Karnataka

Hyderabad, Nov 21: As efforts to forge an anti- BJP front gather momentum, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said Wednesday his party's president Rahul Gandhi is the "best material" to become the prime minister. Moily said TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu was "doing well" to unite opposition parties. The former Karnataka chief minister, on the campaign trail in

Bengaluru, Nov 21: Justice A M Farooq, a retired judge of Karnataka High Court, whose name was once considered for the post of Lokayukta in 2016, passed away today morning in Bengaluru. Justice Farooq served as judge of the Karnataka HC from 1995 till he retired after a long innings as state public prosecutor. He also served as president of the Karnataka Judicial Academy till his retirement and

Mangaluru, Nov 21: In another relief to RSS veteran Kalladka Prabhakara Bhat and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, the High Court on Tuesday quashed the case registered against them by Bantwal police for protesting in violation of prohibitory orders and creating unrest following the murder of RSS worker Sharath Madiwala. Justice Ashok G Nijagannavar quashed the proceedings against them while

Bengaluru, Nov 21: A 70-year-old man who objected to the marriage of his granddaughter, a minor, was bludgeoned to death by his son, the girl’s father, and the father of the bridegroom in Karenahalli, Doddaballapura, on Monday. Police said Eshwarappa, a resident of Karenahalli, was murdered by E Kumar, a weaver, and Subramani, father of the bridegroom. Mohan Kumar, deputy superintendent of police

Mangaluru, Nov 21: Vehicles on roads passing through Nanthoor junction in the city were diverted for a few hours today after a bullet tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas toppled there. The mishap occurred around 3: 45 a.m. when the driver lost control over the speeding tanker which was returning from Mangaluru after filling the gas. It is learnt that a car had a narrow escape when the giant

Mangaluru, Nov 20: Bajrang Dal National Convenor Sohan Singh Solanki will be the keynote speaker at the Vishwa Hindu Parishad convention to build pressure on the Centre to resolve the Ramjanmabhooomi issue, at the Nehru Maidan here on November 25. Similar conventions will be held on the same day in Ayodhya, Nagpur and Bengaluru. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, VHP Mangaluru unit secretary

Mangaluru, Nov 20: Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande will formally inaugurate newly formed Kadaba and Moodbidri taluks on November 25, said Urban Development and district in-charge Minister U.T. Khader here on Tuesday. Talking to reporters, Mr. Khader said that Mr. Deshpande will inaugurate Kadaba taluk at 9 a.m. and Moobidri taluk at 2.30 p.m. Mr. Deshpande will also inaugurate the Indira Canteen

Bengaluru, Nov 20: Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today came down heavily against JD(S)-Congress coalition government and alleged that the State government has failed to FRP for sugarcane even after the Union government announcing Fair Remunerative Price(FRP) three months back. The State should fix State Advisory Price (SAP) but

Bengaluru, Nov 20: A policeman has been arrested on the charge of raping a woman home guard after she complained against the former for misbehaving with her in Karnataka’s capital. The alleged rape took place on Saturday night in the house of the victim, a 27-year-old home guard is posted on the Bangalore University campus. The accused, Chandrakumar alias Chandrashekhar, 36 a constable attached to

Mangaluru, Nov 20: In a heart-rending incident, a 6-year-old girl lost her life after accidentally falling into a bucket of boiling water at a remote village in coastal Karnataka. The victim has been identified as Tanvi, daughter of Ramesh and Bhavya couple from Kemminje Bedrala in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. She was a Class 1 student of Sandeepini Higher Primary School, Narimogaru