Karnataka

Kolhapur, Nov 30: A Magistrate court on Thursday extended the custody of Amol Kale, prime accused in the murder of Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Com Govindrao Pansare, till December 13. Amol Kale, prime accused in the murder of Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Com Govindrao Pansare, whose magisterial custody has been extended by 15 days, till December 13, by judicial magistrate Ms S S

Kalaburagi, Nov 30: Paving the way for an inter-faith marriage, the Karnataka high court on Thursday ordered the release of a Muslim girl from the state women’s hostel here and asked police to provide security to her and her Hindu boyfriend as they were facing threats. The court also asked the girl to decide if she wanted to marry her lover or live with her mother. Within hours, though, under

Bengaluru, Nov 29: The ten-day assembly session beginning from December 10 at 'Suvarna Soudha',the legislature complex in Belagavi, is likely to be stormy as the opposition BJP has planned to highlight the alleged injustice to farmers inside and outside the assembly, the party said Friday. A 'mega' farmers' rally would be held outside the Suvarna Soudha, modelled on the Vidhana Soudha, the state

Belagavi, Nov 29: Senior Kannada writer, thinker and translator Hasan Nayeem Surkod, whose name appeared in the list of Rajyotsava awardees, was injured in a road accident on Thursday. The car in which he was travelling from his hometown of Ramdurg in Belagavi district to Bengaluru turned turtle after being hit by another vehicle near Chitradurga in the wee hours of Thursday. He suffered injuries

Bengaluru, Nov 29: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday appealed to his party workers to withdraw protests against TV5, a regional news channel of Karnataka. A story was allegedly aired by the channel on Wednesday claiming that Kumaraswamy will step down from his position on health grounds. "I respect the freedom of expression of the media in Indian democracy. I am not ill as telecasted in

Belagavi, Nov 29: A two-year-old child died due to dog bite at Panth Balekundri village, in the outskirts of the city of Belagavi today morning. According to sources, yesterday Abbas Ali was playing in front of his house when a group of street dogs attacked and bitten the child. Though rushed to a private hospital immediately, the child succumbed to injuries on Thursday. Following the incident

Bengaluru, Nov 29: The Karnataka Government has formed 'River Rejuvenation Committee' (RRC) as per direction by National Green Tribunal (NGT) to see that all the 17 polluted river stretches (mentioned by NGT) as per CPCB in the State are fit at least for bathing purposes. According to GO issued on November 24, the Principal Secretary (Ecology and Environment) Forest, Ecology and Environment

Chikkamagaluru, Nov 29: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has accused AICC president Rahul Gandhi of having tried to woo people when he stated in Kashmir that he was a Dattatreya Brahmin. “Rahul Gandhi made such a statement in spite of the fact that his name is registered in a church,” said the BJP state general secretary. Karandlaje was addressing a press meet in Chikkamagaluru on

Bengaluru, Nov 29: The government of Karnataka has proposed to introduce jail term along with hefty fine for offences related to certain types of violation of the laws regulating buildings under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations (KMC) Act, 1976 in various city corporations across the state. The present rule only imposes a fine on those who violate construction laws. If the new proposal comes to

Kasaragod, Nov 29: A four-member BJP delegation formed by party chief Amit Shah will visit the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala to meet the public and party workers in order to assess the atrocities allegedly being committed against the "satyagrahis". The delegation was constituted by Shah Tuesday to get a first-hand account of the ongoing agitation at the famous hilltop shrine in the southern state