Bengaluru : Karnataka Lokayukta Justice P. Vishwanatha Shetty had a miraculous escape on Wednesday after he was stabbed repeatedly by a disgruntled man at his office here, police said. The attacker was arrested while Shetty was said to be out of danger. Tejraj Sharma, 33, who was apparently unhappy with the ombudsman, managed to enter […]
Bengaluru : Ahead of the Karnataka assembly polls in April-May, Kannada film superstar Upendra on Tuesday announced his resignation from the party he formed last year after “internal issues” and vowed to form a new party soon. “I have tendered my resignation to the Karnataka Pragnyavanta Janata Party (KPJP). I will soon register (with the […]
Bengaluru : After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a majority in the Tripura Assembly elections, the party’s state unit Chief B.S. Yeddyurappa on Saturday exuded confidence in winning over 150 of the 224 assembly constituencies in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly poll due in April-May. “People of northeast and Tripura, in particular, have rejected corrupt […]
Bengaluru : A 37-year-old man arrested under the Arms Act for illegal possession of ammunition is being questioned in connection with the murder of Kannada tabloid Editor Gauri Lankesh in the city nearly six months ago, police said on Friday. “K.T. Naveen Kumar was taken into custody by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the […]
Bengaluru : The United States’ latest move on issuing H-1B visas to software engineers will not make much difference to Indian IT firms, apex industry body Nasscom said on Friday. “The new measure will be an unnecessary and expensive burden that will not make much difference to our member firms, which are in the business […]
New Delhi : If you are travelling in an open vehicle during peak traffic hours daily in Bengaluru, you are likely to be exposed to severe toxic air. And school-goers are among the worst affected, a report warned on Wednesday. Between 8.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m., the particulate pollution levels between Banashankari to Marathahalli varied […]
Bengaluru : In line with the ‘Modicare’ of the Central government, Karnataka too would provide healthcare to all people in the state soon, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday. “The universal health coverage scheme under the name ‘Arogya Karnataka Yojane’ will be started this month to provide primary, secondary and tertiary treatment to all people […]
Bengaluru : The state-run Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation’s (KSRTC) services to neighbouring Tamil Nadu were hit on Friday after the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Cauvery river water, an official said. “The buses from both the states (Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) are operating only up to the state border as of now as advised […]
Bengaluru : Note ban and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the Indian government have reduced the number of Indian tourists visiting South Africa last year, a South African tourism official said on Thursday. “South Africa witnessed a slowdown in terms of the number of bookings from Indians in 2017 as a result of […]
Bengaluru : Three construction workers were killed and at least 10 others were feared trapped under the debris after a four-storeyed under-construction building collapsed here on Thursday, officials said. “Three men were killed and 11 others injured after the building in Kasavanahalli (suburb)crashed down at around 4 p.m. ,” Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy told media […]
