Karnataka

Kalaburagi, Oct 20: Congress leader in the Lok Sabha M Mallikurjun Kharge on Saturday expressing his disappointment over again raising of 'Lingayat' issue in the State Congress, said that "Congress seeks votes on development work and not on religion plank". Addressing a press conference here, Mr Kharge expressed anguish over Karnataka Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar apology statement over

Yadgir, Oct 20: Former Congress MLA Raja Venkatappa Naik, his two sons, and 14 others, have been booked by the Yadgir district police under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly creating ruckus in Surpur police station. They were slapped with section 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint), 504

Bengaluru, Oct 20: Janata Dal (S) President and former Prime Minister H D Deve gowda, who has taken lead for Grand Alliance, today said that united opposition fight against the BJP in the 2019 general elections was being taken forward on expected lines and the decision of Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party not to go for pre-poll alliance in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh

Gadag, Oct 20: Siddalinga Swamiji of Tontadarya Mutt, Gadag, in North Karnataka, passed away following severe cardiac attack on Saturday. He was 69. According to Mutt sources, Swamiji complained about severe chest pain and he was immediately rushed to a private hospital where he breathed lost. The police have increased the security outside the historical mutt in Gadag where devotees have started

Bengaluru, Oct 20: Joining the #MeToo bandwagon, sandalwood actress Sruthi Hariharan has accused one of the biggest stars of South India Arjun Sarja of sexual harassment during the shooting of a Kannada movie. Sruthi said everything was normal during the initial days, but during a rehearsal for a romantic scene, Arjun Sarja hugged her without permission, ran his hands intimately up and down her

Kasaraogd, Oct 20: P B Abdul Razak, the MLA from Manjeshwar in Kasaragod district, passed away early morning on Saturday at a private hospital in Kasaragod. He was undergoing treatment for heart-related issues. 63-year-old Razak was a member of the national executive of the Muslim League (IUML). Razak started his political activism from the Youth League, the youth wing of the IUML, and had become

Bengaluru, Oct 20: Gangster-turned-social worker N Muthappa Rai, who sought to intimidate his rivals with a display of lethal weapons during recent Ayudha Puja is in the dock as the Organised Crime Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) has issued a notice directing him to appear before officials. Rai, who recently took over as president of the Karnataka Athletics Association had posted a video on

Mysuru, Oct 20: Clarifying that there would be no rethinking in celebrating the birth anniversary of legendary Mysuru ruler and India’s first freedom fighter Tipu Sultan, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara has said that Tipu Jayanti would be celebrated on the same scale as last year. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, he ruled out the possibility of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government

Mangaluru, Oct 20: In connection with the case of alleged police atrocity on a Muslim youth, who happens to be an activist of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), a police head constable attached to Venur police station in Dakshina Kannada district has been suspended pending inquiry. Superintendent of Police B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda said in a communique here that Taranath, head constable

Udupi, Oct 20: Two persons including a 9-year-old boy were drowned in two incidents at Malpe beach in Udupi district yesterday. According to the Malpe police, Suresh (29) from Bengaluru had come with family and friends to the Malpe beach. He got into the water for having a bath, when he was swept away by high ways. Though the lifeguard at Malpe tried to save him, it was in vain. He was later