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A Dornier aircraft has been launched from Goa for search and rescue, the Navy said. (Photo: ANI)

8 dead after boat capsizes off Karwar coast in Karnataka

Of the 26 people reported to be on the boat, 17 were rescued by other civil boats operating in the area, the Navy said.

21 Jan 2019 6:03 PM

'All are in contact, you cannot say that any one person is not in contact...you (media) had listed out the names of those who may switch from the party. Most of them have come, the others will also come,' Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief Dinesh Gundu Rao said. (Photo: File)

Ahead of CLP meet, Congress leaders say no threat to coalition govt in K'taka

The CLP meet is scheduled at 3.30 pm on Friday at the Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat.

18 Jan 2019 3:31 PM

‘...Once again, this party, the ruling party of India, has been exposed before the people of Karnataka and the country. Their dirty horse-trading games have been established in Karnataka,’ Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal said. (Photo: DC File)

'A nightmare for BJP’: Congress says Karnataka coalition will complete full term

Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal said that nothing will happen to Congress-JD(S) govt in Karnataka.

17 Jan 2019 5:04 PM

Yeddyurappa hit out at Congress leaders, saying they talk about the Constitution, but everyone was aware of how they played with it since 1960. (Photo: File)

BJP MLAs to leave Gurgaon; 'no op to topple K’taka govt,' says Yeddyurappa

'We had gathered all our MLAs to one place to discuss about upcoming Lok Sabha polls,' Yeddyurappa said.

17 Jan 2019 2:59 PM

Both the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition and the BJP have been accusing each other of horse trading ahead of the general elections. (Photo: PTI)

Cong-JD(S) govt in Karnataka ‘stable, strong,’ BJP trying to destabilise it: Kharge

This comes after 2 MLAs on Tuesday withdrew support from the seven-month-old government.

16 Jan 2019 4:46 PM

District in-charge minister Puttaranga Shetty said the police are investigating the case and action will be taken against the culprits. (Photo: ANI)

2 arrested for prasad poisoning in Karnataka that killed 11 people

Karnataka government has announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia to the next of the kin of the deceased.

15 Dec 2018 10:00 AM

After consuming the prasad, people started vomiting and began writhing with stomach pain, police said. (Photo: ANI)

6 dead after eating prasad in Karnataka's Chamrajnagar

District Health Officer said it was suspected that poison might have got mixed with 'prasad', resulting in tragic incident.

14 Dec 2018 7:24 PM

Kumar's mother reportedly refused to give him money thinking that he would spend it on buying alcohol. (Photo: ANI)

Bengaluru man sets mother ablaze for denying him money

The woman has been admitted to a hospital in the city while the accused, identified as Uttam Kumar, is absconding.

10 Dec 2018 10:13 AM

Ever since the body surfaced, no one turned up to fetch water. The villagers unanimously decided to empty the lake. (Photo: ANI)

Villagers drain Karnataka lake after HIV+ woman's decomposed body found in it

Afraid they would contract HIV/AIDS, villagers informed authorities they would not use it till fresh water was filled.

06 Dec 2018 9:41 AM

The woman resorted to kicking, punching and slapping the bank manager, holding him by his collar. (Photo: Screengrab | ANI)

Watch: Karnataka bank manager asked for sex to grant loan, thrashed by woman

Devaiyya had allegedly asked woman, who applied for loan of Rs 2 lakh, to make sexual relations with him in return of sanctioning her loan.

16 Oct 2018 2:23 PM

For a moment, the driver even allowed the langur to take control of the steering wheel, while he changed gears. (Screengrab | ANI)

Watch: Langur on steering wheel of moving KSRTC bus, commuters shocked

The driver had been suspended for putting the lives of the passengers at risk.

06 Oct 2018 2:56 PM

The accused may have targeted girls living in juvenile homes as it was less likely for them to file a complaint than girls living with their families, thus enabling him to continue abusing them, police said. (Representational Image)

Karnataka teacher arrested for sexually abusing, molesting orphan girls

The teacher has been booked under POCSO Act and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

06 Oct 2018 2:02 PM

Kumar tried to flee the spot, but soon five other people surrounded him and attacked him with machetes and sharp-edged weapons, killing him on the spot, police said. (Photo: Facebook/@Ravikumar Ravi)

Karnataka: Former Tumakuru mayor, Ravi Kumar, hacked to death in public

Ravi Kumar, who had a criminal past, was having tea with his friend in Batawadi area when the incident took place.

30 Sep 2018 5:14 PM

The objective to observe bandh was not to trouble people, but to fight for their cause as 'they are living in the most trying times,' KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Bharat Bandh: Bengaluru schools shut, no public transport today

The Congress has called for Bharat Bandh over rising fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee.

10 Sep 2018 8:36 AM

Alleging 'intentional tampering' with aircraft, Congress had demanded a probe into the 'suspicious and faulty performance' of the aircraft. (Photo: File | PTI)

Pilots blamed for near-crash of Rahul Gandhi's chartered plane in Karnataka

'Crew initiated action only when the master cautions warning i.e after 15 seconds of autopilot disengage,' DGCA said in report.

31 Aug 2018 8:34 PM

The fuel price hike in May had seen Congress relentlessly attacking the NDA government. (Photo: File)

No takers for fuel challenge? BJP to Rahul after K'taka petrol tax hike

Karnataka government turned to marginal increases in price for electricity, tax for liquor and fuel, for revenue.

05 Jul 2018 8:14 PM

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy meets students of Alaghatta government school. (Photo: Facebook screengrab/Namma HDK)

Don’t shut our school: Karnataka students travel 250 kms to request CM Kumaraswamy

The chief minister did not leave the students disheartened and assured them that their school would stay open.

29 Jun 2018 6:50 PM

A Class 9 student was found dead in the washroom of Sainik School in south Karnataka's Kodagu district. (Representational Image)

Boy found dead in K'taka school was 'scolded' by teacher for watching porn

CCTV showed the boy, after being scolded by teacher, rushing into chemistry lab and was seen drinking a chemical: Police.

26 Jun 2018 9:22 AM

The school claimed he was found unconscious and had shifted him to the hospital where he was declared brought dead. (Representational Image)

Class 9 boy found dead in Karnataka school toilet, family calls it murder

14-year-old N P Chingappa was reportedly found dead in the school’s washroom on Saturday.

25 Jun 2018 11:53 AM

Dressed in formals with laptop bag slung around his shoulder, Bengaluru software engineer Roopesh Kumar Verma rode a horse to office. (Twitter | @poornima202)

On last day as software engineer, Bengaluru techie rides horse to work

Bengaluru software engineer was tired of traffic in city and chose to ride a horse to office as a means of protest.

16 Jun 2018 3:27 PM

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