gutka from Bidar of Karnataka State and selling it at high prices. The seized property and Suresh were handed over to Hanamkonda police […]

Hassan: The conflict between man and wildlife has come to the fore in Karnataka once again. On Friday, an elephant was shot dead in an agricultural field near Alur taluk in Hassan district. Forest officials said that the elephant was a 20-year-old male. They are gathering information to trace the culprits. Sources said that about […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday reiterated that there will be a sensation in the national politics within next two-three months and none can stop it. He said in the efforts being made for the ‘Ujjwal Bharat’, people should rise above the politics, leaders and ‘isms’ to work for the nation’s progress. Rao […]

The NDA government’s ambivalence on the caste census has been exposed by its ally Janata Dal (United) with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar deciding to go ahead with the exercise which is essential to fine-tune the reservation policy. Though the Constitution doesn’t explicitly allow the States to conduct a census, it must be pointed out […]

Hubballi: At least eight people were killed and 25 others injured in a collision involving a lorry and private bus in Karnataka’s Hubballi-Dharwad district in the early hours of Tuesday. The mishap occurred at 12.45 a.m. on the outskirts of Hubballi near Tarihal on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway. According to police, the tragedy occurred on […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s demand for caste-based census has just got strengthened with Bihar joining the chorus. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday initiated efforts to hold an all-party meeting on caste-based census, which has become a highly emotive issue in the State. Telangana was probably the first State to have the Assembly pass a resolution […]

Bengaluru: A youth, who tried to indulge in adventure by trying to climb a dam face in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur, fell after ascending just 30 feet, as per a video going viral on social media on Monday, and was seriously injured. The incident had taken place at the Srinivasa Sagar dam located near Chikkaballapur city recently. […]

Bengaluru: As many as seven people, including three children, were killed after the cruiser, in which they were travelling, rammed into a tree in the wee hours of Saturday in Karnataka’s Dharwad district. According to police, nine others suffered injuries in the incident, of which three are stated to be critical at the KIMS hospital […]

Hyderabad: To raise awareness among farmers and to educate people about the field of agriculture, a Kisan Expo is being organized at Hitex Exhibition Centre by Grama Bharathi, a non-profit organisation on May 21 and 22. The exhibition will showcase modern equipment, technology and organic produce methods. With over 130 stalls, the platform promotes entrepreneurship […]

Bengaluru: Popular Front of India (PFI) has lodged a complaint against air gun training to more than 100 participants during a week-long training camp held recently in Karnataka’s Madikeri district, police said on Tuesday. Ibrahim, a member of PFI, has lodged a complaint and demanded a probe into the matter. The complaint mentioned that air […]