Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 15: Kannadigas must get the biggest share of jobs available in Karnataka, chief minister BS Yediyurappaasserted during his Independence Day address at Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Grounds on Thursday. Yediyurappa's assertion came a month after Andhra Pradesh became the first state in the country to reserve jobs for locals in all private industrial units and factories, irrespective

Mangaluru, Aug 15: While affirming commitment of the district administration to stand by the flood-affected in Dakshina Kannada, Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S. on Thursday asked people to join hands with the State government in rebuilding the lives of those affected in the district. In his Independence Day address, after unfurling the national flag at the Nehru Maidan here, Mr. Senthil

Newsroom, Aug 15: On the eve of India’s 73rd Independence Day, the Nagas across in Naga-inhabited areas across Northeast India including Nagaland on Wednesday hoisted their own Naga national flag instead of Indian national flag to mark ‘Naga Independence Day’. The ‘Naga Independence Day’ has been an annual event, but the celebration this year attained significance in the wake of the withdrawal of

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 15: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday cautioned against attempts to weaken and violate the Constitution and said the values enshrined in the Constitution should be protected. In a veiled attack on the Centre for scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, he said India is a country where states enjoy special privileges and any infringement into their

Mangaluru, Aug 15: The Charmadi Ghat, which connects coastal Karnataka with Chikkamagaluru, is unlikely to open soon as the experts have hinted that it may take a month to fix the road devastated by rains, floods and landslides. After a meeting with authorities concerned including executive engineer, National Highway division, Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner S Sasikanth Senthil has ordered

Bengaluru, Aug 14: The meteorological department has sounded a red alert in two coastal and three malnad districts till August 16 as rain returned to the region after a day’s lull. In its forecast, IMD predicted moderate to heavy rainfall ranging between 100mm and 205mm for the next 48 hours in Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga districts of Malnad, and Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Fishermen

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 14: In the wake of pressure from minority Hindu community of Malaysia, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today said that his government is not keen for Indian Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik to be in the country, but added it is hard-pressed to deport him elsewhere as “many countries” will not accept him. "So he's here today, but if any country wants to have him, they are welcome,"

Two years after the violent and public murder of Pehlu Khan made the nation tremble, all the six people accused of lynching him have been acquitted by a court in Alwar, Rajasthan. The verdict was pronounced by the court of the Additional District Judge in Alwar. Despite video evidence, the court acquitted the six accused "cow vigilantes" who beat Khan to death with rods and sticks in Alwar on

Mysuru/Kalaburagi, Aug 14: The situation in flood ravaged districts of Karnataka is slowly easing and the affected who had taken shelter in Rehabilitation Centres set up tempararily are returning to their villages in Cauvery basin and North Karnataka. Meanwhile, the death toll in flood and rain related incidents has crossed 54 in the State and about 15 repeat 15 people are reported to be missing

Newsroom, Aug 14: A solidarity team of prominent Indian activists which extensively travelled in besieged Jammu and Kashmir after the controversial abrogation of Article 370 and 35A by the union government of India has claimed that it has found is completely different situation in the valley from what has been reported in the mainstream media so far. The team consisting of economist Jean Dreze and