Karnataka

Mysuru, May 18: Rationalist and writer KS Bhagawan was hospitalized after suffering a heart failure during his yesterday evening walk at a park near his home at Kuvempunagar in the city. According to Dr SP Yoganna, Chairman of Suyog hospital, Bhagawan was brought to the hospital by his gunman at 6:30 in the evening. "He was brought to the hospital with a heart failure due to a condition termed

Bengaluru, May 18: Describing the Congress-JD(S) coalition dispensation in Karnataka as a hub of infighting and confusion, BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Friday expressed doubts over the government's continuation after the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP leader made the remark in Hubballi when asked about the Twitter war between chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and former chief minister

Bengaluru, May 17: The city police have arrested a rowday sheeter on charges of allegedly stabbing an Air Hostess, working in a private airliner, here on Friday. According to official sources, police had rounded-off Ajaykumar Alias Rocky, who was absconding after stabbing a Air Hostess in the city on May 12 while she was returning from the Airport, near Hebbal flyover traffic signal and was

Mangaluru, May 17: Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadikari of Sri Keshtra Manjunatha Dharmastala today appealed to the devotees to postpone their visit as the Centre is facing acute water shortage. In his appeal on Friday, he said that the pilgrim Centre, to which thousands of devotees visit daily, is facing severe water problem due to shortage of water storage in Netravati River as the onset of Monsoon

Udupi, May 17: A 40 year-old Fisherman Subhraya Kharvi of Hosadu village near Gangoli in Kundapur taluk allegedly commited suicide as he was unable to repay the loan availed form the financial institutions. The victim was distressed due to poor catch of fish in the last few days, family sources said on Friday. The deceased was hospitalised for illness recently and reportedly committed suicide

New Delhi, May 17: With two BJP lawmakers fuelling further a raging controversy, BJP President Amit Shah on Friday stepped into do some fire fighting and hinted at disciplinary action after Union Minister Ananthkumar Hegde and another party MP from Karnataka Nalinkumar Kateel backed Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse. Though both Hegde and Kateel, who are not new to stoking controversies

Bengaluru, May 17: The board of software company Infosys on Thursday approved allotting performance-based shares to its techies, linking employee incentives with shareholder value creation. "The board of directors approved expanded stock ownership programme 2019, linking long-term employee incentives with shareholder value creation," the city-based IT major in a statement. On shareholders'

Kasaragod, May 17: With the Election Commission ordering repolling in polling booths where bogus voting has been confirmed, a repeat campaign has been underway with door-to-door visits and to canvass to secure maximum votes. Voters in three booths in Kasaragod and one in Kannur Lok Sabha constituencies will recast their votes on May 19. Repolling has been ordered in booth nos. 69 and 70 of

Mangaluru, Apr 17: One person was arrested and Rs 1 crore unaccounted cash was seized from him in the city today. According to police sources the arrested Manjunath, a resident of Bengaluru, was carrying a huge bag and roaming in the city. The police on patrolling, on suspicion detained Manjunath and found him carrying a huge cash without any related documents. The arrested person is not giving

Bengaluru, May 17: As threat looming at large about Opposition BJP launching its Operation Lotus to woo the ruling party legislators, the coalition government partners in Karnataka are moving their MLAs to resorts to ensure that they will not fall prey and to maintain unity. According to party sources, both the Congress and the JD(S) leaders have decided to shift their MLAs to safe heavens