BENGALURU: Captain Gopichand Thotakura, the second Indian who will travel to space is set to make history on May 19 with the Blue Origin's NS-25 mission, as the company announces dates. Along with six other crew members, the seventh human flight of the New Shepard, Gopi will go beyond the Karman Linethe boundary that separates Earths atmosphere and outer space- and return to Earth. This mission not only signifies India's re-entry into the space race but will also make history with its crew of di

BELAGAVI: To tide over the worsening drought in several parts of Karnataka, the State Government has appealed to the Maharashtra government for release of water from Koyna dam to the Krishna river, Karantaka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi has said. Speaking to the media in Belagavi on Friday, Satish said that the government is confident that Maharashtra would release water. The meagre amount of water available in the Krishna river currently would last only for the next 10 days, he said, adding th

BENGALURU: BJP leader R Ashoka said the Karnataka gove-rnment is anti-farmer and compensation amount and money due to them for MGNREGA work is being adjusted towards repayment of loans taken by them. Ashoka urged the CM to order the DCs to instruct the banks not to adjust farmers money towa-rds their loans. If the banks do not agree, the State Governm-ent should waive farm loans, he said. Ashoka said the Centre released Rs 3,454 crore as drought relief to the state, but the State Government has

A Delhi-Bengaluru Air India flight, carrying 175 people, returned to the national capital on Friday evening after a fire warning from its auxiliary power unit. After the situation became apparent, a full emergency was declared at Delhis Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport around 5:52 pm for the Air India flight AI807. The flight landed back safely at IGI Airport around 6.40 pm. Air India flight AI807 flying Delhi to Bengaluru air returned to Delhi this evening after a fire warning from its

BENGALURU: After the Election Commission of India relaxed the model code of conduct in Karnataka to take up urgent works, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday convened a review meeting with his ministers and senior officials on drought, rain and pending projects. Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, Manojkumar Meena said the state government had sought certain permission like calling and finalising tenders and calling meetings by the CM and ministers, for which ECI gave permission. At the meetin

BENGALURU: The 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court on Friday reserved the order on the bail petition filed by Holenarasipur MLA HD Revanna in a sexual harassment case till Monday. The court also extended his interim bail, which was granted earlier this week. Revanna came to the court barefoot for the hearing. Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Jayna Kothari requested the court for an in-camera hearing. The SPP told the court that Section 376 has been added based on the statem

BENGALURU: Senior JDS leader and MLA, HD Revanna, attended official duties in Vidhana Soudha on Friday. Revanna and his son and Hassan MP, Prajwal Revanna, are in the centre of a political storm over the sex tapes. Revanna, a former minister, was arrested in connection with an alleged abduction case. He was granted bail by a special court for elected representatives earlier this week. Revanna, who is the chairperson of the Committee on Papers laid on the Table, attended the meeting in Vidhana So

BENGALURU: India Meteorological Department, Bengaluru, on Friday issued an orange alert, forecasting heavy to very heavy rain in parts of coastal and south-interior Karnataka from May 19 to 21. These places may see a dip in maximum temperature by 3 degrees Celsius. Karnataka did not receive any rain from December 2023 to this April. However, Karnataka is expected to experience good rain in the next five days, CS Patil, scientist and director, IMD, Bengaluru, said. He said light to moderate rain

HASSAN: Giving a new twist to the Hassan sex scandal case, BJP leader and advocate Devaraje Gowda on Friday alleged that DCM DK Shivakumar had offered him Rs 100 crore to accuse former CM and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy of masterminding circulation of pen drives allegedly containing obscene videos of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna. Disclosing this to reporters on the district court premises here before the local police handed him over to SIT sleuths, Gowda alleged that the plan was to defame Kumaraswam

BENGALURU: Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara on Friday said that entry passes to Vidhana Soudha will be distributed online soon. Speaking to reporters after inspecting the newly-installed metal detectors and baggage scanners at the entrance gates of Vidhana Soudha on Friday, the minister said passes will no longer be distributed by hand. Online passes and ID cards will be verified. Passes with QR codes, obtained online, will be checked. With the installation of high-quality equipment, it will be e

