Karnataka: News
02 Aug 2017
Rahul GandhiKarnataka govt to provide rail link from Yeshwantpur to airport
After getting in-principal approval from railways, Karnataka government plans to provide suburban rail connectivity between Yeshwantpur and KIA.
02 Aug 2017
Arun JaitleyParliament Day 13: Raids at Karnataka minister's house causes chaos
Day 13 of the Parliament's monsoon session was ruled by this morning's I-T raids at Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar's residence and a resort where 42 Gujarat Congress MLAs are staying.
01 Aug 2017
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Actor-Cricketer Dhruv Sharma passes away in Bengaluru
Speech and hearing impaired Dhruv Sharma, who went on to become Sandalwood actor and professional cricket player, died from multiple-organ failure in Bengaluru today.
31 Jul 2017
IndiaDouble-decker buses to ply on Bengaluru's roads again
In order to restore Bengaluru's past glory and boost tourism, double-decker buses will be plying on city's roads again by year-end as Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is going to buy five double-decker buses.
30 Jul 2017
InfosysBengaluru court sentences man to life imprisonment for killing wife
A Bengaluru court convicted Satish Kumar Gupta, former HR manager with Infosys, for murdering his wife Priyanka Gupta and destroying evidence seven years ago.
28 Jul 2017
MalwareMalware: 2,000 modems affected, BSNL urges customers to change password
BSNL has urged its broadband subscribers to change the default password in the wake of a malware attack on its system earlier this week.
27 Jul 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Conman arrested for duping college students with fake job-offers
32-year-old Ganesh was arrested in Bengaluru for tricking 45 students of a college in Kodagu district by posing as a fake hiring agent and giving fake job offers from IT majors.
26 Jul 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaBengaluru: Online fraud racket busted, four people held
Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) cyber-crime investigators arrested four persons hailing from Jharkhand and busted their phishing racket in Bengaluru.
25 Jul 2017
Saudi ArabiaKarnataka: Engineering colleges raise their cut-off ranks this year
Anxiety gripped engineering aspirants in Karnataka as several engineering colleges raised their cut-off ranks this year. RV College of Engineering, for instance, raised its cut-off rank to 310 from 450 in 2016.
24 Jul 2017
SiddaramaiahKarnataka: State govt to open 900 liquor stores
Following huge dent in Karnataka's excise revenue in light of SC banning sale of alcohol on highways, state government is all set to open 900 liquor stores across Karnataka, including 30 in Bengaluru.
24 Jul 2017
IndiaNow states can have their own flag, says Tharoor. Really?
With Karnataka opening a fresh debate on whether states could have their independent flags, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor recently said that as long as one observed a system of checks and balances it could be allowed.
21 Jul 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: With this elevated corridor, Koramangala would be traffic-free
BBMP will kick off work on the long-pending 2.4 km elevated corridor between Ejipura Main Road to Hosur Road on Monday.
20 Jul 2017
Tamil NaduBengaluru man plays guitar as surgeons 'burn' his brain
In a rather bizarre case, 32-year-old musician played guitar on operation-table as surgeons 'burned' his brain and relieved him of dystonia.
19 Jul 2017
iPhoneBengaluru: 3 foreigners arrested with cocaine worth Rs. 7 lakh
Central Crime Branch investigators caught three foreigners -a Nigerian, a Briton and a Mozambique- red handed and recovered six grams of cocaine worth Rs. 7.5 lakh from them at NGEF Layout, Byappanahalli, Bengaluru.
18 Jul 2017
Jammu And KashmirAfter J&K, Karnataka demands for a flag of its own
Ahead of 2018 Assembly polls, Congress-led Karnataka government formed a nine member committee to design a 'state' flag.
16 Jul 2017
SiddaramaiahKarnataka: DIG Roopa provides more proof about officials being bribed
In the wake of ongoing probe following submission of report by DIG (Prisons) D Roopa, 20 convicts were shifted from Parappana Agrahara Central Prison to Ballari prison.
15 Jul 2017
EducationTeaching Kannada becomes compulsory in all Karnataka schools
After setting aside 5% jobs for state civil services, for aspirants who studied Kannada in school, Karnataka government has now made teaching Kannada compulsory in all schools.
13 Jul 2017
SiddaramaiahSasikala paid Rs. 2 crore for VIP treatment in jail
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah ordered high level probe into allegations of AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, who is currently in Parappana Agrahara central jail, paying a bribe of Rs. 2 crore to prison's department officials.
13 Jul 2017
GaneshKarnataka: No free condoms at govt hospital, youth protests
A government hospital at Tumkur in Karnataka saw a unique protest. Ganesh, a Chikkamagalur native, sat on a protest at the hospital when he discovered they weren't providing free condoms.
