Karnataka

Mangalore, February 16: A college student was killed after the motorbike on which he was riding pillion was crushed under a speeding car near Beluwai in Moodbidri near here on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Krishnanand Shetty (20), a BBM student at Alva's College in Moodbidri. According to police the tragedy occurred when Shetty was riding pillion with his friend Ranjith, who also

Mangalore, February 16: Home Minister R Ashok has revealed that Dr V S Acharya, who passed away on Tuesday in Bangalore, was not only a minister in BJP government but also a guide to all ministers of Karnataka since last six years. “He was a unique leader and hand friends cutting across party lines. He was also a guide for all ministers in BS Yeddyurappa and DV Sadanada Gowda governments in

Mangalore, February 16: The members of Communist Party of India on Wednesday staged a protest demanding preparation of budget for the fiscal year with genuine concern for people. Staging a stir near Deputy Commissioner's office under the slogan 'People's urge for pre-budget' they said that budget should not be the vehicle for the ruling party to make declarations that would bring them popularity

Mangalore, February 15: Dignitaries in the coastal city offered rich tributes to the departed BJP leader Dr V S Acharya at a public condolence meet organized by Kalkura Prathishtana at Dhyana Mandir of Sharada Vidyalaya here on Wednesday evening. In his introductory remarks, Prathishtana chairman Pradeep Kalkura said that we have lost the 'Bheeshmacharya' of the BJP. A giant portrait of the

Bangalore, February 15: The police on Wednesday filed an affidavit before a local court stating a private complaint lodged on the recent porngate scandal involving three former BJP ministers including Krishina J Palemar inside the assembly was “not maintainable“. The complaint filed by advocate Dharmapal Gowda was “not maintainable” as the complainant had not taken any permission from the Speaker

Udupi, February 15: Opining that the deterioration of values is not restricted to politics, senior BJP leader and former deputy prime minister L K Advani said that since independence it had been there in each and every field including education and healthcare. Speaking at the condolence meeting at the Ammani Ramanna Shetty Memorial Hall, here, after paying tributes to departed soul of Dr VS

Mangalore, February 15: Dozens of family members of Mangalore air crash victims on Wednesday staged a hunger protest in front of the Air India Office here. The day-long protest, against discrepancies in disbursing compensation to kin of Mangalore air crash victims, was organized by the Pravasi Sangam, an organisation for overseas affairs and returnees based in Kerala. Addressing the protesters

Mangalore, February 15: A day after the unexpected demise of Higher Education Minister Dr V S Acharya, thousands of his fans and supporters across the twin districts of coastal Karnataka, especially in Temple Town of Udupi are still in shock. An eerie silence prevailed at 'Ravi Kiran', Acharya's home at Kadiyali in Udupi, a day after his mortal remains were consigned to flames. His elder son

Karwar, February 15: Karnataka State Prantha Raitha Sangha General Secretary G C Bayya Reddy on Tuesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Karwar for issuing “a mischievous statement” against the agitation by people living within the 5-km radius from the Kaiga Nuclear Power Station. Mr. Reddy told presspersons here that the statement of the BJP leaders was a sign of their

Udupi, February 15: The Higher Education Minister Dr Vedavyas Srinivas Acharya, who passed away on Tuesday afternoon at Bangalore, was laid to rest with full state honours in the presence of a galaxy of political leaders and thousands of grief-stricken people. The mortal remains of BJP veteran were consigned to flames in the early minutes of Wednesday at Hindu Rudra Bhoomi at Beedinagudde, near