BENGALURU: A senior police officer will reach Hubballi to review the progress of the Anjali Ambiger murder case, and the situation in the city. Home Minister G Parameshwara said that since back-to-back murders were reported in the city, there is a need to understand the reasons for such crimes. We are sending a senior officer to Hubballi on Saturday to review the situation, he said. Parameshwara told reporters on Friday that the murders in the twin cities will be probed, and an ADGP-rank officer

MYSURU: Vishwanath alias Girish Sawant, who murdered 20-year-old Anjali Ambiger at her residence in Hubballi, worked as a supplier in Maharaja Hotel in Mysuru. Govardhan, the restaurant owner, said he had hired Vishwanath to look after his aged father through Vinayaka Nursing Care Service. He was hired to look after my father at my house. He worked for one-and-a-half months. Later, on his request, he was given a room service job in our hotel, while also working as a supplier. He was irregular an

HUBBALLI: Shocking details were revealed during the preliminary investigation of Vishwanath alias Girish Sawant, 22 who was arrested in Davanagere on Thursday night for allegedly murdering 20-year-old Anjali Ambiger at her residence in Veerapur Street in Hubballi on Wednesday. He had later fled to Mysuru. Sawant had allegedly revealed that he had plans to murder Anjali for the last three months and the same was shared with his friends. An investigating team member said that Sawant had told some

DAVANAGERE: Personnel of the Government Railway Police (GRP) caught Girish Sawant alias Vishwa, accused in the Hubballi Anjali Ambiger murder case, near Mayakonda in Davanagere district on Thursday night. Girish, who had fled Hubballi to Mysuru after allegedly murdering Anjali, boarded the Vishwamanava Express train to Hubballi from Arsikere Junction. An eyewitness said Girish, who was travelling in the general compartment, fought with other passengers over a petty issue. Based on the passengers

It is not hard to notice that Karnataka is the microcosm of India. The diversity in terms of religions, castes (and sub-castes), languages and the racial mix gives the state a character which reflects that of the whole country. But such a diversity poses a challenge to make some segments belong to the whole rather than merely fit in to display that diversity. Throw in a hefty dose of political agenda-linked hollow narratives as we are witnessing with the ongoing electoral process and that very

BENGALURU: An elephant census in the border areas of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh will be held from May 23 to 25. While the elephant census is usually held for an entire forest patch once every five years, this time it will be held only in the border areas of the southern states. The exercise aims to understand the area, the conflict and chalk out better policies for better coordination and future planning. This is the first time such an exercise is being carried

BENGALURU: With biennial polls scheduled on June 3 for six council seats three Graduates and three Teachers it is becoming clear that rebellion could impact four seats. A number of leaders who have turned rebel and filed their nomination papers could turn the contest into a cliffhanger if they fail to concede to their party high commands diktat and remain in the fray. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is May 20. In North East Graduates seat (Ballari, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichu

BENGALURU: The State government is stocking up on coal at thermal power plants so they run to full capacity and there are no power cuts. As on May 13, state-run thermal power stations had a stock of 8,51,275 tonnes of coal, and according to Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) officials, this is sufficient for the next 15-18 days. Apart from this, 2,00,813 tonnes of coal is available at Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) which is managed by the Adani Group. We are in a comfortable situ

BENGALURU: An Air India Express flyer from Bengaluru to Pune has been booked and detained for creating panic by providing a false threat about a bomb concealed in his check-in bag during security checks at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). A Non Cognisable Report (NCR) has been booked against Rajeshkumar Beniwal after the airline filed a complaint at the police station inside the airport premises. An NCR refers to a document in which the police cannot take any action without a warrant

BENGALURU: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said efforts are on to bring Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna , who is facing charges of sexual abuse against women, back to India. He also asserted that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case was functioning efficiently. The 33-year-old Prajwal, who is the grandson of JD(S) patriarch and former PM H D Deve Gowda, is facing charges of multiple instances of sexually abusing women. The scandal has raised a political storm with the

