Karnataka

Dammam: Prominent members across various segments of the Indian community residing in the Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met on Saturday 21st Dec 2019 in Dammam, to share their views on the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the planned implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR). The members expressed their anguish

Mangaluru, Dec 28: St. Agnes College, founded by Mother Mary Aloysia, the Second Superior General of the Apostolic Carmel Congregation, is a premier institution that has been empowering women through education since 1920-21. The college is the first women’s college on the West Coast of India and the first under private management, in the whole country. The year 2020 marks the Centenary

Bengaluru, Dec 28: State-run Air India's subsidiary Alliance Air launched a direct service from Kalaburagi in north Karnataka to Bengaluru and Mysuru in the state's southern region, an official said on Friday. "The daily service between Kalaburagi and Mysuru via Bengaluru will be operated under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS) of the central government called Udan (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik),"

Mumbai, Dec 28: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that the people who used to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are now "worried" due to surging prices and the deteriorating economic situation. "Indian economy has been destroyed, unemployment and inflation are on the rise. The country is lagging behind in terms of economy. Due to increasing prices

Mangaluru, Dec 28: Four students from the Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL) have qualified the Regional Mathematics Olympiads (RMO). It is a matter of pride that out of the 41 students (30 students (Class 8-11 + 5 Girls quota + 6 class XII students) selected from Karnataka, four are CFAL students. The students now qualify to the next level, i.e. Indian National Mathematics Olympiad (INMO) to be

Udupi, Dec 28: The Directorate of Medical Education has decided to build three new government medical colleges in Udupi, Ramanagaram and Bengaluru Rural districts. According to sources in the department, these colleges may commence admissions from the 2021-22 academic years. With 40 medical colleges as of now, Karnataka has the highest number of medical colleges in the country. However, these

Udupi, Dec 28: The condition of Pejawar Mutt seer Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swami, who is being treated at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal for suspected pneumonia since last Friday, remained critical. The health bulletin, released by the hospital authorities on Friday night, said,"his conscious level has not improved and he continues to be on life support. There is a deterioration in his clinical

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28: Intensifying its protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the Congress in Kerala took out a "Maha Rally" to the Raj Bhavan here on Saturday, in which various leaders, including former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, participated. The rally, which began from Martyr's column, was led by KPCC President, Mullapally Ramachandran, Leader of

Bengaluru, Dec 28: Shortly after the central government announced state rankings on Thursday, placing Karnataka third on the Good Governance Index (GGI), BJP and JD(S) engaged in a brief credit war on Twitter. Both claimed Karnataka's ranking was the positive outcome of the work done by their respective administrations. Chief minister BS Yediyurappa wasted no time to associate his government with

Bengaluru, Dec 28: Chief minister BS Yediyurappa is reportedly looking to rebalance caste equations in his cabinet by dropping some ministers, mostly from the Lingayat community, and bringing in new ones. The changes will be made when he expands his cabinet in January. The move will help him give proportionate representation to different castes and regions, and also accommodate Congress-JD(S)