Karnataka

Bangalore, Jul 5: In a major reshuffle, Karnataka government has transferred 15 senior IAS officers and 22 IPS officers across state. IAS officers P N Sreenivasachary has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, while S K Pattanayak has become new Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department. Amita Prasad has been posted as Principal Secretary, Energy

Bangalore, Jul 5: A group of Congress leaders belonging to Muslim community have urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to take necessary steps to withdraw cases slapped against the Muslim youth accused of being involved in communal clashes in Mysore, Hassan and Shimoga years ago. About 439 cases were booked against people belonging to the minority community in connection with the communal clashes in

Udupi, JuI 4: A 34-year-old man from Malpe in Udupi district died in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. The deceased has been identified as John Vikram Martis, hailing from Bailakere, Malpe. He was working as an accountant with NATO troops and had lived in Afghanistan for the past four years. On June 28, John was supposed to be relocated to Dubai. His plans were changed due to a bomb blast at the

Mangalore, Jul 4: As heavy rains continue to create havoc in several cities in the district, other areas situated along the rivers face the problem of their houses being inundated or damaged in the floods. As water levels in the Nethravathi river rose, hundreds of houses were flooded in knee-deep water on Thursday, leaving families distraught. After heavy rains lashed the region on Wednesday

Mangalore, Jul 4: The degree block of the Melkar Women's PUC and Degree College, Marnabail, a unit of Mangalore Education Enhancement Trust, was inaugurated recently by Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment and Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge B Ramanatha Rai. Speaking on the occasion Mr Rai said that the higher education has already reached to the common, down trodden section of the

Bangalore, Jul 4: Hafeez Shamsul Hudah, editor and owner of city based Urdu weekly 'Makhzan', was Brutally murdered in broad daylight on Wednesday by unknown miscreants at his office at Tannery Road here. He was a journalist, a news weekly owner, a credit co-operative society functionary and a primary school proprietor. Police are wondering whose toes he tread upon, resulting in his murder. A

Mangalore, Jul 4: Sudden gush of water has inundated several areas of Maravoor near Bajpe on the outskirts of the city on Thursday, causing the region to be flooded due to the overflow of water at the vented dam caused by heavy rain. Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, engineer in-charge of Maravoor vented dam Prabhakar said that no damage had occurred to the actual structure of the dam. “Due to heavy

Mangalore/Udupi, Jul 4: The incessant rains across the coastal Karnataka have raised the water level of prominent rivers in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Heavy rains continued to lash coastal Karnataka increasing the inflow of water into the rivers and drains across twin district of Dakshina and Udupi districts. The metrological department has issued caution of nearly 175 mm rainfall for

Bangalore, Jul 4: The demand for the elevation of KPCC president G Parameshwara to the post of Deputy Chief Minister has found many voices in state doubling the problems of two month old government of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Karnataka. A group of senior Congress leaders is learnt to have urged AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Digvijay Singh to make KPCC president G Parameshwara

Bangalore, Jul 4: The State BJP, on Wednesday, termed AICC?General?Secretary in-charge of Karnataka affairs Digvijay Singh's allegation that the BJP would try to disrupt communal harmony ahead of the Lok Sabha polls as a “cheap gimmick” and “stooping to the lowest level”. Addressing a press conference in Bangalore, BJP?spokesperson C?T?Ravi wondered whether Singh was conspiring to incite communal