Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 19: The Congress on Tuesday suspended rebel MLA R Roshan Baig from the party with immediate effect for "anti-party" activities. "All India Congress Committee has approved the proposal sent by KPCC to take action against R Roshan Baig, MLA on account of his anti-party activities," the state Congress said in a release. "He has been suspended from the party with immediate effect, on

Shivamogga, Jun 18: Several devotees recited verses from the Bhagavad Gita at the Prasanna Ganpati temple here on Tuesday morning. These prayers come as the last straw for the Kannadigas who are suffering from an acute water crisis as a result of a long spell of drought. The devotees believe that reciting these shlokas from the Gita has the power to approach the rain, God. The same belief is also

Bengaluru, Jun 18: The office bearers of Congress on Tuesday asked the party chief of state unit Dinesh Gundu Rao to annul the primary membership of MLA R Roshan Baig over his alleged connection with IMA Ponzi scam's main accused Mohammed Mansoor Khan. In the letter written to Karnataka Congress chief, the office bearers have particularly mentioned the name of Baig and urged Rao to take stringent

Bengaluru, Jun 18: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday visited the house of a 45 year-old farmer, who committed suicide on June 15, and consoled the family members. Debt ridden Suresh committed suicide at his agriculture land by hanging himself from a tree. Before taking this extreme step, he expressed his desire through a video that Kumaraswamy should be invited for his last rites

Bengaluru, Jun 18: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, on Tuesday, addressed the issue of water crisis in the state and said that the state government is making efforts to fill up lakes across the state and has ploughed in over Rs 250 crores for the same. "We are trying to fill all the lakes and tanks as soon as possible. We are spending Rs 253 crores to fill the lakes. It really helps to

New Delhi, Jun 18: DK Shivakumar, Karnataka's Water Resources Minister, met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Tuesday to seek cooperation in Krishna Water Disputes issue and other projects, including Mekedatu balancing reservoir. The Mekedatu balancing reservoir-cum drinking water project, to be constructed across the Cauvery river basin, has been at the centre of controversy

Doha, Jun 18: Tulukoota Qatar organised its annual general body meeting on June 15 in ICC at the Bengaluru hall. The gathering was greeted by Vijay Rai, general secretary. The incumbent president Asmath Ali thanked the members, volunteers, the past presidents, patron and the managing committee for their relentless support, warmth and love towards him and the events during his term. He expressed

Bengaluru, Jun 18: In continuing war of words with Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy over the JSW Steel land issue, BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa Tuesday accused the former of trying to mislead people by uttering lies. A day after Kumaraswamy raked up allegations against Yeddyurappa that he had received Rs 20 crore from the company when he was the chief minister during 2008-11, the

Bengaluru, Jun 18: Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Monday conducted raids at three different locations at the residences of wives of I Monetary Advisory (IMA) jewels founder Mansoor Khan who is an accused perpetrating financial fraud in Bengaluru. Raids were conducted in Shivajinagar, the residence of Khan's first wife and two different residences in Tilak Nagar related to his second and third wife

Dubai: V.P. Abdulla Mahmood, the owner of popular Indian restaurant chain in the UAE ‘Eat & Drink’ died in his hometown in the south Indian state of Kerala on Monday. A senior company executive told Gulf News that Abdulla, 62, was under treatment for cancer in the US and India for the past six months. “He and his wife Zainaba were back at home in Kozhikode. He was admitted in Aster MIMS Hospital