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Shivamogga minister Madhu Bangarappa visited storm-hit areas and directed officials to ensure swift relief and compensation measures. Shivamogga District in-charge Minister S. Madhu Bangarappa visited rain and storm-affected areas in Shivamogga rural region on Tuesday and i
Koppa Malnad and Coastal Unity Forum will hold Sarva Samajotsava in Koppa on May 3 to promote social harmony and unity among communities of Malnad and coastal Karnataka. The programme will bring together various community groups on a common platform to share ideas and strength
Udupi Nirmala Sitharaman visited Kollur Sri Mookambika Temple in Udupi district on Tuesday for darshan and prayers. The Union Finance Minister offered special prayers at the famous shrine and interacted briefly with temple authorities. Located in Karnataka, the temple is a maj
Mangaluru The proposed Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Madgaon Vande Bharat train is expected to begin operations before the monsoon season this year. Electrification of the route, a key requirement, has been completed, and preliminary testing has already been conducted successfully by ra
BENGALURU The Karnataka High Court has issued notices to the CBI and the state government after Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and Chandrashekhar Indi challenged the life imprisonment sentence awarded to them in the murder case of BJP leader Yogesh Gowda. A division bench comp
BENGALURU Bengaluru City Police have intensified their crackdown on the illegal sale of IPL tickets, arresting 24 people and seizing 37 tickets during a month-long drive conducted around the ongoing IPL 2026 matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. According to police official
BENGALURU A long-standing property dispute between siblings allegedly turned violent after a woman and her family vandalised her brother’s house and threatened to set it on fire in Byrasandra, south Bengaluru. According to police, S Ashwini (35), a resident of 9th Cross, fi
BENGALURU A 34-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside her locked rented house in Bengaluru’s Adugodi area, with police recovering her decomposed body lying in a pool of blood late Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Puja Dutta, a n
BENGALURU A 39-year-old woman’s attempt to arrange money for her children’s school fees ended in distress after Rs 80,000, borrowed from her younger sister, was allegedly stolen while travelling on a crowded BMTC bus in Bengaluru. The incident took place when Pankaja, a res
Health hazard BENGALURU Bengaluru’s worsening traffic congestion is no longer just an inconvenience for commuters but is increasingly becoming a serious public health concern, with doctors warning that prolonged exposure to traffic noise is contributing to rising hearing-re
The estimated cost for Karnataka project is Rs 1,036 crore and the central grant at 33 percent of the project cost is about Rs 342 crore, of which Rs 108 crore has been disbursed. BENGALURU Karnataka’s ambitious plan to strengthen renewable energy transmission infrastructur
By highlighting Yediyurappa’s legacy, Vijayendra aims to unite cadres and strengthen organisational authority. BENGALURU The ‘BSY Abhimanotsava’ scheduled in Chitradurga on May 9 to commemorate former Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa completing 50 years in public life is em
BENGALURU The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested six foreign women near the Koramangala checkpost for allegedly encouraging prostitution by soliciting men on the roadside. Police said the women were reportedly standing on the road and approaching passersby for sexual s
BENGALURU A 31-year-old homemaker died after allegedly suffering an electric shock from a washing machine near Nelamangala on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Police identified the victim as C Sujatha, who had celebrated her 11th wedding anniversary a day earlier. According to poli
BENGALURU Police have launched a search for a tender coconut seller accused of attacking a stray dog with a sickle in KR Pura. An FIR has been registered against the unidentified man under BNS Section 352 and provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. According to
Vanishing Workforce KABUL A chilling new report from UNICEF warns that Afghanistan is on the brink of a professional collapse, risking the loss of over 25,000 female teachers and healthcare workers by 2030. The analysis, highlights the devastating "cost of inaction" as s
NEW YORK Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a stern warning that "violence has no place on our subways" following a harrowing shooting that left a 15-year-old boy wounded on a crowded Queens train. The attack occurred during the height of the rush hour on a Manhattan-bound A train as
JAKARTA At least seven people are confirmed dead and dozens injured after a high-speed flagship train slammed into a stalled commuter service on the outskirts of Jakarta. Emergency teams worked desperately to liberate survivors pinned beneath twisted metal, with officials warn
