PM Modi unveils 110 km railway track from Bidar to Kalaburgi in north Karnataka
Politics. "Congress only believed in 'atkana' (blocking), latkana' (hanging) and 'bhatkana (wandering)'," he said at a public meeting IANSPM_Modi_750x500_PTI_.jpegPTI/ file imagePrime Minister Narendra...
View ArticleOur political party will not support corrupt leaders: Ex K’taka cop Anupama...
PoliticsThe former DySP, had made a public announcement on October 2, that her party would be launched on Karnataka Rajyotsava (November 1).Theja Ramanupama shenoy fb.jpgFormer Deputy Superintendent of...
View ArticleISIS in Karnataka? Men arrested in Kerala claim terror outfit is recruiting...
CrimeKannur DySP Sadanandan told TNM that one of the arrested men, Manaf, is suspected of identifying potential ISIS recruits in Karnataka.TNM StaffISIS Ktaka.jpgInterrogations of five men with...
View ArticleKarnataka crying for development says PM Modi, Twitterati tell him to check...
Politics'I am sure people here desperately want to join the long list of BJP-ruled states which have witnessed leap and bounds progress, Modi said.TNM Staffmodi_specs_pti.jpgKarnataka Chief Minister...
View ArticleAmazing makeover: Bengaluru residents turn garbage dump into kabaddi court
Human interestAfter their pleas to BBMP fell on deaf ears, residents of the area came together to bring about a change. TNM StaffMain.jpegTill about a month ago, an empty plot in Seegehalli, near KR...
View ArticleWith 2018 polls nearing, K’taka to subsidise wheat under Anna Bhagya scheme...
PoliticsSix months ago, the state government had stopped supplying wheat citing no demand for the food grain.TNM StaffMilling-Wheat-Feed-Wheat-Buckwheat-Rye.jpg_640x640xz-min.jpgWith the 2018 Assembly...
View ArticleAfter severe criticism, K'taka govt may roll back ban on pillion riders on...
PolicyThe state Transport Commissioner has sent a proposal to the government, asking it to amend the existing rule.TNM Staffwoman_scooter-pillion-750x500_PTI.jpgThe Karnataka government is facing...
View ArticleOne more steel flyover planned in Bengaluru, residents say no
Civic issuesResidents say the proposed flyover at Shivananda Circle won’t fix the congestion in the area because it doesn’t tackle the main bottlenecks.Geetika MantriShivananda circle protest...
View ArticleKannada actor Upendra’s new political party: Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janata...
PoliticsUpendra said the KPJP was a platform for the people, and welcomed anyone with ideas for bettering society to contribute to it. TNM Staffupendra.jpgPTI/ file imageWeeks after he first announced...
View ArticleKarnataka Congress women take up women's reservation fight: Want Bill in next...
PoliticsThe memorandum states that the government has stayed silent for 3 years, though the BJP promised reservations in its 2014 election manifesto.Theja RamWomen reservation bill.jpgPTI/...
View ArticleVeteran intel officer Neelamani Raju becomes first woman police chief of...
Law EnforcementShe is the highest-ranking officer in the state police department following the retirement of DG and IGP RK Dutta.TNM StaffNilamani_Raju_750x500_screengrab_bands.jpgFor the first time,...
View ArticleKarnataka Mutt head arrested for assaulting person from minority community
NewsSiddalinga Swamy’s supporters threw stones and attacked the police, injuring officers.TNM StaffPrison_Jail_750x500.jpgSiddalinga Swamy, the head of Karuneshwara Mutt in Jevargi taluk of Kalaburgi...
View ArticleWhy two nominees have rejected the Karnataka Rajyotsava awards
AwardsA goof up and a protest has led to two of the nominees rejecting the awards this year.TNM StaffRajyotsava Award decline.jpgOversight on behalf of the Department of Kannada and Culture, has...
View Article‘Not learning Kannada is an insult to Karnataka’: CM Siddaramaiah on Rajyotsava
Karnataka RajyotsavaThe Chief Minister batted for Kannada pride, and said that everyone who lives in Karnataka is a Kannadiga.TNM StaffCM_siddaramaiah_karnataka_750x500_rajyotasava.jpg“Kannadigas are...
View ArticleAn unusual press conference by Upendra, the star who wants to be CM off screen
PoliticsJournalists take the stage at launch of Upendra's political plungePrajwal Bhatupendra_750.jpgIt is not often that journalists walk into a press conference and are told to go up on the stage....
View ArticleMake Belagavi part of Maharashra: Protests erupt in district on Karnataka...
ProtestsThe Maharashtra Ekikarna Samiti, which forms a majority in the Belagavi Municipal Council, observed a 'black day' on November 1.Theja RamBlack day-min.jpgParallel to the Kannada Rajyotsava...
View ArticleIndia's ASHA workers: The backbone of primary healthcare in the country’s...
Healthcare For many villages where hospitals aren't accessible easily, 860,000 ASHAs across the country are the only ray of hope in providing medical assistance. IANSASHA interacting with villagers...
View ArticleAll private hospitals in Karnataka to be shut on Nov 3 as doctors go on strike
ProtestThe doctors have also threatened to quit if their demands are not met.Soumya Chatterjeehospital3x2_0.jpg Doctors working in private hospitals across Karnataka will go on strike on November 3....
View Article‘After Siddaramaiah, I am next’: K’taka minister MB Patil reveals desire to...
PoliticsDefending his intentions, the minister said that there is no greed in wanting to become the Chief Minister.TNM StaffMB Patil 3x2 sitting.JPGKarnataka Water Resources Minster MB Patil revealed...
View ArticleEnglish signboards in Bengaluru defaced on Rajyotsava Day, pro-Kannada...
ProtestsThe protests came on a day when the state was celebrating its 62nd Foundation Day.TNM StaffPrison_Jail_750x500.jpgAround 50 pro-Kannada activists were arrested after they protested and defaced...
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