Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 10: In what could have been a major tragedy, a warmer at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Government Lady Goschen Hospital in the city caught fire on Sunday. According to sources, there were four newborn babies in the NICU when the incident took place. Apart from them there were five more newborn babies in the adjacent Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. As soon

Bengaluru, Dec 10: As expected, the NDA government at the Centre headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declined to accede to the request sent by the Karnataka government for granting a separate religious minority status to Lingayats/Veerashaivas who follow the philosophy and teachings of Basavanna. In a letter addressed to Karnataka government on November 13, the Centre has said that a

Bengaluru, Dec 10: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said he was prodded by Lingayat leaders to recommend reservation for them and that his government's recommendation to the centre to grant religious minority status had led to opposition unleashing false propangda against him. The Lingayat sect was founded by 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara, whose belief revolved around

Mangaluru, Dec 10: Claiming that Baba Budangiri belongs to only to Hindus, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have demanded an end to Muslim rituals in the pilgrimage site of Chikkamagaluru district. Addressing a press conference in the city today, the local leaders of Bajrang Dal, urged the state government to take appropriate steps to shift Muslim graves of from the disputed area to

Bengaluru, Dec 10: Not withstanding the natural disaster, witnessed during the monsoon season this year in Kodagu, which had devastated several parts of the hilly district, due to unprecedented rains, Karnataka State Government, is likely to reject the implementation of the Kasturirangan Committee report on conservation of Western Ghats in the State. According to official sources, the Cabinet sub

Mangaluru, Dec 10: Two persons including a teenager have been arrested by the sleuths of the Central Sub Division Anti Rowdy Squad on charge of robbing an elderly man of Rs. 27 lakh. The police gave the names of the accused as Mohammed Shafi (26) and Mohammed Riyaz (19), both from Ilantila Nejikar in Belthangady taluk. On October 20, the suspects reportedly assaulted 64-year-old Ganesh Kamath near

Mangaluru, Dec 10: The first shramadan of the fifth phase of Swachh Mangaluru drive, part of Ramakrishna Mission Swachhata Abhiyan was flagged off on December 9 at 7.30 am at Marnamikatta – Nandigudda. Manjula, Coordinator of D K Zilla Panchayat Swacch Bharath Mission along with Captain Ganesh Karnik flagged of the drive preceded by Vedic Chanting. Swami Ekagamanandaji, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Mohan

Mangaluru/Kannur, Dec 10: Amidst reports that the Kannur International Airport will pose a stiff competition to Mangalore International Airport, several former officials of the coastal Karnataka’s only airport have assumed office at the newly launched airport of Kerala. When the first flight took off at Kannur Airport yesterday, the air traffic was controlled by three Kannur natives, including a

Mangaluru, Dec 10: Urban development and housing minister UT Khader has said that the state government would build four lakh houses across Karnataka for the underprivileged sections of society, of which one lakh will be built in Bengaluru. Affirming the Karnataka government’s commitment to the housing sector, he said that the government would render the process to obtain clearances for builders

Belagavi, Dec 10: The Karnataka legislature is set for a stormy 10-day winter session from Monday at Belagavi in the state's northwest district, where it meets every year in December, ostensibly to address issues concerning the region. "This is the legislature's second session after the JD-S-Congress coalition government was formed on May 23 following a hung verdict in the May 12 Assembly