Chikkaballapura (Karnataka), July 6 (IANS) Two sisters were allegedly murdered after their throats were slit in a gruesome double murder at J.J. Colony in Chintamani town of Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district on Monday. The prime accused, the husband of one of the victims, later surrendered before the Gulpet Police in neighbouring Kolar district.The two victims have been identified as Shama (25) and Reshma (21), who were sisters.Police have identified Shama’s husband, Ejaz, as the accused in th…
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Bengaluru/Kolar (Karnataka), June 22 (IANS) Mango growers in Karnataka’s Kolar district observed a district-wide bandh on Monday, demanding that the government announce a remunerative support price for mangoes amid a sharp fall in market rates. Meanwhile, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy said the issue would be taken up on a priority basis by the Centre.Farmers, under the leadership of the Mango Growers’ Association and various other organisations, staged protests a…
Bagalkot (Karnataka), Feb 21 (IANS) Three migrant labourers and their two-year-old child, all hailing from Maharashtra, were killed in a road accident in Karnataka’s Bagalkot district on Saturday, the police said.According to the police, the victims were travelling in a tractor trolley to a sugarcane field for harvesting work when the trolley reportedly got detached from the vehicle and overturned near Katte Kere in Jamakhandi taluk, killing four of them on the spot.The deceased have been iden…
Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS) In a tragic incident, four pilgrims, including a girl, returning from Sabarimala in Kerala, were killed and seven others were injured in a road accident near the Kora region close to the Vasanthanarasapura Industrial Area in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district on Friday.According to police, the tragedy occurred when the cruiser vehicle carrying the pilgrims rammed into a parked truck.The deceased were identified as six-year-old Sakshi, 30-year-old Venkateshappa, 35-year-old Mar…
Ballari, Dec 24 (IANS) Three members of a family were killed on the spot while two others were injured in a road accident near Devinagar Camp in Karnataka’s Ballari district in the early hours of Wednesday.The accident occurred around 5 a.m. on the Ballari–Siruguppa State Highway when a car reportedly lost control and hit a roadside barrier before overturning.Prasad Rao of Nitturu village and two women travelling in the vehicle died at the scene.Prasad Rao of Nitturu village and two women died…