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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 […]

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 […]