Chennai | 5 hours ago
Third win for Karnataka, TN in South Zone One-dayers
Chennai, Feb 13 - Tamil Nadu and defending champions Karnataka swept to their consecutive victories in the South Zone Subbaiah Pillai One-day cricket tournament here Saturday.Karnataka, thanks to an unbeaten 121 - by Ganesh Satish, overwhelmed Kerala by seven wickets while Tamil Nadu cruised to an eight-wicket win against Hyderabad. Kerala, weakened by the departure of S.Sreesanth, who left for Ko ... read more

Bangalore | 6 hours ago
It's raining protection for Valentine's Day in Karnataka
Bangalore, Feb 13 - Police, political parties, pro-Kannada outfits are all out to protect people planning to celebrate Valentine's Day Sunday in Karnataka in defiance of right wing group Sri Rama Sene's threat to disrupt the celebrations.Around 100 companies of Karnataka State Reserve Police - will join the hundreds of regular police personnel across the state to ensure the day passes off without ... read more

Bangalore | 7 hours ago
Karnataka says no to Rama Sene shutdown call
Bangalore, Feb 13 - The call by the Sri Rama Sene, a fringe group, to shut down Karnataka Saturday in protest against blackening the face of its chief Pramod Mutalik, allegedly by Youth Congress activists, evoked a poor response except at a few places in the state, police said. About 100 of its activists were arrested.Youth Congress activists allegedly smeared Mutalik's face with black ink here Th ... read more

Bangalore | 8 hours ago
Karnataka ignores Sri Rama Sene shutdown call
Bangalore, Feb 13 - Right wing outfit Sri Rama Sene's call to shut down Karnataka Saturday in protest against blackening the face of its chief Pramod Mutalik, allegedly by Youth Congress activists, evoked a poor response except at a few places in the state, police said.Youth Congress activists allegedly smeared Mutalik's face with black ink here Thursday to protest his outfit's plans to disrupt Va ... read more

8 hours ago
'Crazy Kutumba' about feel-good family bonding
Film: 'Crazy Kutumba'; Director: B. Rama Murthy; Cast: Ramesh Arvind, Sanathini, Anant Nag, Natana Rajanikanth and Chindodi Vijayakumar; Music: Ricky Kej; Rating:***1/2'Crazy Kutumba', which stars experienced actors like Anant Nag and Ramesh Arvind along with many new talents, is an enjoyable family entertainer. The feel-good film also highlights the advantages of family bonding. The film has a lo ... read more

10 hours ago
'Vimukthi' - parallel cinema at its best
Film: 'Vimukthi'; Director: P. Sheshadri; Cast: Bhavana, Ramakrishna, Eknath Nagarkar, Venkata Rao, Hoda and Baby Sania Iyer; Music: Praveen Godkindi; Rating:****National Award winning film 'Vimukthi', which has released now in a few theatres in Bangalore, is certainly one of the best by director P. Sheshadri, who takes up stories revolving around contemporary social and political issues. 'Vimukt ... read more

Bangalore | 1 day ago
'MNIK' opens to huge response in Bangalore
Bangalore, Feb 12 - Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'My Name Is Khan' opened to a huge response in Bangalore Friday but got a lukewarm response in other parts of Karnataka like Hubli, Belgaum and Davangere.The film opened to a great response in all the six multiplexes and 11 single screens in Bangalore. Bijan Bose, Regional Head-Film cell - told IANS: 'The response for the weekend is fantastic. Even the ... read more

Bangalore | 1 day ago
Valentine Day opponents warned not to create trouble
Bangalore, Feb 12 - Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party government Friday warned opponents of Valentine's Day celebrations against creating trouble Feb 14 and said those who take law into their hand will face strict action.At the same time, it cautioned people planning to celebrate the day not to cross the limits. 'Those celebrating Valentine's Day should not cross the limits,' Home Minister V.S. A ... read more

United Nations | 1 day ago
$40 mn UN-Indian project to target hazardous medical wastes
United Nations, Feb 12 - A UN agency has teamed up with the Indian government in a $40-million pilot project in five Indian states to help the country's healthcare system dispose of hazardous medical waste.The five-year project will be implemented in Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Punjab, with Bangalore's M.S. Ramaiah Medical College acting as national implementation body, UN Industri ... read more

New York | 2 days ago
UN and India work on disposing hazardous medical waste
New York, Feb 11 - The UN Industrial Development Organization Thursday launched a $40-million pilot project to assist India dispose 300,000 tonnes of annual medical waste.Kandeh Yumkella, director of the UN agency that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, said the five-year programme will be implemented in Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa a ... read more