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Hassanamba Festival generates over Rs 12 crore in revenue

Bengaluru, Nov. 7 -- The annual Hassanamba Jatra Mahotsava has turned into a major revenue-generating event, with the temple collecting over Rs 12.68 crore from special darshan tickets and laddu prasa... Read More


Diwali Rush: Private buses charge 8 times more in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Nov. 7 -- Diwali travel has turned into an expensive affair for thousands of people leaving Bengaluru for their hometowns, with private bus operators sharply increasing ticket prices. Fare... Read More


Row erupts over elephant handler recruitment in Mysuru

Madikeri, Nov. 7 -- A controversy has erupted over the Forest Department's recruitment of 26 kavadis (helper to the mahout) in the Mysuru Circle, following allegations that the selection process favou... Read More


Car crashes into wall on under-construction expressway, 4 killed

Yadgir, Nov. 7 -- Four young men were killed on the spot after their car rammed into a roadside wall on the under-construction Chennai-Surat Expressway near the Ibrahim DBL Camp in Shahapur taluk of Y... Read More


Forest officials ignoring medical waste dumping, say activists

Gundlupet, Nov. 7 -- Allegations that hazardous medical waste from Keralam hospitals is being illegally dumped along National Highway 766 near Gundlupet have sparked anger among residents and activist... Read More


Anti-Islamic writing on a grave sparks tension in Chikkamagaluru

Chikkamagaluru, Nov. 6 -- Tension gripped Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district after a grave belonging to Rizwan, a follower of Pakistan-origin religious preacher Riyaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, was defaced w... Read More


Samples in Karnataka show over 30 pc ethanol in E20 fuel: Minister

Bengaluru, Nov. 6 -- Congress minister Rizwan Arshad has alleged that petrol samples collected from seven districts in Karnataka contained ethanol in excess of the prescribed 20 percent blend, raising... Read More


Karnataka: Man held for cheating Telangana buyer with fake gold

Bengaluru, Nov. 5 -- Karnataka police have arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly cheating a Telangana resident of Rs 10 lakh by handing over counterfeit gold bars weighing 250 grams. The accused h... Read More


ED probes money trail, foreign links in Bengaluru medicine racket

Bengaluru, Nov. 5 -- The fake medicine racket uncovered on the outskirts of Bengaluru has come under wider scrutiny, with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigating the suspected foreign connectio... Read More


Karnataka announces another Rs 2,500 drought aid for farmers

Bengaluru, Nov. 5 -- The Karnataka government has announced an additional Rs 2,500 in drought compensation for farmers, doubling the previously announced interim assistance to Rs 5,000 per beneficiary... Read More