Chamarajnagar: 35 women devotees who were on their way to Sulawadi Maramma Temple in Chamarajnagar district had landed at another Maramma Temple in Rampura after the driver took them there by mistake. Earlier more than 90 people were admitted to hospital after eating the poisonous Prasad. 14 people have reportedly[Read More…]
Tag: Karnataka
Karnataka: 36-acre lake flushed out after HIV positive woman drowns in it
A 36-acre lake in a village of Hubballi district in Karnataka was drained out after a body of HIV positive woman was found in it. The villagers refused to drink water from the lake, believing that it was contaminated with HIV. Authorities first told villagers that they would test the water, but no one[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Laboratory blast at Indian Institute of Science, scientist dies
In India’s prestigious college, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, a 30-year old researcher died when an explosion happened in a lab facility. Three others sustained injuries. Reportedly, the accident happened at 2.20 PM when a cylinder exploded in the Aerospace Department’s Laboratory for Hypersonic and Shockwave. Manoj Kumar who died along with[Read More…]
Myanmar woman with rare HH blood group receives help from a Karnataka donor
A 34-year-old woman undergoing heart surgery at Yangon General Hospital in Myanmar, received two units of rare HH blood group all the way from Karnataka via courier, perfectly-preserved, and all thanks to Sankalp India Foundation. Sankalp India Foundation keeps a track of the various rare blood groups that might be needed in[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Ramesh Jarkiholi rubbishes claim of leaving Congress
Belgavi: Amidst the speculation of leaving the Congress party, Municipal Administration Minister, Ramesh Jarkiholi rubbishes the claim of leaving the party and blames certain party leaders behind this conspiracy. The moment caught up the heat recently hen he walked out of the cabinet meeting and told media that certain “self-proclaimed influential[Read More…]
Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa meets DK Shivakumar, raises political temperature
BJP Karnataka Chief BS Yeddyurappa along with his son and Shivamogga parliamentarian BY Raghavendra visited the residence of Congress leader and Water Resources Minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar on Wednesday. According to the media reports, the hour-long discussion between two senior leaders was focused on tank development and water-related issues in[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Law intern found dead after filing sexual harassment complaint
Just days after filing a sexual harassment complaint against lawyers, a law intern has been found dead where she was staying in Bengaluru. Reportedly, the intern belongs to Andaman & Nicobar and had come to the city to intern for Jayanth Pattenhetti Associates. She worked under Chandra Naik and Chetan[Read More…]
Veteran Kannada actor and politician Ambareesh dies at 66
Bengaluru: Veteran Kannada cine actor M.H. Ambareesh passed away at a private hospital here on Saturday night following a heart attack, said a duty doctor. He was 66. “Ambareesh died after a massive cardiac arrest a couple of hours after he was brought to our hospital due to breathing problem[Read More…]
Karnataka Tragedy: Fatal Bus accident claims 25 lives
Mandya: In a fatal bus accident, at least 25 including five children have reportedly died after the bus fell into Vishweshwaraiah Canal near Mandya earlier today. Farmers working in the nearby fields immediately reached the spot and started the rescue work and managed to pull out some passengers. The bus which[Read More…]
Karnataka: Gas tank topples, no mishap reported
In Nanthoor, a locality in Karnataka‘s Mangalore, on early hours of Wednesday a gas tanker toppled resulting in a traffic. The incident occurred when the tanker’s driver lost control of his vehicle, resulting in its toppling. Luckily, no mishap was reported. The timing of the incident is said to be[Read More…]
Karnataka villages open defecation free, says CM Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday said the southern state was open defecation free in its rural areas. “Earlier statistics showed that only half or one-third of the rural households had individual toilets, but presently, all the 70.2 lakh rural households in the state have been provided with[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Car carrying four collides with Pejawar seer’s vehicle, octogenarian couple dies
A couple in their 80s lost their lives when their car collided with a vehicle carrying Sri Vishwesha Teertha of Pejewar Mutt of Udupi on the Chintamani highway near Bengaluru. The accident occurred around 7.45 am. While four others sustained injuries in the accident. In the accident, Ramakrishnaiah, aged 85,[Read More…]
Karnataka: BJP likely to replace BS Yeddyurappa, Anant Hegde front runner
Following the massive defeat of Bhartiya Janta Party in Karnataka by-polls, BJP’s central leadership is planning to remove BS Yeddyurappa from Karnataka BJP President post, a media report claimed on Thursday. In view of Lok Sabha elections 2019, Anant Kumar Hegde, BJP Member of Parliament (MP) from Uttara Kannada in Karnataka[Read More…]