HUBBALLI: The Hubballi Dharwad police have apprehended the accused who was absconding after allegedly murdering a 20-year-old woman for turning down a marriage proposal in Hubballi on May 15. The accused Vishwanath Sawant alias Girish is said to have fled the residence of the victim Anjali Ambiger on Veerapura Street in Hubballi after stabbing her to death. According to the sources, the Hubballi Dharwad Police is said to have received a call from the Davangere police about the accused. Sawant ha

CHITRADURGA: The mysterious case of recovering five skeletons from an abandoned house in December 2023 has turned out be a case of suicide after forensic experts informed that the deaths could have been occured due to consumption of sleeping pills. Superintendent of Police Dharmendra Kumar Meena in a press conference said that the final report received by the district police from the forensic science experts suggested that death could be due to complications caused by nordazepam and oxazepam dru

BENGALURU: The 165th State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) meeting co-chaired by Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner (GoK) Shalini Rajneesh, RBI Regional Director Sonali Sen Gupta, NABARD Chief General Manager T Ramesh, Canara Bank Executive Director Bhavendra Kumar, and Convenor of SLBC Karnataka, Canara Bank CGM K J Srikanth, was held at the Vidhana Soudha, on Wednesday. Addressing the committee, Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner Shalini Rajneesh emphas

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to open Mantri Square, Malleshwaram, at 10 am on Friday, remove all the hurdles and allow the petitioner - M/s Abhishek Propbuild Pvt Ltd., shop-keepers, employees their free ingress and egress. This interim order was passed after directing the petitioner company, which runs the mall, to deposit a sum of Rs 20 crore with the BBMP on or before July 31, out of which, an amount of Rs 3.50 crore must be deposi

TUMAKURU: The BJP and JDS held a protest against DCM and KPCC president D K Shivakumar, opposing implementation of the Express Canal on the Hemavathi river, in Gubbi taluk on Thursday. Former minister Sogadu Shivanna, Tumakuru Rural MLA B Suresh Gowda and MLA GB Jyothiganesh, all from the BJP, Turuvekere JDS MLA MT Krishnappa, a posse of religious heads of the district and thousands of farmers laid siege to D Rampura village. They alleged that Shivakumar, as Water Resource Minister, had managed

BELAGAVI: A passenger travelling without a ticket stabbed a railway coach attendant to death and injured three others, including a travelling ticket examiner (TTE), on board Chalukya Express near Londa railway station in Belagavi district on Thursday evening. After the attack, the unidentified passenger jumped off the train near Khanapur railway station and escaped. According to a police officer, the coach attendant died on the train. The TTE and two others were rushed to a hospital in Belagavi.

KOLAR: Senior Congress leader, KH Muniyappa, who is also a minister in the Karnataka cabinet, said on Thursday that the I.N.D.I.A bloc will form the government at the Centre with an absolute majority. He spoke to TNIE over the phone after campaigning for former AICC president Rahul Gandhi in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. Muniyappa, a former Union Minister, said the Congress is getting good support from voters in the country. It is time for the BJP to rest. People have decided to support the Congres

With four phases of the Lok Sabha elections behind us, political analyst Sandeep Shastri is sensing a change as the election progresses. What has changed is that BJP initially claimed this election is a no contest, now we see a contest in all states, it is evident, he told TNIE s Bansy Kalappa . How have four phases of voting gone? What have been your biggest takeaways? Importantly, are you hearing that Modi is turning out to be a lesser factor? Each of the four phases have been different becaus

BENGALURU: As is the case with general elections, it is alleged that a section of candidates in the Council polls too are likely to adopt unethical means to win the June 3 biennial contest -- to the six seats, three each of Teachers and Graduates constituencies, in Karnataka. In the recently concluded voting for the Lok Sabha, there were alleged instances of gifts and cash being distributed amongst sections of the electorate. This time around also, there were widespread charges against certain c

BELAGAVI: In a horrific incident, a passenger travelling without a ticket stabbed one Railway Department employee to death and injured three others including a TTE on board the Mumbai-Bengaluru Chalukya Express when it was nearing Londa station in Belagavi district on Thursday evening. According to a top police official, the dead railway employee was a coach attendant on board. The TTE and another passenger were also stabbed while another was assaulted by the attacker. While the coach attendant

