Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jul 30: A team of policemen is reportedly interrogating the Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha’s car driver, according to whom the former went missing after asking the latter to park their car on Netravati Bridge on the outskirts of Mangaluru last night. Amidst continued search operation in Netravati river near the bridge, the cops took driver Basavaraj Patil into custody for

New Delhi, Jul 30: A group of Karnataka BJP MPs led by Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday met home minister Amit Shah and sought central help to trace missing Cafe Coffee Day(CCD) founder VG Siddhartha. Requested Hon HM Sri @AmitShah Ji for central govt's help to trace VG Siddhartha, who found to be missing since yesterday. A gentleman, who popularised Coffee across the world, known for his business

Newsroom, Jul 30: Congress veteran and Vokkaliga stalwart D K Shivakumar has expressed suspicion over the circumstances that led to the mysterious disappearance of V G Siddhartha, owner of the popular coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day. Search operation has been intensified today after Siddhartha, who asked his driver to stop his car on Netravati bridge near Tokkottu on the outskirts of Mangaluru and

Newsroom, Jul 30: In an alleged letter, which is being circulated over social media, Siddhartha, V G Siddhartha, the Founder & owner, Cafe Coffee Day (CCD), who is missing since last night, says he "failed to create the right profitable business model despite my best efforts." However, the signatures mentioned in the letter differ from Siddhartha's signatures mentioned in the company's annual

Mangaluru, Jul 30: VG Siddhartha, the son-in-law of former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna and founder of country's largest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, is reportedly missing since Monday night. There are reports doing the rounds that the billionaire who faced series of I-T raids last year jumped off the bridge into Netravati River near Tokkottu. Though a search operation is on, the police

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monsay withrdrw powers of boards and corporations in the state. He has directed department secretaries will work as in-charges. The move came after Yediyurappa on Monday won a vote of confidence in the Assembly. 76-year-old Yediyurappa, who was sworn in as Chief Minister on Friday after the fall of the Congress-JD(S) coalition

Belagavi, Jul 29: Hundreds of farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene (Green Brigade) staged protest in front of Deputy Commissioner's office today protesting against District Administration acquiring about 19 acres of fertile land for setting up Sewage Treatment Plant (SAP) near Halaga in the outskirts of the city. Agitating Farmers questioned why should

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has scheduled election to the Legislative Assembly Speaker’s Post on July 31 and has invited nominations to the post opened today. The Speaker post fell vacant following resignation of K R Ramesh Kumar earlier in the day, after the House passed the Confidence motion moved by the new Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and also after the House passed

Mangaluru, Aug 29: P Gopi Krishna, 54, has taken over charge as the new Chairman of Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB), a leading Regional Rural Bank of the country. Gopi Krishna holds an MBA in Banking and Finance. He is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. A native of Tenali (Andhra Pradesh) , Gopi Krishna carries with him a rich experience of 34 years in Syndicate Bank

Mangaluru, Jul 29: Veteran religious cleric and founder of Al Madina Islamic Complex at Manjanadi village on the outskirts of Manglauru, Al Haj P M Abbas Musliyar, passed away today after a brief illness. He was 73. Hailing from a religious family, he had dedicated his entire life for the religious causes. He was a senior Islamic scholar having thousands of followers across Kerala and coastal