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Bengaluru: The administrations of seven districts in Karnataka declared a holiday on Monday for schools and colleges in various taluks following heavy and incessant rain. The precautionary measures were taken in Mangaluru, Udupi, Karwar, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Madikeri and Davanagere districts. The rain has been lashing coastal Karnataka and the hilly regions of the state, disrupting normal life. The parched lands of north Karnataka are also receiving heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, the weather in Bengaluru resembled that of a hill station, as the week began with drizzle and cold conditions. In Mangaluru, Deputy Commissioner H.V. Darshan declared a holiday for primary and higher primary schools across the district following predictions of heavy rain. In Karwar district, schools and pre-university colleges (Classes 11 and 12) have been ordered to remain shut across Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Sirsi, Honnavar, Bhatkal, Siddapura, Yellapur, Dandeli, Joida and Haliyala taluks. Similar measures have been taken in the Udupi district. The Shivamogga district administration has also announced holidays for schools and colleges. In Hassan district, holidays have been declared for Anganwadi preschools, primary and high schools in Sakaleshapura, Beluru and parts of Alur taluk. A landslide has been reported on Kadagaravalli Road, and vehicle movement on the stretch has been stopped as a precaution. In Madikeri, Deputy Commissioner Venkat Raja declared holidays for schools and colleges in the district due to predictions of heavy rain and rough weather. An orange alert has been issued to initiate precautionary measures. The inflow into the Harangi reservoir has increased, and 8,000 cusecs of water have been released from the dam. Authorities in Chikkamagaluru district have also declared holidays for schools and colleges in Chikkamagaluru, Mudigere, Kalasa, Sringeri, Koppa and N.R. Pura taluks. The Tunga Bhadra River is overflowing, and in Sringeri taluk, it has crossed the danger mark.
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who was last seen in 'The Miranda Brothers', is heaping praise on the recently released film 'Saiyaara', and its team. On Saturday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and penned a special note for the film and its makers after it witnessed a stellar opening day. He wrote, "Another melodious example of a love story shattering all myths and formulas of the industry. Honest heart wrenching love story wins again in 2025! #Saiyaara". 'Saiyaara', which stars Aneet Padda, and marks the debut of Ahaan Panday, is helmed b ...Read More >
While on patrol last week looking for any tourists who might have gotten stuck in the landslide-prone forests in the southern Indian town of Gokarna, police inspector Sridhar S.R. spotted a statue of a Hindu deity peeking out through the lush green vegetation. Moving closer, he saw makeshift curtains made of red saris that obscured the entrance to a cave. When he looked in, he was surprised to find a woman and two young girls living inside. The discovery on July 9 in Karnataka State set off day ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP has alleged that the state government has illegally obtained 31 plots and is engaged in land grabbing instead of providing houses to the poor and land to the landless. The party has also released purported documents in this regard and demanded that all these sites be taken back. Addressing a press conference at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy made the statement in this regard and said the government has no authority to allot sites at the taluk, district, manda ...Read More >
Also Read - Bengaluru likely to see heavy rainfall and thunderstorms from December 8, predicts IMD A group of 46 students and six teachers from Morarji Desai Residential School, Mulabagilu in Kolar district visited Murudeshwar on Tuesday as part of their school trip. According to the police, around 5.30 pm, the teachers, along with the students went to the beach. Despite warnings from lifeguards, seven students ventured into the sea. The sea was rough, and three girls were swept away by the cu ...Read More >
Bengaluru, August 18: The administrations of seven districts in Karnataka declared a holiday on Monday for schools and colleges in various taluks following heavy and incessant rain. The precautionary measures were taken in Mangaluru, Udupi, Karwar, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Madikeri and Davanagere districts. The rain has been lashing coastal Karnataka and the hilly regions of the state, disrupting normal life. The parched lands of north Karnataka are also receiving heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, the weather in Bengaluru resembled that of a hill station, as the week began with drizzle and cold condit ...Read More >
