Karnataka

Dharwad, Nov 26: Desperate to increase its tally in Lok Sabha from Karnataka and to recapture the seat from BJP in Belagaviconstituency, the Congress is considering fielding Khanapur MLA Anjali Nimbalkar as its candidate in the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Belagavi. Highly placed sources said the Congress had decided to field a Maratha candidate from Belagavi and Anjali is the lone person fitting

Mangaluru, Nov 25: Nalin Kumar Kateel, who represents Dakshina Kannada in Indian parliament, has said that he is a Hindu first and parliamentarian later. After accepting a memorandum submitted by the Sangh Parivar during a Janagraha convention organised at Nehru Maidan, to exert pressure on the Centre to construct Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the MP assured that construction of Ram Mandir will begin in

Mangaluru, Nov 25: Vishwesha Teertha Swami of Pejavar Mutt, who is one of the mastermind behind the decades old Ayodhya movement today urged all the BJP MPs to be ready to tender their resignation if the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government fails to bring out an ordinance for the construction of Ram Mandir. Speaking at the Janagraha convention organised by the Sangh Parivar at Nehru

Ayodhya, Nov 25: The congregation of right-wing activists in Ayodhya for Vishwa Hindu Parishad's mega event for construction of Ram temple has triggered the painful memories of the 1992 tragedy among many residents, with a few Muslim families temporarily leaving the town fearing for their safety. Some Muslim families had left the pilgrim town for good after the large-scale violence that had

Mandya Nov 25: The Karnataka Government’s proposal to build a Disneyland-like Amusement Park at the iconic Krishna Raja Sagar Dam in Mandya District is inching towards reality with Chief Minister H D Kumarswamy calling for Detailed Project Report on the project. Mr Kumaraswamy, during his visit to Mandya said the government was determined to make the plan happen. He also chaired a meeting to

Bengaluru, Nov 25: Veteran Congress leader Jaffer Sharief, who died here today, was known for his loyalty to Congress party and the Gandhi family. But he was never short of making remarks that came to his mind and had said RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat was a fit case to be the next President of India, before Mr Ram Nath Kovind was elected to the post in 2017. Mr Sharief, known as a good administrator

Mandya, Nov 25: It was heart rendering scene at Wadesamundra in Panadavapura Taluk in the district where the mass last rites conducted for the bus accident victims by the villagers on Sunday. After the death of 30 persons when a private bus plaunged into the Visvesvaraya canal between Kanaganamaradi and Kurahatti Gate. After postmortem the bodies were handed over the family members of victims last

Mandya, Nov 25: A youth allegedly beheaded his father at Gangenahalli under Kikkeri hobli of KR Pet taluk in Mandya district and walked into police station along with the severed head. Dayananda, 20, allegedly beheaded his father Manju Nayaka (48) and brought the head to the Kikkeri Police Station, to surrender on Saturday morning. It is said that Manju Nayaka was a drunkard. Dayananda was working

Mangaluru Nov 25: It was an eventful and fruitful day to remember and cherish, a day of celebrations and jubilations for the very enthusiastic 600 children residing in 10 different orphanage schools in and around Mangaluru who crave for parental love and affection but unfortunately deprived. Leaving behind their pain, agony, ignoring their Grief and grievances they felt a sense of freedom, relaxed

Bengaluru, Nov 25: The Karnataka government on Sunday declared three-day mourning for actor-turned-politician M H Ambareesh who died at a private hospital on Saturday night following a cardiac arrest. "As a mark of respect to the departed leader, government has declared an official mourning of three days," a statement from Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy's office said. Hours after the announcement