Thursday, 29 August 2013

Hostel warden held for raping 14 minor girls

Itanagar: A shocking case of rape of 14 minor girls allegedly by the hostel warden of a private school in Likabai in West Siang district has come to light after a few students reported the matter to police.

Saturday, 24 August 2013

Homesick Brits put colonial stamp on gardens of India

New Delhi: Monument to love in India, the Taj Mahal, was once even more romantic, cloaked behind towering foliage and only shyly revealing its contours as the visitor approached - until a British viceroy removed the mystery.

Woman cop returning with relatives corpse gang-raped

Ranchi: A woman constable was gang-raped by highway robbers on late Thursday night at National Highway-74 near Latehar district of Jharkhand, sending shockwaves in the town.

Mumbai gang-rape: Police arrest the Second accused

Mumbai: The Mumbai police have arrested the second accused in the brutal Gang-rape of a 23-year-old photojournalist from south Mumbai even as police have launched a manhunt for three others in the case.

Friday, 23 August 2013

Sushil Kumar reveals Russians offered him cash to throw world wrestling final

The fixing is not just rampant in cricket. Indias only sportsperson to win two back-to-back medals in Olympics Sushil Kumar has revealed that he was asked to lose the 2010 world wrestling championship final bout in return for cash in Moscow.

Monday, 19 August 2013

HDK hopes to see his father as PM once again

Mandya: The former PM Deve Gowda who created history by becoming PM with the support of 16 MPS in 1997 may get a chance once again, said JDS state president Kumaraswamy.

Court summons actress Shruthi, husband

Bangalore: A lower court in Bangalore, on Saturday issued summons against actress-turned-politician Shruthi and her second husband Chandrachud, to appear before it on August 23 in connection with the case filed by Manjula, the first wife of Chandrachud.

Friday, 16 August 2013

Hunsoor Police nab 2 dacoits, 2 Bikes Recovered

Hunsoor: The city cops nabbed two dacoits who were looting motorists of valuables while driving slowly on the withered state highway between Hunsoor Gonikoppa.

CCTVs help labourers to prevent thefts

Bellary: Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are now catching up in the countryside with farmers increasingly using the technology for security in their estates and to prevent thefts.

50 Taluks in state face shortage of rains

Bangalore: Fifty taluks across Karnataka are facing dearth of rains in this monsoon, while if these taluks does not witness moderate rains in the coming days, such taluks will be announced as drought-hit regions, said farming minister Krishna Baire Gowda.

CM Siddaramaiahs Birthday: 11 Prisoners Set Free

Mysore: The birthday of CM Siddaramaiah was celebrated with a human touch by releasing the prisoners who were imprisoned because they failed to pay the fines, at the district sub-jail here on Monday August 12.

CMs Birthday celebrated in Cultural City

Mysore: The sixty-sixth birthday of CM Siddaramaiah was celebrated in cultural city here by launching several social welfare programmes.

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Tension grips Ullal : 4 youth attacked

Mangalore : Ullal is in the grips of tension following  two assault cases reported from the area on August 13, Tuesday evening.

Thursday, 8 August 2013

DABAZO a Konkani event to be held Mumbai

Mumbai: VASAI KONKANI WELFARE ASSOCIATION (Regd) (VKWA) is organising a Konkani programme called "DABAZO" , an event in which is full of fun and cultural events like singing , skits etc.

Migratory Birds from Nigeria flock to Kodagu

kodagu:The guests from Nigeria have arrived in Kodagu.

Karnataka students selected as Google student ambassadors

Belgaum : Two young lads from Belgaum Amey Kulkarni a pre-final year student of KLE  Dr. M S S  College of Engineering and Technology and Kartik Verma from KLS Gogte Institute of Technology have been selected as Google Student ambassador for the year 2013-14.

Flood scare looms large in North Karnataka

Belgaum: The flood situation in various parts of north Karnataka, especially Belgaum, Bijapur and Bagalkot is expected to worsen if there is no let-up in rain and flow of water continues from various reservoirs of Maharashtra into the states rivers over the next few days.

Sri Vishwakarma Seva Samithi organizes Blood Donation Camp

Dubai: The blood donation camp organized by Vishwakarma Seva Samithi, UAE turned out to be a grand success after 50 donated blood in the blood donation camp held in Latifa hospital, Dubai.

Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Rafting a Sensational Experience in Mighty Cauvery River

kodagu:The natives of Kodagu are sports enthusiasts who would be busy throughout the year in different sports meets.  They partake in hockey, cricket and football during summer season, and are not of that sort to sit idle during monsoon.

Train derails in Koppal, no casualties

Koppal: A train running between Hyderabad and Kolhapur derailed near Hulugi village in Koppal taluk on Monday. However, no one was injured in the accident.

Cattle smuggling at Vittal, Two arrested

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Bantwal Vittal Police have arrested two persons who were found smuggling cattle in a pick-up vehicle on August 6, Tuesday afternoon.  Two cows in the vehicle too have been seized.

No tie-up with BJP in Bypolls : Deve Gowda

Bangalore: JDS will face the forthcoming Lok Sabha bypolls in Mandya and Bangalore rural singlehandedly, without forming an understanding with BJP and hopes to win, said former PM and JDS supremo H Deve Gowda.

JDS revealed its True Nature: CM

Bangalore: The true identity of JDS is known to the world, by joining hands with communal BJP in the forthcoming Lok Sabha by bypolls, said CM Siddaramaiah.

Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Four cubs cynosure of all eyes at Mysore zoo

Mysore: Mysore zoo now has an added attraction : four new tiger cubs.   The cubs ,born to tigress Manya, were  displayed to the public on the occasion of World Tiger Day at the zoo on Monday and attracted a large number of excited visitors.

SFI Stages Protest to Save NTM School

Mysore: The activists of Students Federation of India (SFI) supported by veteran litterateur Professor K Bhagawan and the retired DDPI N Nanjappa staged forty-eight-hours protest, in order to save NTM School.

Tribute to river goddess Cauvery

Mysore:CM Siddaramaiah made the offering to river Cauvery at KRS dam but his wife Parvathiwho had earlier skipped his oath-taking ceremony was absent this time too.

State to frame guidelines for Clubs,video parlours

Bangalore: After framing guidelines for discotheques, the police department will draw up guidelines for recreational clubs and video parlours. Thus Clubs in Bangalore are back under the state government scanner.

No inter state disputes related to Cauvery this year , CM

Mysore: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that with good rains this year all the reservoirs in the State have been filled and Karnataka has been able to release adequate water to Tamil Nadu avoiding inter state disputes related to Cauvery water this year.

Monday, 5 August 2013

Mysore to get Indias first nutraceutical park

Mysore: Indias first nutraceutical park will be set up in Mysore,where many locally available food sources will be subjected to scientific validation to promote Indian origin food sources.

Sandalwood Queen to try her luck in politics

Bangalore :The Congress has fielded south glamour doll Ramya (Divya Spandana) for the Mandya Parliamentary segment by-poll to demolish the Janata Dal (Secular) citadel. Ramya has acted in more than 50 Kannada, Tamil and Telugu movies.

Durga suspension case: Sonia letter kicks off more debate

Lucknow : The letter addressed by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, criticizing the controversial suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, a young IAS Officer from Uttar Pradesh and seeking his intervention in the case, has now kicked off more debate.

Friday, 2 August 2013

Monuments at Hampi submerged

Bellary: Tungabhadra reservoir officials on Tuesday opened 28 crest gates to discharge excess water into the river ,following heavy inflow of water into Tungabhadra reservoir at Hospet, thereby leading to some of the monuments at Hampi, a world heritage site getting submerged.

State to take action on ATMs heists

Bangalore: The state home department has sprung into action after being alarmed by the recent heists of unguarded ATMs. It has directed the police to check whether action can be taken against bank officials who fail to deploy security personnel at their cash-vending machine facilities.

State Authorities Discontinue Free Ration to Policemen

Bangalore: The heat of Anna Bhagya Programme has hit the police department, because the state authorities discontinued the free distribution of grains that was granted to lower class police personnel.

Annabhagya scheme gets good start in stateBangalore:

Bangalore: The government had pulled out all stops to ensure the ambitious project of 30kg of rice at Re 1 per kg is successful, in its very first month, the cheap rice scheme has got off to a good start.

Thursday, 1 August 2013

BSY says third front possible in Karnataka

Bangalore :Former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa knows a split opposition would be unable to stop the Congress  from running away with the majority of the 28 seats in the next Lok Sabha polls .

N.T. Poojary is new president of Billawa Jagruti Balaga

Mumbai: The Annual General Meeting of Billawa Jagruti Balaga held at Balagas office at Fort under the presidentship of Suresh S. Poojary.