Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 14: The police have arrested a conman, who duped his live-in partner of Rs 90 lakh after promising to marry her and also offering roles in movies and serials. The accused, Vadiraj Gowda alias Satish Kumar alias Abhishek alias Abhiram (41), a resident of Subedarpalya in Yeshwanthpur, had posed as a choreographer before duping the woman. A real estate agent, Gowda befriended the woman

Udupi, Dec 14: A pregnant woman developed labour pain and was delivered of a male child on 108 Ambulance which was carrying her to the hospital here on Thursday, thanks to the quick response from the staff nurse/emergency medical technician accompanying her. Both the mother and child, who were then shifted to the Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdulla Government Mother and Child Hospital

Udupi, Dec 14: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Teertha Swami has said that the results of the recent Assembly elections in five States have come as a warning to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he should give priority to economic reforms and construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Speaking to presspersons here, the Pejawar seer said that the Hindu voters would be enthused if Mr. Modi gave

Bengaluru, Dec 14: In the first phase of Akshaya Patra Foundation’s school rejuvenation programme, 100 schools in rural and semi-urban areas from across India will get a makeover. It will be scaled up to 500 schools in the second phase. The initiative, School and student transformation – A model school initiative’, was launched by the titular head of the Mysore royal family, Yaduveer Krishnadatta

Bengaluru police on Thursday received a rap on their knuckles for declaring MLC YA Narayanaswamy as an absconder in a chargesheetfiled in an election-related case. The high court’s Justice PS Dinesh Kumar, who granted interim stay on the proceedings against the BJP leader, directed the investigation officer and the jurisdictional DCP to file affidavits explaining as to how the sitting MLC has been

Belagavi, Dec 14: Congress leaders from North Karnataka are pointing to an imbalance in numbers vis-a-vis the South to strengthen their case before the party leadership even as lobbying for ministerial berths intensified ahead of cabinet expansion scheduled for December 22. Leaders from the region are cross over the elevation of K Pratap Chandra Shetty to the post of chairman of the legislative

Mangaluru, Dec 13: Indira Jaising, distinguished lawyer and former additional Solicitor General of India, will deliver the BV Kakkilaya Inspired Oration – 2018, titled Gender Justice in India, on Monday, December 17, 2018 at University College, Hampanakatte, Mangaluru at 5.00 pm. The annual B V Kakkilaya Inspired Orations are being organised as a tribute to the life and work of Sri BV Kakkilaya

Belagavi, Dec 13: Opposition BJP today demanded the Karnataka government to table Anwar Manappadi report on alleged misuse of Wakf properties to the tune of hundreds of crores of rupees in the House. Mr Manappadi had submitted the report during the fag end of BJP rule in which he had stated that land belonging to Wakf Board to the tune of hundreds of crores had been grabed by politicians mainly

Belagavi, Dec 13: Reports on the NDS government headed by BJP government at the Centre planning to announce a Farm Loan Waiver scheme was nothing but a political stunt ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters here, he said the union government had turned down several appeals from Karnataka government for help for waiver

Belagavi, Dec 13: Many Primary Health Centres in Karnataka are running without doctors and had adversely affected the delivery of health services to the rural poor, Congress legislator Amaregowda L Patil Bayyapur today said. Speaking during the question hour the member wanted to know from the minister about what steps the government had taken to fill the vacant posts. Replying Health Minister