Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 20: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has faced an unexpected charge over his statement against a female agitator after a group of farmers laid siege to Suvarna Soudha and damaged public property in Belagavi. Quoting Sections 509 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a Bengaluru-based organisation, Karnataka Karmika Kalyana Prathishtana, has lodged a complaint with DG & IGP

Mangaluru, Nov 20: A large number of Muslims across coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi today celebrated the Eid Milad or Milad un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). Homes, mosques, dargahs and madrasas have been decked with flags, buntings and banners to mark the day, considered by many Muslims to be the most blessed in Islamic calendar. Sweets and biryanis were

Mangaluru, Nov 20: Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes has hailed the role played by churches in empowering youth and students, along with their religious activities. He was speaking as the chief guest at a ceremony organised to mark the glorious 450 years of celebration of the Holy Rosary Cathedral at the Rosario Cathedral Grounds on November 18, Sunday. The educational and health institutions

Bengaluru, Nov 20: The Karnataka Farmers' Association (KFA) on Monday gave the state government 15 days to meet their demands, including loan waiver, minimum support price for all crops and compensation for drought, failing which they would resume and intensify their stir. "We are suspending our agitation till December 4 and giving the government 15 days to meet all our 39 demands. If they are not

Bengaluru, Nov 20: The government has issued a circular banning smoking in hotels, pubs, barsand restaurants across all urban local bodies in Karnataka. The circular does not cover city corporations, including Bengaluru. Urban development department minister UT Khader said establishments cannot have smoking zones without prior permission. As per the circular issued on November 17, the government

Mysuru, Nov 20: State Sugarcane Growers Association president Kurbur Shanthakumar on Monday alleged that sugar factories owned by Belagavi district minister Ramesh Jarkiholi owe Rs 19 crore to farmers who supplied sugarcane to his factories. Belagavi has nearly 23 sugar factories including those belonging to the minister. But the factories have failed to pay the full amount to farmers, he told

Bengaluru, Nov 19: The Karnataka cabinet Monday decided to constitute a cabinet sub-committee to look into possible changes in government holidays in view of growing opinion against such vacation on grounds that it affected public work. The cabinet which approved 21 days of generalholidays for 2019 for various festivals and other events decided to form the sub-committee to discuss about the nature

Bengaluru, Nov 19: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today attacked Opposition BJP for allegedly provoking farmers and forcing them to stage agitation against JDS-Congress Coalition government headed by him. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, he said that "I will not bow to the tactics by State BJP headed by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa." Mr Kumaraswamy said that since

Sabarimala, Nov 19: Dakshina Kannada BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kattil and Party Rajya Sabha member V Muralidharan will visit Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala on Tuesday to assess the preparations for the two-month long annual pilgrimage. Both the MPs will reach Nilakkal at 1000 hrs and proceed to Pamba and Sannidanam to see the actual situation, according to a release here. The visit of the MPs was in

Bengaluru, Nov 19: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy came down against the comments made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the State government over farm loan waiver during his election speech in Chhattisgarh saying that it was the Modi government that controlled PSU banks that asked them to issue arrest warrant against the State farmers for not properly repaying the farm loans