Karnataka

Kolhapur (Mah), Nov 15: An accused in the murder case of Communist leader Govind Pansare was Thursday remanded in police custody by a court here. Sessions judge S S Raul sent Amol Arvind Kale (34) in the custody of a special investigation team (SIT) of Maharashtra Police till November 22. Kale was earlier arrested by Karnataka Police in connection with the September 2017 murder of journalist Gouri

Newsroom, Nov 15: The mainstream media in Karnataka has once again toed the Sangh Parivar line and showed its unwavering loyalty and unconditional allegiance to the self-proclaimed saviours of Hindutva by unhesitatingly twisting the facts in the case of arrest of a Kannada journalist, who had allegedly made offensive remarks against Prophet Muhammad at an event in communally sensitive Kodagu

Bengaluru, Nov 15: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Wednesday said his government has not indulged in “hate politics” or misused power against mining baron G Janardhana Reddy arrested in connection with a multi-crore ponzi scam case. Reddy, a former Karnataka minister, had alleged “political conspiracy” against him. “Developments are taking place in the court with regard to this case

Bengaluru, Nov 15: Amidst media reports over chief minister H D Kumaraswamy-led Karnataka government’s decision to construct a giant statue of ‘Mother Cauvery’ at the Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir in Mandya, Water Resource Minister D K Shivakumar today said that it would be just a “tower” and not statue. While most of the news papers in Karnataka on Thursday reported that the state government has

Bengaluru, Nov 15: A 25-year-old woman, who was working as a software engineer in Karnataka’s capital, has committed suicide in Gurugram in Haryana after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Geetam, a native of Bhiwani district in Haryana, checked into a hotel in Gurugram on Monday evening.When she did not respond to a phone call on Tuesday, the hotel staff informed the police. The police broke

Bengaluru, Nov 15: Mining baron G Janardhana Reddy has accused Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy of conspiring against him and making his police officials file false cases against him. Reddy was speaking to reporters after being released from the Parappana Agrahara central prison here, after he was granted bail in a money-laundering case by a city court. Reddy urged Home Minister G Parameshwara to

Mysuru, Nov 15: Veteran Kannada novelist S L Bhyrappa suggested that Tamil Nadu government should extended its support and help the Karnataka in rebuilding flood ravaged Kodagu district. In a letter to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, he has asked him to talk to his counterpart in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Yedapadi K Palaniswamy to help in reconstruction of Kodagu district. According to him, Tamil

Mangaluru, Nov 15: Three alleged inter-state vehicle-lifters have been arrested by the Mangaluru city police, who also recovered 15 stolen bikes worth Rs 20 lakh from the former. The arrested are Shahir, 23, from Manjeshwara; Mohammed Adil, 26, from Uppala and Abdul Munavar, 21, from Kasaragod. During interrogation, the trio have revealed that they have stolen two-wheelers including Royal Enfield

Udupi, Nov 15: “There is nothing wrong in raising Ram temple issue when polls are nearing,” replied Vidyadheesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Palimar Mutt when he was asked why the controversial issue was raised only when Lok Sabha elections were nearing. Speaking to media persons here on Wednesday, the seer said that the Union government should enact a law for the construction of the Ram Temple at

Dubai, Nov 15: The death of two NRI students in two weeks due to flu-related complications has triggered panic among people in United Arab Emirates. Several schools in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah have asked the parents not to send their children to school if they are sick. Ameena Sharaf (9), a grade 4 student of Our Own Indian High School, breathed her last on October 29, due to an acute viral