Karnataka: Horrific! Women killed her daughter and commit suicide with parents
Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a woman killed her daughter and commits suicide with her parents on Monday in the Vidyaranyapura police station area. The deceased have been identified as Sudharani 29, her daughter Monika 6, and her parents Janardhan 52, and Sumitra 45. Police have recovered a suicide note[Read More…]
Karnataka: JDS leader brutally killed in Kanakpura
Kanakpura: A young leader of Janata Dal-Secular and state general secretary of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe wing of the ruling party in the state was brutally killed by unidentified persons in Kanakpura police Station region on Monday evening. Deceased RT Raja Gopal 42, from Kasaba Hobli, was the state General[Read More…]
Obituary: Ananth Kumar helped build BJP in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar, who died on Monday, was widely regarded as an able political organiser who helped build the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka to expand the party’s reach in the country’s south. Along with the party’s state unit president B.S. Yeddyurappa, Union Minister[Read More…]
Ananth Kumar dead; 3-day mourning in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar died on Monday at a private hospital here due to multiple organ failure, a BJP spokesman said. He was 59. “Kumar passed away at around 3 a.m. at Shankara Cancer Hospital three weeks after he was admitted on return from the US[Read More…]
Karnataka’s mining baron Reddy arrested, jailed in Ponzi case
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s former BJP Minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy was arrested and jailed for allegedly shielding two accused persons in a multi-crore Ponzi scheme, a police officer said on Sunday. “Based on the evidences and statements, Reddy has been arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy,” Additional Commissioner of[Read More…]
Karnataka’s mining baron Reddy arrested in Ponzi case
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy was arrested here for allegedly shielding the accused in a multi-crore Ponzi scheme, a police officer said on Sunday. “Based on the evidences and statements, Reddy has been arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy,” Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Alok Kumar told reporters[Read More…]
Karnataka: 3-Month pregnant woman stabbed to death, honour killing suspected
In an alleged caste killing case, a three-month pregnant woman identified as Renuka Shakarappa Nayak, was stabbed to death in hone in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district. Investigators in charge of the case suspect that Renuka’s mother, Marevva, allegedly killed her daughter as she had married a man who did not belong to the same[Read More…]
Karnataka has rejected BJP’s negative politics, say JD-S, Congress
Bengaluru: Victory of the ruling JD-S-Congress alliance in four of the five by-elections in Karnataka was a rejection of the opposition BJP’s negative politics, asserted a Congress leader on Tuesday. “A resounding win for the Congress-JD-S alliance in Karnataka. 4-1 thrashing to BJP. The people have rejected the negative politics[Read More…]
Karnataka bye-elections outcome, a shot in the arm for Congress
One may not read much into bye-elections but this here Karnataka ones are a trifle different – from the state as well as national perspective. The ruling Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) combine won four out of the five bye-elections to three Lok Sabha and two assembly seats. In itself, these seats[Read More…]
Karnataka By-polls: Diwali for Congress & JDS alliance, setback for BJP
The incumbent Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) alliance in Karnataka on Tuesday registered its victory in two assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats in the by-polls. The BS Yeddyurappa led Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party managed to win only one Lok Sabha seat, Shimoga. In Jamkhandi, Congress contestant Anand Nyamgouda[Read More…]
Anitha Kumaraswamy becomes first woman MLA from Ramanagara
The much anticipated Karnataka by-polls, which provided a boost to incumbent JDS- Congress coalition. Bypolls in Ramnagara assembly, where the wife of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Anitha Kumaraswamy, who contested under the banner of JDS-Congress coalition won by a big margin of 1.05 lakh votes. Anitha Kumaraswamy is the first[Read More…]
Bellary By-polls: DK Shivakumar magic continues, Sriramulu loses his home turf
The much anticipated Karnataka by-polls, which provided a boost to incumbent JDS- Congress coalition. Bypolls in Bellary (ST) Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka was held on Saturday and around 67 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the district. Earlier, it was speculated that, whoever wins, will win only after[Read More…]