Bengaluru: Alleging that political leaders from the South were deprived of opportunities by "Hindi politics and discrimination", JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday said it has prevented many South Indians from becoming the Prime Minister.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board on Monday afternoon declared results of SSLC Examination that were held in June and July this year. Chikkaballapur District recorded the highest pass percentage in the district followed by Bengaluru Rural at second while Yadgiri district ended at the bottom of the chart.

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District on Sunday reported six new COVID-19 related deaths and also reported 132 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. The information was shared by Health and Family Department.

Rubbishing the reports claiming that Mangaluru International Airport will be closed during monsoon season, the Airport's PRO confirmed to Vartha Bharati that there is no such proposal in place.

Mangaluru: The meteorological department has predicted that the heavy rains in Dakshina Kannada District for three more days. Dakshina Kannada on Saturday evening issued red-alert in the district for August 9 owing to heavy rain and has for now issued orange-alert on August 10, 11.

Bantwal: A complaint has been filed against a local Bajrang Dal leader for a provocative speech on August 5 when the Bhumi Pujan for Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was done.

Mangaluru: Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka on Saturday instructed district deputy commissioners and revenue officials to evacuate people from their houses with the help of police in flood-hit areas even if they are reluctant to move out.

Puttur: In an incident reported from the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75 in Neerakatte here, a pickup van fell into a river after the driver lost his control over the wheels due to heavy rain. The incident took place on Saturday morning here.