Editor of Marathi daily says sorry for breach of privilege
In a rare episode in the history of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Kiran Thakur, editor of Belgaum-based Marathi daily ‘Tarun Bharat’ was summoned to the House and reprimanded for committing breach o
M’lore attack: Oppn for Ashok ouster
Saturday’s barbaric molestation of girls at a home stay facility in Mangalore, may have ignited rage across the nation but Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and his cabinet colleague, R. Ashok who holds
Jeweller robbed under cops’ nose
A jewellery showroom, located right in front of the central division Deputy Commissioner of Police office on Kasturba Road, was robbed early on Monday morning. Thieves, suspected to be a duo, have br
12 arrested for Krishnappa’s murder
The Nelamangala police and Central Crime Branch sleuths, in a joint operation, have arrested 12 assailants who hacked to death Bangalore Rural Zilla Panchayat JD(S) member BEML Krishnappa last week. T
Is Mangalore becoming India’s Taliban county?
The recent incident of right wing hooligans acting as the moral police and attacking youngsters at a home stay in Mangalore is another instance of an obnoxious trend that needs to be put down with all
16-yr-old sportstar’s murder has Anekal on boil, vehicles torched
Angry relatives of a 16-year-old district-level kabaddi player, who was found murdered in a eucalyptus grove in Anekal taluk, went on the rampage, burning down a van and shattering the windowpanes of
SMK to Anna: Don’t slap mine dirt on me
External affairs minister S.M. Krishna has vehemently denied the allegations made by Team Anna in a letter written to the Prime Minister in May and said the charges were made based on erroneous inform
Women, children trafficking on increase in Karnataka
The number of cases of women and children being trafficked in Karnataka has been on the increase in the last five years with over 3,000 such offences being reported during the period, Deputy Chief Min
Cong to exploit Budget Bill faux pas?
The BJP government’s hurried move to secure approval for supplementary budget estimates of Rs 3,500 crore without a debate, could snowball into a major controversy if the Congress decides to rake up t
Home for the elderly, hope for the lonely
A harrowing scream greeted us as we walked into the Advantage Elder Care home in Kothanur. It came from an old woman completely bent over with arthritis, whose closest companion is utter agony. She ca