Karnataka

Shivamogga, Nov 6: The dissidence in the Karnataka state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has come to fore once again with former MLC M B Bhanuprakash deciding to quit the post of vice-president. Announcing his decision here yesterday, he said it was time for the BJP State unit to introspect on the way it is running. He also appealed for intervention from the national leadership. Mr. Bhanuprakash

Mangaluru, Nov 5: The city police have busted a suspected gold hawala and recovered of Rs 1.75 crore in cash, following the arrest of two persons allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a a jewellery firm employee who had come to the city with the cash. The operation was carried out by a special police team consisting of personnel from city crime branch (CCB) and Urwa police station on Monday

Bengaluru, Nov 5: Amid severe protests from BJP and other right wing organisations, the Karnataka Government has determined to continue celebration of Tipu Jayanthi, the birth anniversary of warrior king and it decided to shift the celebration venue in the city from Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha the State Secretariat to Ravindra Kalakshetra, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara said today

Sharjah (UAE), Nov 5: When the 37th iteration of the Sharjah International Book Fair was opened on October 31, 2018, hundreds of Karnataka expatriates made a beeline for the book stall of Shanthi Prakashana. It is for the third consecutive year, the Mangaluru-based leading Islamic publishing house setting up a stall in the 11-day event, considered to be the world’s third largest book fair. At the

Kasaragod, Nov 5: P S Sreedharan Pillai, the Kerala state unit president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, has landed in a row after he said the Sabarimala issue was a “golden opportunity” for his party. In a purported audio clip, Pillai can be heard claiming that the chief priest of the Sabarimala Temple consulted him over closing the doors of the sanctum sanctorum if women tried to enter the shrine

Bengaluru, Nov 5: Even though the Karnataka government has given consent to hold Tipu Jayanti celebrations in the state, it has banned holding processions on the occasion. "The government will celebrate Tipu Jayanti, but all processions, both for and against have been banned. We have requested 10 companies of RAF from Centre. All officers have been informed," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G

Mangaluru, Nov 5: Two miscreants have been arrested by the Mangaluru city police on charges of attempting to murder a person from another community. The accused have been identified as Sudarshan (24), a resident of Paduperar, Mangaluru and Jeevan (19), hailing from Permude. Both of them said to be activists of a saffron outfit. They have been produced before the court. An attempt to murder case

Al-Khobar, Nov 5: The Karnataka state unit of the Indian Social Forum, recently celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava in Gulf Darbar Restaurant Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia to commemorate formation day of Karnataka state. The colorful ceremony was inaugurated by displaying the Karnataka state flag and playing state anthem. A series of events like Kannada skit, felicitation ceremony, Kannada poems, quiz

Bengaluru, Nov 5: Samay Godika, a 16-year-old boy from Karnataka has emerged as the winner of the fourth annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global science video competition designed to inspire creative thinking about fundamental concepts in the life sciences, physics, and mathematics. As the winner, Samay will receive $400,000 (over Rs 2.9 crore) in educational prizes for himself, his teacher

Al-Jubail/Mangaluru, Nov 5: An expatriate worker hailing from Moodbidri on the outskirts of Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada district, who was stranded in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after allegedly being duped by a travel agency, finally returned home thanks to the timely help from the Indian Social Forum (ISF), Eastern Province team. A young man hailing from Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada worked in a