Karnataka

Mysuru, Nov 24: The much awaited Karnataka Cabinet expansion is expected to take place only after completion of Assembly elections in Five States, Congress-JDS Government Coalition Committee Chairman and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said today. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, he said that the decision on cabinet expansion will be taken after discussing with AICC President

Bengaluru, Nov 24: Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, today demanded Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to come out with a White Paper on State’s Finance Position. Terming the achievement of Congress-JDS Coalition Government in the first six months as ‘Zero’, Mr Yeddyurappa, addressing a press conference here on Saturday, said that

Leaving the comforts of his marketing job, this 39-year old man is taking his aged mother on a religious pilgrimage across the country. Interestingly, the mother and son duo that has already covered nearly 28,000 kilometres so far has been travelling on a scooter. Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra; D Krishna Kumar and his mother 70-year old mother

Udupi, Nov 24: Pejawar Mutt chief pontiff Vishwesha Tirtha Swami has urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government to either promulgate an ordinance or get a law passed in the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the construction of Ram Temple on the land of Babri mosque. Speaking after felicitating activists who had participated during the so called Ayodhya Kar Seva of

Bengaluru, Nov 24: Former union minister C K Jaffer Sharief was hospitalised after he collapsed while getting into the car for Friday prayers. He is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Fortis Hospital on Cunningham Road. The 85-year-old Congress veteran’s pulse had dropped following a disturbance in his heart rhythm. He is now on a temporary pacemaker and his parameters are stabilising, hospital

Bengaluru, Nov 24: The Pre-University (PU) Board of Karnataka government which has already imposed a ban on mobile phones on the campuses of pre-university colleges in the state, extended the ban on use of laptops too, but withdrew its order within hours. A November 22 circular, issued by the Department of Pre-University Education, says that students of PU institutions coming under the PU Board

Mangaluru, Nov 24: The poor drainage system in this coastal city was exposed once again by a sudden rain on Friday night. Though the rain lashed for not more than half an hour, it inundated the city roads and threw life out of gear for a brief period. The heavy downpour started at around 8:30 p.m. and stopped by 9:00 p.m. However, flooded city roads and brought traffic to a halt in areas like

Bengaluru, Nov 24: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh has submitted an additional chargesheet against 18 accused in a special court naming Sanatan Sanstha behind the killing. Special Public Prosecutor in the case S Balan said that a crime syndicate under the Sanatan Sanstha was behind the murder and all the accused arrested in the case were

Mangaluru, Nov 23: A motorbike rider lost his life after a bullet tanker knocked down his two-wheeler at Nellyadi near Uppinangadi on the outskirts of the city today. The tanker which was carrying liquefied petroleum gas from Mangaluru to Bengaluru was also toppled following the collision triggering panic among residents and motorist. The motorbike rider has been identified as Jagadish, who died

The Central Secretariat meeting of Popular Front of India held at Calicut has decided to initiate legal action against Sangh Pariwar leaders who create communal polarization by using Babri Masjid case and challenge the supremacy of the judiciary by threatening to build Ram Mandir irrespective of Supreme Court verdict. The meeting pointed out that several of the recent statements and moves made by