Jhargram, Jul 18 (PTI) Three elephants, including two calves, were run over by an express train near Banstala railway station in West Bengal's Paschim Midnapore district, police said on Friday. The incident, which took place on Thursday night, occurred when an elephant herd that probably came from Jharkhand's Dalma forest was traversing, they said. The three pachyderms were mowed on the tracks by a speeding Janshatabdi Express on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section, a police officer said. It was difficult to go near the carcasses for some time, as the herd of 30 elephants was passing through th ...Read More >
Noted Kannada theatre artist and comedian Raju Talikote passed away at the age of 62 after suffering a heart attack at a private hospital in Manipal, Udupi district. Talikote, who was in Udupi for a film shoot, reportedly suffered the cardiac arrest on Sunday night and was admitted to the hospital, where he breathed his last the following evening. His last rites will be held on Tuesday at his native Chikka Sindagi in Sindagi taluk, Vijayapura district, according to sources close to the family. ...Read More >
Bengaluru, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The BJP's Central Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday expelled Karnataka MLAs S.T. Somashekar and Shivaram Hebbar from the party for a period of six years. Both legislators had aligned themselves with Congress leaders and publicly criticised the BJP and its leadership. Somashekar represents the Yeshwanthpur Assembly constituency in Bengaluru, while MLA Hebbar represents the Yellapur constituency in Karwar district. Both leaders were originally part of the Congress and joined the BJP in 2019 through 'Operation Lotus'. They later served as ministers in the BJP ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitten by a snake in Bilaspur, while one was killed after falling from a height, the State Emergency Oper ...Read More >
Udupi: Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, the Women & Child Development Minister and Udupi District In-charge Minister, inaugurated the 'Shyena Drishti' CCTV surveillance center in Udupi today, lauding the Udupi District Police Department for its proactive initiative in enhancing public safety through comprehensive CCTV coverage. The project, a collaborative effort between the district police and the Udupi Chamber of Commerce, aims to install strategically placed CCTV cameras across urban, rural, and border areas of the district. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at the Udupi Service Bus Stan ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The inauguration of the 2.12-km-long Sigandur Bridge, built at a cost of Rs 473 crore, has run into controversy after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleged that protocol was not followed and announced that no local MLAs or Ministers from the state government would attend the event. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Monday, CM Siddaramaiah stated that it was the Centre that had initiated the conflict. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, is visiting Karnataka to dedicate the Sigandur bridge project to the people of the state. Construction work ...Read More >
Karnataka Weather Updates: Heavy rainfall disrupted life across parts of Karnataka, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue orange and yellow alerts in several districts. Authorities declared holidays for educational institutions and stepped up precautionary measures in vulnerable areas. An orange alert denotes "very heavy" rainfall of 11-20 cm, while a yellow alert signals "heavy rain" between 6-11 cm. Bidar And Dakshina Kannada Worst Affected In Bidar district, overnight showers in Aurad taluk caused water to overflow bridges, including Dadagi bridge in Bhalki taluk, l ...Read More >
Kodagu (Karnataka) [India], July 18 (ANI): Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate of Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, Venkata Raju, announced that Schools and colleges would be closed following the continuation of heavy rain in Kodagu. Rain was reported in Kodagu districts, including Madikeri, Virajpet, and Somwarpet. Also Read | Sadhvi Prem Baisa Viral Video With Veerampuri Maharaj Controversy: Female Saint Vows To Undergo 'Agni Pariksha', Calls 'Obscene' Clip Conspiracy To Defame 'Sanatan Sanskriti'. Additionally, the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi also ordered that schools and Anga ...Read More >