MADIKERI: State Home Minister G Parameshwar promised to appoint a special prosecutor to provide speedy justice to the family of 16-year-old Meena, who was brutally murdered by a 34-year-old man in Kodagu. Parameshwar confirmed this during his visit to the victims house at Surlabbi village in the district. No one can digest or tolerate this brutal act. Meena cannot be brought back. But the government will work to provide speedy justice to the family, Parameshwar said while speaking to the media a

HASSAN: Four children drowned after going for a swim in a tank in Thimmanahalli village of Alur taluk in Hassan on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Jeevan (13), son of Doreswamy, Saatvik (11), son of Satish, Vishvas (12), son of Chandru, and Pruthvi (12), son of Somashekar. Another friend Chirag who also accompanied them for the swim managed to reach the banks. The incident occurred when they went to swim in the tank to beat the heat. According to the police, Jeevan drowned and whi

MYSURU: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Nuruddin, alias Rafi, a proclaimed offender, in connection with the Hyderabad espionage case. Nuruddin had been absconding after jumping bail and was apprehended in Rajiv Nagar. Nuruddin, who had a bounty of Rs 5 lakhs on him, was captured by an NIA team during an operation on Wednesday, revealed a press statement from NIA. During the subsequent house search, authorities recovered several incriminating items, including mobile phones, a lap

BENGALURU: The gory tragedy played out on Tuesday evening in Bengaluru railway division, when a herd of 46 goat and sheep was run over by an express train moving from Bengaluru towards Tumakuru. The mishap is said to have occurred between 4pm and 5pm, between Nidvanda and Dobbespet railway stations. According to a senior railway official, Visibility was low and there was a drizzle. A shepherd who was grazing them did not see the approaching train. The animals trespassed the railway tracks and di

BENGALURU: The Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Ltd (K-RIDE), which is implementing the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP), said 32,572 trees need to be felled for the project. K-RIDE will plant ten trees for each tree axed or transplanted. It will also hold a public consultation meeting on June 14 to disseminate information on the project. The meet is in connection with its environmental and social impact assessment study for the construction and operation of the BSRP, sa

MYSURU: The BJP-JDS alliance suffered a setback with BJP leader EC Ningaraj Gowda filing his nomination papers for the South Teachers Constituency on Wednesday. The BJP high command had declared Ningaraj Gowda as the NDA candidate for the constituency on May 11. But after JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda and party state president HD Kumaraswamy insisted on the seat, BJP agreed to let its alliance partner field its candidate. Deve Gowda on Wedesday issued the party ticket to businessman Vivekananda, who

HASSAN: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged sex scandal involving Hassan JDS MP Prajwal Revanna raided residences and office premises at 18 different locations here, over the last 24 hours, to gather evidence in the case. SIT officials in eight teams raided the houses of Sharath, the owner of Quality Bar; Kiran Kumar, the owner of Krishna Group of Hotels and also a close confidant of former BJP MLA Preetham J Gowda, in Hassan city simultaneously. The SIT also raided the hous

BENGALURU: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka slammed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sex scandal allegedly involving Hassan JDS MP Prajwal Revanna, claiming that the team is working at the behest of the ruling Congress leaders. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Ashoka said Congress is behind the conspiracy in the pen drive case and senior Grand Old Party leaders are trying to shift the blame on the BJP. The SIT that arrested JDS MLA HD Revanna, has not arrested Pra

BENGALURU: A day after being released from the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, former minister and JDS leader HD Revanna chose to stay back in Bengaluru on Wednesday to consult with his lawyers regarding his case. I will not go anywhere now. I suggest to the people of the state and Hassan not to celebrate (his release from the jail). I have not committed any wrong. I have left everything to God. I bow down before the court and whatever the court disposes, I will accept, he told reporters. He

BENGALURU: Slamming the Congress government, which is will complete a year in office soon, BJP general secretary and former minister V Sunil Kumar said that in the last one year, MLAs did not receive any grants to take up works in their constituencies. He demanded Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to release data on the amount of grants that were released for projects or developments in each Assembly constituency in the last one year. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Kumar said, The entire governme

