Karnataka

India: Karnataka Baby-Tossing Festival May Be Banned

News.Com.Au | Posted 12.04.2009 | World


AUTHORITIES in southern India plan to ban an age-old ritual in which babies are tossed from the top of a nine-metre temple....

India Floods: Over 280 Killed, Millions Homeless

Posted 10.05.2009 | Impact


After more than four days of intense rainfall following a severe drought, 280 people have died and several million are homeless due to floods in south...

India: Monsoon Kills 240 After Drought

nytimes.com | HARI KUMAR | Posted 10.05.2009 | World


More than 240 people have died, and hundreds of thousands have been left homeless in southern India after four days of heavy rainfall at the end of th...

India Flooding Kills At Least 125

BBC NEWS | Posted 12.02.2009 | World


At least 125 people have been killed after three days of torrential rains battered the Indian states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, officials say. ...