Tiger dance leader hacked to death during performance in K'taka

A 24-year-old youth, who was leading a famous tiger dance team in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, was hacked to death by a group of assailants on the outskirts of Puttur town, the police......

Student beaten with lathis, wires for speaking to girl in coastal Karnataka

In an alleged case of moral policing, a student was assaulted by a group of right-wing activists for talking to a girl at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, the police said. IMAGE:......

Amid defeat, BJP retains its hold in coastal Karnataka

Even as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was defeated in the Karnataka assembly elections, the party retained its traditional stronghold in the coastal region by securing victories in 11 of the 13......

K'taka polls: 2,613 candidates in fray, parties face rebel threat

A total of 2,613 candidates are in the poll fray, as the withdrawal of candidatures for the May 10 assembly elections in Karnataka came to an end on Monday, election officials said. Image used for......

Campco gets big export order from US

The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Ltd is on way to prosperity. A sign of it was evident recently when it received export order for 100 tonnes of cocoa butter from......

Trainees are not employees: SC

Holding that trainees are not employees, the Supreme Court has ruled that they are not entitled to provident fund.A Division Bench of Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice R V Raveendran, held that......

Kundapura: India's new solar town

Padmakshi, who lives in Kundapura, in coastal Karnataka, never had any fear of gadgets. At least, she didn't show any in her eagerness to make her job in the kitchen easier. Perhaps she was a touch......