Karnataka

Bangalore, Jan 23: With the merger of B S Yeddyurappa-led KJP boosting the BJP's tally, the party's former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar was today recognised as the opposition leader in the House by Speaker Kagodu Thimappa. Thimappa's announcement came a day after he had recognised the merger of Karnataka Janata Paksha with four MLAs into BJP with 40 members, boosting its tally to 44 in the 224

Mangalore, Jan 23: In collaboration with Panambur Beach Tourism Development Project (PBTDP), Aasare Charitable Trust, Mangalore will organise 'Viva Beach Fest' at Panambur Beach on Sunday on the occasion of Republic Day. Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday, chairperson of the trust Ashajyothi Rai said that the intention of the beach fest was to highlight and bring awareness on

Davos, Jan 23: Hopeful of launching flights in India in next 2-3 months, Air Asia chief Tony Fernandes says that the airline would introduce 'dramatically' low fares in the country, which would be cheapest in the market and take air travel to masses. Fernandes, who is here for World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, said that AirAsia India is fully prepared from its side for the launch and is

Suri/West Bengal, Jan 23: A 20-year-old tribal woman was allegedly gangraped at Labhpur in Birbhum district by five persons apparently objecting to her relationship with a man from a different community. Police said the woman was in a very critical condition at Suri Hospital and prima facie she had been sexually assaulted by five people on Tuesday night who were later arrested. The woman's family

Mangalore, Jan 23: Nearly 300 non-teaching employees of the Kasturba Medical Hospital, Attavar, Mangalore staged a 'black badge protest' in front of the hospital entrance on Wednesday evening after their duty hours demanding an increase in their salaries according to the central or state government pay scale. The protesters said the Manipal Education Institutes started in the year 1952 has the pay

Bangalore, Jan 23: The Karnataka State government, which has won the President's awards for its tableaux in the past four years, will feature Tipu Sultan at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi this time. According to Department of Information, one portion of the tableau has a life-size bust of Tipu and a sword and the other depicts his defeat in the Second Mysore War. The tableau that will be on

Mangalore, Jan 22: Youth Red Cross Society, a unit of the district branch of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) was inaugurated at a programme organised at Ravindra Kala Bhavan at University College here on Wednesday. Speaking after inaugurating the unit, vice-chairman of IRCS Dakshina Kannada branch Ronald Fernandes said that blood donation being just one among the objectives of the organisation

Madikeri, Jan 23: Police have arrested five persons on Tuesday night in connection with shoot with the attempt on the life of Kodagu BJP unit president Suja?Kushalappa. The arrested are M B Harris, 23, a resident of Virajpet, M A Rashik, 28, of Bettageri village in Madikeri taluk, H U Aashiq, 31, a resident of Suntikoppa, V Faisal, 31, a resident of Calicut in Kerala, and V M Sulemaan, 48, a

Bangalore, Jan 23: The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced that it would provide free laptops and electronic notepads to pre-university (PU) students across the State. The announcement was made by Governor H?R?Bhardwaj while addressing a joint session of the Legislature in Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday. Karnataka seems to be following in the footsteps of Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, which

Bangalore, Jan 23: Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj, in his address to the joint legislature session on Wednesday, said the number of communal incidents had declined under the present Congress dispensation in the State. Highlighting the government's achievements and suggesting certain measures it needs to take, the Governor said, “I am happy to report that there has been a decline in the number of