HC asks K'taka govt to come to acceptable agreement with journalists...
LawThe Assembly had sentenced the scribes to one-year of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for alleged defamatory articles.TNM...
View ArticleMandya farmers protest excess release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
Cauvery Water SharingProtestors alleged that officials were giving water to TN even as districts in Karnataka were dry.TNM StaffFarmers Mandya 2017 protest.jpgProtests surrounding the Cauvery water...
View ArticleBengaluru’s iconic pub Pecos to shut its bars and serve coffee, thanks to...
For the first time in 28 years, Pecos will no longer serve beer.Theja Rampecos main.jpg July 1 has suddenly turned into a dreaded D-day for Bengaluru’s party-hearty, pub-hopping denizens, as over 741...
View ArticleTechie creates fake Twitter handle of K’taka CM to 'mock the system', gets...
Twitter HandleThe accused had hacked the CM’s Twitter handle days before its launch in July 2014, and had posted some controversial statements. IANSsiddamramaiah thinking pti_0.jpegA software engineer...
View ArticleThis B'luru school helps children with learning disabilities discover the...
Education Brick by brick, Lego therapy helps improve skills in children and adults.Geetika MantriLego club 2.JPGIf you played with Lego bricks as a child, you’d remember the colourful plastic blocks...
View ArticleKannada editors sentenced by Assembly will not be arrested, Speaker assures HC
LawThe Speaker has agreed to re-examine the breach of privilege notice if the scribes appear before him personally and file a petition.TNM StaffAnil Raj Ravi Belagere_0.jpgThe Speaker of the Karnataka...
View ArticleTechie enters Bengaluru airport with fake ticket to see off wife and baby,...
CrimeThe man wanted to help his wife with the luggage.TNM Staffkempegowda-international-airport 3x2 pixabay.jpgA software engineer’s harmless attempt to enter the Kempegowda International Airport in...
View ArticleWrongly imprisoned for rape and murder for six years, this Bhatkal man...
CrimeVenkatesh Harikanthra was acquitted after 51 witnesses were examined over a period of 6 years and 8 months.Theja RamVenkatesh Harikanthra.jpgMore than six years after the brutal gang-rape of a...
View ArticleCauvery protests break out, K'taka farmers block Bengaluru-Mysuru highway
Cauvery protestsFarmers protested against the supply of water to Tamil Nadu.Theja Ramfarmers_protest_ktaka.jpgThe protest against the Karnataka government’s move to release water from Krishna Raja...
View ArticleAs 'Hindi beda' campaign gathers steam, Bengaluru Metro's Hindi signs get...
MetroAccording to reports, the Hindi words were masked at two stations, based on a tip-off that pro-Kannada groups were set to stage a protest. TNM Staffmetro_hindi.jpgRead updated copy here: Hindi...
View ArticleA month after monsoon’s onset, 11 districts in Karnataka receive less than...
MonsoonMysuru, Mandya, and Chamarajanagar districts, which form the catchment areas of the Cauvery, have also received below normal rainfall this year.TNM StaffNo rain PTI edit.jpgPTI/ Representation...
View ArticleSiddaramaiah set on anti-superstition Bill, but will election fever block his...
PoliticsAccording to a source, several Congress leaders are opposing the Bill as they fear it would alienate their voters.TNM Staffsiddamramaiah thinking pti_0.jpegKarnataka Chief Minister,...
View ArticleWith eye on 2018 polls, Karnataka BJP dispatches over 3,500 ‘Vistaraks’ to...
PoliticsThe Vistaraks have been tasked with breaching the vote bank that the Congress has guarded for decades, an insider said.Theja RamBJP_and_Shiv_Sena_flags_Wikimedia Commons.jpgWikimedia Commons /...
View ArticleSoon, more women will drive govt-run buses in Bengaluru: BMTC to train 1000...
Public TransportWith this project, women can apply for jobs to drive taxis as well.Theja RamBMTC_bus_bengalurur_FB_750x500.jpgAfter Namma Metro inducted women drivers, now the Bengaluru Metropolitan...
View ArticleHindi signs on Bengaluru's Namma Metro covered up, but no one knows who did it
Hindi Debate Activist groups deny they had any role in this, Metro officials are tight lippedTheja Ramcheckpete (1).jpgOn Monday morning, commuters at Bengaluru's Chickpete and Majestic metro stations...
View ArticleSeven years after the Carlton Towers fire killed 9, it’s now open for business
Members of Carlton Towers Owners Association said that strict security measures have been put in place this time.TNM StaffCarlton Tower.jpgIt has been seven long years since the fire broke out at...
View ArticleDesperate to save business, K'taka liquor vendors relocate to inner areas
Liquor BanOnly 7% of the 741 outlets which have shut down in Bengaluru, managed relocation, many to residential areas. TNM Staffliquor.jpgThe Supreme Court order banning liquor shops within 500m of...
View ArticleKannada journalists arrest row: Scribes submit review petition to Speaker...
MediaKoliwad said that he would look into the petition and present it before the house.TNM StaffAnil Raj Ravi Belagere_0.jpgDrama unfolded at the Vidhana Soudha on Monday evening as Kannada journalists...
View ArticleHoliday gone wrong: Karnataka woman slips into coma after scuba diving...
AccidentSruthi had moved to California after her marriage and had gone for a vacation to Hawaii for a week.Theja Ramsruthi seetharamakrishna.jpgIn a tragic incident, a 20-year-old woman, slipped into a...
View ArticleBengaluru police charge Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik for hate speech
CrimeDuring a protest on Sunday, Muthalik had said that there will be bloodshed if Iftar parties are held in temples henceforth.Theja RamPramod Muthalik.jpgWith the Sri Ram Sene going all guns blazing...
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