A 20-year-old girl in Karnataka commits suicide over “love jihad” that never was Any death is tragic. But, the suicide of a 20-year-old, college student in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district is a bit more than that. On Saturday, a group of five young men went to Dhnyashree’s house in Mudigere taluk…

Coastal Karnataka is in a state of ferment. There appears to be no respite from incidents that can be utilised for polarisation of voters in the Assembly due in about three months. Even as the situation has limped back to normalcy in Uttara Kannada district, two incidents, one after the…

Dub the Chief Minister “anti-Hindu” says the BJP President, falling back on a tried and tested formula, months ahead of the Assembly polls By Imran Qureshi In the wake of internal bickering within the Karnataka unit of the party, BJP president Amit Shah has set a couple of simple tasks…

For Chandubai Jhadav, a Lambada woman in Aland taluk of Karnataka’s Kalaburgi district, a six-kilometre walk is not for her daily exercise. Under a searing sun, at close to 42 degrees Celsius, the six kilometres is part of a relay service she runs with her daughter-in-law, Sheetal Jhadav, to carry…

Karnataka’s forest department has come up with a rather bizarre solution to end the age-old conflict between humans and elephants. It plans to cut down 10,000 hectares of teak plantations in two tiger sanctuaries in order to grow food for elephants so that the pachyderms don’t go looking for food…

ewly-appointed BJP Karnataka chief B S Yeddyurappa on Friday said that in his political career he has tasted many sweet and sour moments, but assuming charge as the party chief in the state is one the sweet moments. The former state chief minister, who was till now discharging his duty…

Critics feel CM Siddaramaiah has defanged the Lokayukta and appointed himself investigator, judge and jury through the ACB instead.…

We erred, says Karnataka Government. This is silly, says the Karnataka High Court. Anyway, print new invitations! A strange case about a Deputy Commissioner who is a Muslim, a Hindu temple and a row over invitations to a festival. Confused? Read Bangalore-based Imran Qureshi’s detailed account of what went on…