Karnataka

Jeddah, Jan 3: In a major relief to undocumented expats, authorities have given a two-month grace period for thousands of expatriates who could not correct their legal status during the seven-month amnesty period, to complete the rectification procedures at the Passport Department (Jawazat). “Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif has ordered the department to complete correction procedures of

New Delhi, Jan 3: Delhi's new Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's journey from his home in Kaushambi, just outside Delhi, to the legislative assembly Thursday was an unusual sight for many Delhiites, so used to making way for flashing beacons and blaring sirens. Travelling in his blue-coloured WagonR car, without any police escort vehicles, the car stopped at all the four traffic lights that fell on

Bangalore, Jan 3: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday handed over key portfolios to the two new entrants to his cabinet: DK Shiva Kumar got energy and R Roshan Baig got infrastructure, information and Haj. Both ministers apparently got what they asked for. Siddaramaiah gave up the energy portfolio which he was holding to Shiva Kumar, who was keen on either that or industries and commerce. Baig

Bangalore, Jan 3: Under attack over his mini-cabinet expansion bringing in two senior "tainted" legislators, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today defended his action, saying the new ministers D K Shivakumar and R Roshan Baig have not been held guilty of corruption. "Have they (Roshan Baig and D K Shivakumar) been proved guilty in any court of law? No, they haven't. There is nothing wrong in

Bangalore, Jan 3: A class VIII student, who was riding a two-wheeler to school even though he did not have a driving licence, was killed when a bus attached to another school ran him over at RPC Layout in Vijayanagar on Thursday morning. Sumukh, the 14-year-old victim, tried to overtake a bus belonging to the New Cambridge School but lost control over his two-wheeler. The motorcycle brushed

Mangalore, Jan 3: R Hithendra, who is the Commissioner of Police, Mangalore City and Deputy Inspector General of Police has been promoted by the state government as Inspector General of Police. However, Mr Hithendra will continue to serve as the Commissioner of Police of Mangalore City. While this is the first time in the four years of setting up of the commissionerate that an IPS officer of IGP

Bangalore, Jan 2: Decks were today cleared for the merger of B S Yeddyurappa-led Karnataka Janata Paksha with BJP as the two parties took steps to formalise their union. After the Karnataka BJP core committee met, state party chief Prahlad Joshi said, "There is absolute consensus (about the entry of Yeddyurappa). There is no problem. Unanimously the state unit has decided that we have to fight

Mangalore, Dec 2: District Committee of Bharatiya Janata Party staged a protest against the proposed ban on areca. The protesters took out a massive rally from Jyoti Circle to Deputy Commissioner's office on Thursday and organized a public meet. Former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda addressing the protesters said that the Congress government which has failed to even table the Gorakh Singh

New Delhi, Jan 3: The minority Aam Aadmi Party government on Thursday crossed the first hurdle in the Delhi Assembly when its confidence motion sailed through easily with the backing of the members of Congress, JD(U) and an independent. The motion moved by PWD minister Manish Sisodia was carried after a four-and-a-half-hour debate at the end of which Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the

Muzaffarnagar, Jan 2: The Uttar Pradesh Government is considering to withdraw a case of inciting violence through inflammatory speeches filed against Muslim leaders, including BSP MP Kadir Rana during Muzaffarnagar riots. According to official sources, the Law department of the government has asked the district authorities to send a report on withdrawal of the case filed against the leaders for