BENGALURU: Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy on Wednesday stressed on the need to increase funding for research in India from public and private sectors, and called upon the government to let go of archaic rules and laws and bring a shift in overall academia funding. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF), Murthy strongly advocated for change in regulations for donations to Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) in the country and allowing companies to o

BENGALURU: The Bank of Baroda and Karnataka police have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide a special salary package to all police personnel in the state. The MoU was signed on May 14 during an event attended by representatives from the state police and the bank. Through this collaboration, police personnel will receive special banking rights, additional insurance, financial solutions that are tailored to their specific needs and customer care that is focused on meeting their de

BENGALURU: Absconding MP Prajwal Revanna, the prime accused in Hassan sex scandal, seems to have again hoodwinked the SIT, which was expecting him to land in KIA around 12.30 am on Thursday. It is learnt that the MP did not board the flight which he had booked. The flight ticket is said to have been booked by a travel agency in Haryana in Prajwals name, indicating that he might return to Bengaluru from Munich early Thursday. Sleuths of SIT waited for Prajwal at KIA to take him into their custody

MADIKERI: Following a report published in TNIE on illegal felling of trees inside reserve forest in Kodagu, Forest Minister Eshwar Kandre has ordered a probe into the issue. On May 11, TNIE had highlighted the illegal felling of trees inside Padinalkunadu Reserve Forest area of Mundrott Forest Range near Talacauvery Sanctuary in Kodagu. Kodagu Ekikarana Forum members who visited the spot alleged involvement of foresters in the case where thousands of trees were illegally felled and burnt. The fo

DANDELI (UTTARA KANNADA): The Forest Departments of Karnataka, Maharastra and Goa will now share information, patrol together and manage the corridors which are contiguous with each others state. For the first time, Karnataka organised a meeting of officials from the two neighbouring states in which officials from Kolhapur circle of Maharastra and forest officials from both South and North Goa participated. The issues discussed include management practices and conservation of the protected areas

BENGALURU: After the completion of Lok Sabha elections in the state, Congress is upbeat as the feedback and results of internal surveys have been positive for the party from most constituencies. Congress senior leader Saleem Ahmed said the party has received positive feedback from its partymen from about 18-20 constituencies. But some prudent leaders said the signs are good for the party in about 13-14 constituencies. When TNIE contacted the Congress unit in Davanagere, local leaders said they a

BENGALURU: The uncertainty over the BJP-JDS alliance in the South Teachers Council seat continued with JDS declaring realtor Vivekananda as its candidate on Wednesday, coinciding with the BJPs Dr EC Ningaraj Gowda filing his nomination papers for the June 3 biennial polls. The lack of consensus between the alliance partners is likely to mar the prospects of their candidate as Congress has fielded a veteran and former MLC Marithibbe Gowda. But Vivekananda is likely to give a stiff fight, sources

BENGALURU: On the one hand, farmers in Karnataka are facing distress due to severe drought, and on the other, sudden thundershowers are bringing fear of losing standing crops and death of cattle due to lightning. Since the last week of April, heavy rain has been reported in many parts of the state, damaging crops. Farmers who depend on agriculture and horticulture in Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Mysuru, Haveri and Kalaburagi have lost banana, onion, tomato and other crops. Srinivas Reddy, former dire

BENGALURU: Despite a delay in the arrival of the King of Fruits, the annual Mango Mela in Lalbagh Botanical Garden will be held from May 24 to June 10. The mela is being organised by Karnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporation Limited (KSMDMCL) and the Horticulture Department. This year, the mela will be held despite the model code of conduct in force owing to the Lok Sabha elections. An official from the KSMDML said that no mango tours will be conducted this year owing to the el

BENGALURU: For the first time, an Indian language will be displayed on the jerseys of international cricketers during the ICC Mens T20 World Cup tournament, starting June 1 in the U.S. Players from Ireland and Scotland will be seen wearing jerseys with the logo of KMFs Nandini in Kannada and English on their lead arm. The players of both teams displayed the logo virtually during a meeting with heads of KMF on Wednesday. On the sidelines of the meeting, Bheema Naik, chairman of KMF, told TNIE tha