Two labourers who were transplanting at a paddy field were electrocuted when the power passed in the field through snapped wire, at Hosa Malangi village in Kollegala taluk on Thursday.
Earthquake did not take place at Kogre and in its nearby villages. Senior geologists have opined that the strange sound was heard due to heavy rains in the recent past. In this regard, geologists have submitted a report to the district administration and the government.
Banks will remain closed for three days in the first week of September. It’s as usual holiday on September 2 (Sunday) and the banks will function on September 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. However, September 8 is the second Saturday and 9 is Sunday.
The SIT sleuths on Thursday arrested another accused Sagar Lakhe (30) of ganeshpura in the city in related to journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday again hit back at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying that the government was "scared to face people" and had refused a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Rafale fighter jet deal.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said that Indian Revenue Service officers should discharge their duty in a way that it could encourage honest tax payers as the department had primary responsibility of ensuring tax resources to fund different aspects of national development.
Arrangements have been made for election in 102 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across Karnataka on Friday, said a poll official on Thursday.
India dominated the opening day of the fourth Test match as the visitors first bowled out England just a few overs before stumps and then scored 19/0 at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground here on Thursday.
He said the arrests were “an attack on freedom of speech... and an act to undermine the fundamentals of Constitutional democracy”.
Ashraf (14), son of Imtiyaz of Sunnathkere of Kuvettu village in the taluk was missing since Wednesday.
