Gadag: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa faced an unpleasant situation on Friday evening when some flood-affected people tried to lay siege to his cavalcade in Gadag district, complaining of inadequate relief.
Mangaluru: Nethravathi River on Thursday crossed the danger mark adding to the concern of the people residing on the bank of the rivers, the river further exceeded the mark on Friday, forcing the District Administration to evacuate fishermen and other locals residing on the banks of the river.
New Delhi: Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was admitted to the AIIMS here on Friday after he complained of palpitations and restlessness, and is under observation, sources at the hospital said.
Kodagu: Kodagu DC Annies Kanmani Joy, extended the holidays given to Schools, Colleges and Anganavadis to Saturday in the district in a wake of heavy rain lashed in the district.
Bengaluru: JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda on Friday pressed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the floods in Karnataka as a national disaster of severe nature.
Mangaluru: P S Harsha IPS took charge as the Mangaluru city police commissioner here on Friday.
New Delhi: India's industrial production growth slipped to a four-month low of 2 per cent in June, mainly due to poor performance of mining and manufacturing sectors, according to government data released on Friday.
Vellore (TN): In a nail biting finish, DMK's D M Kathir Anand on Friday won the Vellore Lok Sabha segment defeating his nearest rival, AIADMK's ally A C Shanmugam, by a narrow margin of 8,141 votes.
Udupi: Udupi Deputy Commissioner Hepsiba Rani Korlapati on Friday declared holiday to all colleges and Schools in the district on August 10, Saturday in the wake of heavy rain in the Coastal Karnataka.
Bengaluru: A day after legal scholar Shamnad Basheer was found dead in his car in Karnataka, police on Friday said he may have died due to suffocation, discounting the possibility of any foul play.