Karwar(Karnataka): A spiritually inclined Russian woman and her two young children were rescued from a remote cave nestled in the serene yet treacherous Ramatirtha hills of Kumta taluk in Uttara Kannada district, a police officer said. Police identified the woman as 40-year-old Nina Kutina alias Mohi, who had journeyed from Russia to India on a business visa and found her way to the sacred coastal town of Gokarna via Goa, drawn deeply by the Hinduism and Indian spiritual traditions. Her children, Preya (6) and Ama (4), had accompanied her into the heart of the forest, where they had been liv ...Read More >
Coastal Karnataka residents accuse him of mocking Tulu Nadu tradition A video posted by Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan on his X account, shows performers dressed as Hindu deities performing Bhoota Kola, a traditional dance form, while escorting Khan to the stage. The video, from the Kannada Rajyotsava program in Bengaluru's Chamarajpet Ward, has drawn sharp criticism from several social media users, particularly from coastal Karnataka residents, who argue that the performance disrespected their cultural and religious practices. Bhoota Kola, also known as Spirit Worship, is an ancient ...Read More >
Karwar: The Uttara Kannada deputy commissioner has directed food department officials to open registration centres in all taluks of the district to register farmers for the procurement of paddy under the current season's minimum support price (MSP) scheme.DC K Lakshmipriya presided over a district-level task force meeting at the deputy commissioner's office on Tuesday, discussing the procurement of paddy at the support price. The govt has set the MSP for common paddy at Rs 2,369 per quintal and for Grade A paddy at Rs 2,389 per quintal. To facilitate the purchase of a larger quantity of paddy ...Read More >
Bhopal: A search by the Meghalaya police in a flat of father-in-law of Shalom James, an Indore-based property dealer arrested on charges of destroying evidence in the killing of Raja Raghuvamsi allegedly by his wife Sonam during their honeymoon in Shillong last month, in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, has yielded a laptop, a pen drive, jewelry and incriminating documents, believed to be belonging to the couple, sources said on Monday. The search was conducted in the flat of Manoj Gupta, father-in-law of James, on Sunday following inputs received during the interrogation of the latter, a crime bran ...Read More >
Gokarna (Karnataka) [India], July 12 (ANI): A Russian-origin woman and her two young daughters were rescued from a dangerous cave in the forested Ramatirtha Hill area of Gokarna on July 9, after police discovered them living there in hazardous conditions. Authorities later confirmed that the woman, identified as Nina Kutina (40), had overstayed her visa by over eight years. According to Gokarna police, on July 9, at around 05:00 PM, while patrolling Ramatirtha Hill to check for the safety of tourists, the police inspectors and staff of Gokarna police station gathered and checked the cave loc ...Read More >
Kodagu (Karnataka) [India], July 18 (ANI): Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate of Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, Venkata Raju, announced that Schools and colleges would be closed following the continuation of heavy rain in Kodagu. Rain was reported in Kodagu districts, including Madikeri, Virajpet, and Somwarpet. Additionally, the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi also ordered that schools and Anganwadis in areas affected by heavy rain in Udupi district will remain closed. Rain continues in Udupi district and coastal Karnataka, including Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada. The Ind ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about how psychiatrists or psychologists were unable to cure him. The sender also said that a/he would ta ...Read More >
Karnataka 2nd PUC Result 2026 Out: The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has officially declared the 2nd PUC Exam 1 results for 2026 today, April 9. The announcement was made during a press conference held by Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa, marking the end of anticipation for over 7 lakh students across the state. The toppers names will be announced at the press conference. A total of 86% of students have passed the Second PUC examination this year, up from 73.45% last year, recording a sharp increase in the pass percentage. Vaishnavi, a student of Jnanasudha PU ...Read More >
KURNOOL: Continuous rainfall in upper catchment areas has led to a steady increase in inflows into the Srisailam reservoir. As of 8 a.m. on Saturday, the dam was receiving 1.58 lakh cusecs of water, while 90,200 cusecs were being released downstream. Officials said that if the inflows continue, dam gates may soon be lifted to manage water levels. Several parts of Kurnool and Nandyal districts reported intermittent rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning. On Saturday afternoon, Adoni town experienced heavy rain for over two hours. An average rainfall of 15.6 cm was recorded across 11 man ...Read More >