Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 22: Heavy rain has been predicted for Kerala and coastal Karnataka in the next 24 hours, according to the weather department. "Under the influence of convergence of lower-level westerlies, Kerala and coastal Karnataka is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places during next 24 hours and isolated heavy rainfall during the subsequent four days," Indian

New Delhi, Aug 22: Karnataka ranks the best among states for setting up a rooftop solar project, according to the Attractiveness Index (SARAL) released by Minster of New and Renewable Energy and Power R K Singh here on Wednesday. Singh launched SARAL at the Review Planning and Monitoring (RPM) meeting with states and state Power Utilities here. Karnataka with a SARAL score of 78.8 was top state

Ajman, Aug 22: In an embarrassment to the BJP in Kerala, a prominent NDA leader in the state, Thushar Vellapally, has been arrested by the police at Ajman in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on charges of financial cheating. Thushar, who contested against Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Wayanad in the Lok Sabha polls, is the leader of Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), a Hindutva outfit and, a

Hyderabad, Aug 22: Nowhera Shaik, the lady boss of the Heera Group of Companies has appealed to the High Court to release her from prison so that she could pay the dues to the depositors of the Heera Group. Senior advocate P Venugopal, appearing for Shaik on Wednesday told the Telangana High Court that his client would clear all dues to the depositors concerned in three months if she was enlarged

Bengaluru, Aug 22: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday said the newly-appointed ministers will be allocated portfolios in a couple of days. "It will be done by tomorrow or the day after," he told reporters in response to a question about portfolio allocation to new ministers. More than three weeks after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister, Yediyurappa on Tuesday expanded his

Kochi, Aug 21: Gone are the days when the post of a driver in Kerala state government departments and state owned public sector undertakings could be filled only by a male. The state cabinet, on Wednesday, decided to open this post for women also. After the weekly cabinet meeting held here, the office of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan intimated that it's no longer a male domain. "Directions have

Bengaluru, Aug 21: Former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader H K Patil today demanded that the terms of the Phone Tapping issue which is now referred to CBI for investigation, should also include Media and Common man if their telephone was also tapped. In a letter to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, he urged inclusion of Media and common man if their telephone also tapped. " It is not

Mysuru, Aug 21: Former Karnataka Minister and Janata Dal(Secular) leader Sa Ra Mahesh today alleged that the BJP Government instead of listening to the grievances of flood affected people first, busy in handing over the phone tapping case to CBI and Ministry formation. Speaking to newsmen here on Wednesday, he said during the floods in Kodagu last year the Congress-JDS coalition government led by

Bengaluru, Aug 21: Parle Products Pvt Ltd, the country's largest biscuit maker, might lay off up to 10,000 workers as slowing economic growth and falling demand in the rural heartland could cause production cuts, a company executive said on Wednesday. A downturn in Asia's third-largest economy is denting sales of everything from cars to clothing, forcing companies to curtail production and raising

Mangaluru, Aug 21: Little did former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg know that the south Indian state of Karnataka too has a city called Mangalore until he met Star Sports' polyglot sports presenter Madhu Mailankdoy, who happens to be a Mangalorean. The left-hander, who is currently in Karnataka as a commentator for the ongoing Karnataka Premiere League (KPL Season 8), had posted his photograph