Karnataka

Hubballi, Oct 28: Former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday said that he is ready to face alleged involvement in Phone Tapping or multi-crore IMA fraud and will not beg for protection. "I am not afraid of facing probe in connection with Phone tapping that has allegedly taken place during my tenure as Chief Minister or multi-crore IMA fraud that had taken place. I will also not beg

Bellari, Oct 28: Three people died on the spot and three others were injured when a car in which they were traveling collided head-on against a Truck near Bhabiah cross in Sandur taluk in the district on Monday. Police said that the victims have been identified as Bussy (21), Dada Kalandar (31) and Aslam (25). The injured have been admitted to Hospital.

Bengaluru, Oct 28: JDS national president and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda has convened a meeting of the party’s state office-bearers on November 2 to decide on candidates for the December 5 by-elections to 15 Assembly seats in Karnataka. According to party sources, the meeting which would be chaired by Deve Gowda, will be attended by former Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy besides senior

Mangaluru, Oct 28: ‘Art Insight’, a unique art exhibition by a select group of artists of coastal region, was inaugurated on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 05:00 p.m. by Harikrishna Punaroor, Former President, Kannada Sahitya Parishat at S CUBE Art Gallery, New Chitra Junction. Vidyadhar V. Nagvekar, Komal’s Food Processors & Caterers, Ar. C. Chethan Kamath, Planz Unlimited Architects, Mangalore

Kochi, Oct 28: A Kerala nun, who has challenged the Franciscan Clarist Congregation's decision to expel her, has written to the Vatican, alleging the 'disciplinary action' was taken for participating in protests by a group of nuns seeking the arrest of a bishop accused of raping a fellow nun. In her letter, to Leonardo Cardinal Sandri, Prefect, Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Sister Lucy

Manjeshwar, Oct 28: M C Kamaruddin, the newly elected MLA of Manjeshwar Assembly Constituency, today took oath in Kerala Rajbhavan in the name of Allah. The Indian Union Muslim League leader, who went to Rajbhavan accompanied by his wife and other family members, took oath in Kannada. A prominent figure in UDF, Kamaruddin was elected MLA in by-elections held on October 21, the results of which

Dubai, Oct 28: The KSCC Tolerance Trophy 2019 volleyball tournament was held under the auspices of the Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club at Al Wasl Club Dubai on October 25, 2019. The event was held as part of the celebrations of the UAE’s Year of Tolerance, an initiative of the Government of the U.A.E. as declared by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the U.A.E. and

Bengaluru, Oct 28: Despite opposition by the leaders, the Karnataka State BJP top brass hinted that disqualified MLAs would be fielded in the forthcoming Assembly by-election. In Hubballi, BJP leaders including Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and State President Nalin Kumar Kateel, are holding a series of closed-door meetings at a private hotel and discussed preparations for by-elections for

Bengaluru, Oct 27: Former minister and Congress leader D K Shivakumar on Sunday lashed out at investigating agencies for serving notices on him for gifting phones to a few MPs, including some from the BJP, and not on those who received the devices. Shivakumar was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on September 3 in an alleged money laundering case and was in judicial custody at the Tihar Jail

Mangaluru, Oct 27: The murder accused brother of city college girl Fiona Swedal Cutinho, whose skeleton was unearthed by cops near her house last night, was a mobile addict and spent most of his time playing violent mobile games, sources said. The missing case of Fiona, 16, took a turn after 18 days on Saturday when her 18-year-old brother Samson Cutinho confessed to her murder. It is learnt that