K’taka minister ‘caught watching porn’ likely to get a clean chit?
ControversyHe was looking at pictures of Melania Trump. TNM Stafftanveer sait.jpgWeeks after a controversy over Karnataka’s Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait allegedly ‘caught...
View ArticleRs 5.7 crore in new notes, Rs 150 cr illegal wealth: Who are the bankers...
Corruption Who helped officials amass this loot? BJP points fingers at Siddaramaiah Theja RamMonies-min.jpegFour government officials, banking sector officers and a network of touts; the biggest...
View ArticlePressed for alternatives, SteelFlyoverBeda campaigners take up the suburban...
Citizen Movements Expanding the suburban rail network to cater to 25 lakh people would cost nearly half than the steel flyover, they point out. Megha VarierRail_edited.jpgImage for representation...
View ArticleMeet the Bengaluru artist whose Wonder Woman wowed the UN
ArtThere's a Wonder Woman in all of us, and Monisha is helping the UN tell the world that.Ananya Baruabengaluru wonder woman collage.jpgAs a child, Benguluru-based Monisha Miriam loved to draw and read...
View ArticleHow three women ran a trafficking network selling children to the highest bidder
CrimeThree women working with hospitals in Mysuru and a racket they ranTheja Rammysuru racket-compressed.jpgOn April 21, Parvathi, a beggar, was resting outside the Srikanteshvara Swamy Temple in...
View ArticleSeizure of unaccounted money continues: Rs 71 lakh new currency seized in Udupi
CrimeThe police found Rs 71 lakh, all in Rs 2000 notes, stored in a plastic bag in the car. TNM Staff2000rs_notes_pti.jpgImage for representation onlyDays after Karnataka Income Tax Department...
View ArticleDrought-hit Mysuru gets lowest rainfall in 60 years
WeatherMysuru received 213 mm against the average of 685 mm in 2016.TNM Staffdrought_PTI_3x2.jpgImage for representation/ PTIMonths after declaring drought in 139 taluks in the Karnataka, Mysuru...
View ArticleBus carrying school children catches fire near Bengaluru, 50 students escape...
FireThe students were on their way to Srirangapatna. TNM Staffbus_fire_Edited.jpgScreengrabA bus carrying 50 school children caught fire near Mudigere in Channapatna on Saturday. There were no injuries...
View ArticleBraying for justice: Vatal Nagaraj protests ‘failure’ of K’taka assembly...
PoliticsThe pro-Kannada leader called the winter session a failure in addressing key issues of the state. TNM Staffvatal_donkey_protest.jpgNot men, but two donkeys led a protest in Bengaluru recently....
View ArticleThree Mysuru bank officials under I-T scanner in Rs 5.7 crore currency scam
CrimeThe officials are suspected to be involved in the exchange of demonetised currency for new notes.TNM StaffMonies-min.jpegAfter one of the Income Tax Department’s biggest raids in recent times in...
View ArticleBSY warns of action against party members supporting Sangolli Rayanna Brigade
PoliticsTension between BSY and KS Eshwarappa surface ahead of 2018 Assembly ElectionsTNM StaffBS_Yeddyurappa_KS_Eshwarappa.jpgWith the Karnataka state elections approaching in 2018, tensions between...
View ArticleBengaluru youths arrested for blackmailing model with private photos, video...
CrimeThe three youths threatened to release the incriminating photos and video on social media if they were not paid Rs 1 lakh.TNM StaffMobile_Phone.jpgImage for representation onlyThree Bengaluru...
View ArticleBengaluru locality has come up with an innovative idea to restore the...
EnvironmentThese artificial floating platforms have nutrient-absorbing saplings that grow by absorbing pollutants from water.Arundhati Sarkarputtenahalli_lake_compressed750x500.jpgResidents of JP Nagar...
View ArticleKannada literary festival gets off the ground despite a heart attack and...
ArtsThe three-day festival was held in Raichur.TNM StaffYakshaganads_Deepak Shetty_wikicommons-min.jpgThe 82nd edition of the Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, the three-day literary festival kicked-off with...
View ArticleKSRTC suspends bus services to TN after stone pelting
JayalalithaaThere is heavy police deployment in border areas especially at Attibele and ChamarajnagarTNM StaffKSRTC-Karnataka-min.jpgJc Clickz/Wikimedia commonsThe Karnataka State Road Transport...
View ArticleKarnataka health minister admitted to hospital, now stable
PoliticsThe minister is being treated for diarrhoeaTNM StaffKR Ramesh Kumar.jpgPublic TV/YouTubeKarnataka Health Minister KR Ramesh Kumar was admitted to the government Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital...
View ArticleAs Jayalalithaa's health worsens, Karnataka steps up security
Jayalalithaa's health Bengaluru City Police have made elaborate security arrangements across the city. TNM Staffjayalalithaa_PTI_1.jpgKarnataka Police have stepped up security in the state, especially...
View ArticleCops play robber, make off with Rs 8 lakh feigning ‘black money crackdown’
CrimeThe plan was concocted by a police informer, though it’s unclear how he knew about the money in Suneetha’s possession.Theja Ramcrime_representation3x2.jpgTwo police constables attached to the...
View ArticleKarnataka CM Siddaramaiah pays respects to Amma
JayalalithaaSiddaramaiah reached Rajaji Hall, where the body was kept for the public to pay their respects, at 2.22 pmTNM StaffSiddaramaiah_Jayalalithaa.jpgThe government of Karnataka declared Tuesday...
View ArticleBishop Cotton School in Bengaluru fondly remembers “Old Girl” Jayalalithaa
JayalalithaaFor the past 16 years, Jayalalithaa had been sending sweets to the students on 24 February, her birthday. Megha Varierjayaschoolgirl-min.jpgAs students walked into the Bishop Cotton School...
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