12 Jul 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaBengaluru: Police detain 200 children on suspicion of trafficking
Central crime branch along with railway police detained more than 200 children aged between 13-15 years at Bengaluru railway station.
11 Jul 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaUninterrupted power supply for Karnataka's 1,260 'model villages'
The Congress-led Karnataka government has proposed a scheme of providing 24X7 electricity supply to 1,260 villages in the next one year.
10 Jul 2017
IndiaFlying cars feature in hackathon to solve Bengaluru's traffic problem
It's raining ideas at Gridlock Hackathon, a contest kickstarted by Flipkart that aims to address the traffic woes of India's IT capital, Bengaluru.
07 Jul 2017
Dalai LamaBengaluru: Namma Metro workers call off their strike
Bengalureans heaved a sigh of relief after Namma metro workers withdrew their strike and normal metro services were restored.
06 Jul 2017
BengaluruMangalsutra rumor triggers panic among women in Karnataka
Karnataka witnessed another example of a sinister rumor turning into mass hysteria when women in six districts began hitting beads of their mangalsutra with stones to prevent misfortune. The rumor was that beads in mangalsutra could bring misfortune to their husbands.
05 Jul 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaKarnataka: Woman thrashed, stripped, paraded on road for seeking loan-repayment
Savita of Hire Masali village in Vijayapura district was allegedly thrashed, stripped and paraded on the road by another villager Sugura Moulali and his family when Savita sought repayment of loan, which Moulali had defaulted.
04 Jul 2017
iPhoneApex court says nothing wrong with denotifying highways within cities
The Supreme Court said that there is nothing wrong with denotifying highways passing through cities.
03 Jul 2017
BengaluruBengaluru doctors: Increased cases of polycystic-ovary syndrome in young women
Gynaecologists are witnessing an increase in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) cases among women in mid-20s and 30s.
02 Jul 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaDiesel and petrol prices drop in Karnataka
With the abolition of entry tax in Karnataka and the implementation of GST from July 1, both diesel and petrol prices dropped by almost Rs. 3/litre. Diesel in Karnataka is now the cheapest in South India.
30 Jun 2017
SiddaramaiahKarnataka: 11 civic corporations will soon have free Wi-Fi services
The Karnataka government is set to put in place a system that will provide free Wi-Fi service to 11 municipal corporation limits and 2,500 gram panchayats.
29 Jun 2017
SiddaramaiahBengaluru bars and pubs now have alcohol clearance sale
In order to get rid of liquor, bars and pubs now have "clearance sales" to recover the money spent on stock.
28 Jun 2017
MonsoonKarnataka:Study finds examples of gender stereotyping in NCERT books
A study conducted by Action Aid India, a child rights NGO, found glaring examples of gender bias and gender stereotypes in primary school NCERT textbooks.
27 Jun 2017
SiddaramaiahBengaluru Metro gives realty sector a boost
With the launch of the Metro Green line in Bengaluru that connects the East-West and North-South corridors, the real estate around the routes have become hot properties.
26 Jun 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaAfter a week of going live, Bengaluru Metro faces technical-issues
The Green-Line section of Namma Metro, that connects Sampige Road to Yelachenahalli, was hit by signal snag for an hour, just a week after it was opened for masses.
24 Jun 2017
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Karnataka CET topper gets an AIR-4 in NEET
Sankeerth Sadananda has done it yet again. He has not only topped in Common Entrance Test, 2017 in Karnataka but also secured an all India rank of 4 in NEET, 2017.
22 Jun 2017
SiddaramaiahKarnataka sentences two journalists to one-year of prison
Karnataka Assembly sentenced two editors of Kannada tabloids to one year jail term and slapped them with a fine of Rs. 10,000 each for publishing defamatory articles against legislatures on Wednesday.
21 Jun 2017
BengaluruTraders' association to build toilets at Bengaluru metro stations
The Chickpet Traders' Association has offered to to build pay and use toilets for passengers at the Metro station and talks are going on with Bangalore Metro Rail Corportation (BMRC) regarding the initiative.
20 Jun 2017
SiddaramaiahOver 21,000 women went missing in Karnataka from 2014-17
A total of 21,053 women have gone missing between 2014 and 2017 in Karnataka. So far, 17,777 women have been traced out of them.
19 Jun 2017
SiddaramaiahBengaluru bit by yoga bug, from old to young everyone's practising
Bengaluru has reached a yoga frenzy with people as old as 79-year-old to young men, women practising yoga and not missing it for a single day.
18 Jun 2017
IndiaBengaluru: When President decided not to act like a VIP
In the city to inaugurate Bengaluru's Namma metro, India's President Pranab Mukherjee broke away with the typical trend of sticking and living up to VVIP symbol.
