ABVP continues protest, demands action against Amnesty over event on Kashmir
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has continued its protest for police action against those who it said raised "anti-India" slogans at an event organised by Amnesty International India in...
View ArticleNot enough Central funds for toilets: state govt
The state government on Thursday blamed the Centre for not releasing sufficient funds for construction of toilets under the Swachh Bharat scheme.RuralDevelopment and Panchayat RajMinister HKPatil told...
View ArticleGovt rethinking on director for Devaraj Urs biopic
The government, which had zeroed in on filmmaker TSNagabharana to direct a biopic on former chief minister DDevaraj Urs as part of Urs' birth centenary celebrations , is now revisiting its proposal....
View ArticleWoman claims business partner sought sex as birthday gift
The Bommanahalli police have arrested the managing director of a healthcare firm on the charge of seeking sexual favours from his business partner as his birthday gift. The suspect is identified as...
View ArticleAnveshana Prakashana bags best publisher award
The Kannada Book Authority (Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara) has announced the annual awards for 2015, including the best publisher award and G P Rajarathnam Award.Authority chairman Dr Banjagere...
View ArticleProbe against cops who beat, robbed techie for wrong parking
The traffic police ordered an enquiry against three traffic policemen on charges of assaulting and robbing a software engineer of his valuables over a parking issue.The incident occurred on August 15...
View ArticleEshwarappa defies BSY diktat, attends Rayanna Brigade meet
Senior BJPleader KSEshwarappa on Thursday openly defied the direction of state party president BSYeddyurappa by attending a meeting of the Sangolli Rayanna Brigade, an organisation of OBCs and...
View ArticleEvangelist from Northeast assaulted by 5 in Indiranagar
A 23-year-old Northeastern student and an evangelist was assaulted by a group of five persons in Lakshmipuram near Indiranagar in the early hours of Thursday.According to the police, the victim...
View ArticleCM asks officials to ensure uninterrupted power
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday directed officials of the energy department to ensure that there are no power cuts, whatever the situation is even during summers across the state. Chairing a...
View ArticleState asks CBSE to cancel affiliation of 6 NPS schools
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to withdraw the affiliation of six schools run by the National Public School group in Bengaluru and...
View ArticleBJP worker beaten to death for transporting cattle
A BJP activist was bludgeoned to death by Hindu Jagarana Vedike members while he was transporting cattle in his mini truck at Kenjur in Brahmavar here on Wednesday night.The victim has been identified...
View ArticleMachli, the queen of Ranthambore, dies at 19
Machli, the longest surviving tigress in the wild, died on Thursday after being critically ill for more than a week.Often touted as the 'Queen of Ranthambore', the 19-year-old tigress, T-16, was hardly...
View ArticleCongress wants Sidhu to make first move
The Congress may carve out a role for former BJP MP Navjyot Singh Sidhu, who has maintained the suspense over joining the Aam Aadmi Party as a star campaigner for Punjab elections.As Sidhu's...
View ArticleClinical Jawahar SC power past Standard CC
Centuries from SM Rajkumar and Jayesh Babu and a six-wicket haul from Shreyas BM helped Jawahar Sports Club (1) register a massive innings and 286 runs victory over Standard Cricket Club in the KSCA...
View ArticleBank workers to take part in strike on Sept 2
Bank employees will also join the nationwide strike called by Central trade unions on September 2 to protest the 'anti-labour' policies of the government.All India Bank Employees Association general...
View ArticleDominant Bengal clinch title
Cricket Association of Bengal maintained their composure and posted a comprehensive six-wicket victory over KSCA XI to clinch the Dr (Capt) K Thimmappaiah memorial all-India invitational tournament at...
View ArticleJaitley's comment on Netaji's 'death anniversary' raises storm
A tweet by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley turned into a full-blown political controversy on Thursday after he paid his respects to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his "death anniversary" on August...
View ArticleSC tells CBSE to follow 2011 judgement on answer sheets
The Supreme Court has directed the CBSE to "scrupulously" follow its 2011 judgement directing the board to provide copies of answer sheets to desirous students under the Right to Information (RTI)...
View ArticleArmy chief files affidavit in SC against V K Singh
Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh has accused former chief of staff Gen (retd) V K Singh, now a Minister of State for External Affairs, of showing "malafide intent" to "arbitrarily punish" him and stall his...
View ArticleMan held for raping stepdaughter
The East Godavari police arrested a person for sexually exploiting his 13-year-old stepdaughter after mixing sleeping tablets in milk.The stepfather, 40-year-old Sirra Raju, who runs an eatery in...
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