Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 15: Apart from the 72 Indians who are expected to return home from Kuwait after cancellation of their visas, there are 53 more workers of the same company stranded in another labour camp. The Indian embassy has received above information from the Kuwaiti authorities. It is suspected that the workers, hired for another company and sent to Kuwait, were later diverted to a blacklisted

Bengaluru, Jun 14: IMA Jewels auditor Iqbal Khan has been arrested by Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the IMA Ponzi scam in Bengaluru, the investigative team confirmed on Friday. Iqbal Khan, a resident of Frazer town, has been the auditor of IMA for many years. According to an immigration form, the main accused, IMA Jewels founder Mohammed Mansoor Khan, has flown to Dubai on June 8. As per SIT

Mangaluru, Jun 14: Heavy rains and tidal waves caused severe loss to properties, with many houses being damaged in the coastal city of Ullal in Mangaluru district in Karnataka on Thursday. Around 15 houses were severely damaged after tidal waves hit them in the city. Fears gripped the area as a danger of cyclone Vayu loomed large on the citizens. A scientist blamed soil erosion as the root cause

Bengaluru, Jun 14: Seven people have been arrested in connection with a case where a woman was allegedly tied to a pole in Kodigehalli for not repaying a loan, police said on Thursday. The matter came to the fore after a video of the incident went viral. In the video, a woman is seen tied up to a pole and some men are standing around her. People can be heard saying "beat her with slippers and

Chikkamagaluru, Jun 14: Charging that the State Government is trying to cover-up the multi-crore scam by the I Monetory Advisoty (IMA) which had cheated thousands of investors and the promoter was fled from the country, BJP Lok Sabha member Shobha Karandlaje demanded CBI inquiry to render justice to the poor and innocent people, who had lost their hard earned money. Speaking to newsmen here on

Bengaluru, Jun 14: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Friday expanded his cabinet by inducting two Independent MLAs into the ministry in an apparent move to give stability to his 13-month-old wobbly government. In the much-awaited expansion, R Shankar and H Nagesh were sworn in as cabinet-rank ministers by Governor Vajubhai Vala who administered them the oath of office and secrecy at a

Bengaluru, Jun 14: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, will stage a night-long dharna tomorrow in the city against the State Government's decision to grant over 3600 acres of land to steel giant JSW. In a press release the State BJP Media-coordinator S Shantharam stated that senior party leaders including former Deputy Chief

Bengaluru, June 13: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah Thursday said he was unable to understand the Modi mania, despite the "bad state" of the economy under the previous BJP regime led by him. The former Chief Minister alleged that the BJP won the Lok Sabha election raising emotive issues, rather than delivering on development. People of the country, including the media, have favoured Narendra

Bengaluru, Jun 13: Vatal Nagaraj, President of Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha, was taken into police custody on Thursday for dressing up as a policeman at a protest demanding implementation of Raghavendra Auradkar committee report on police reforms. In 2016, a committee headed by Raghavendra Auradkar, ADGP (Recruitment and Training), had recommended 30-35 per cent hike in salary for police

Mysuru, June 13: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today underlined that Rahul Gandhi must continue as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) President since there is no alternative. “He [Rahul Gandhi] should continue in the post as the party needs him in the present situation. I am sure he will continue to lead the party,” he told newsmen here. Responding to questions on the country’s