Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Following a complaint from the Information Tax Commissioner Balakrishnan, the City Police have served notice to Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and to some of his Cabinet colleagues who had staged protest in front of IT Office in protest against Raids recently. According to Police sources here on Thursday notices had been issued to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief

Mysuru, Apr 11: PWD Minister H D Revanna on Thursday said that he will retire from politics if Prime Minister Narendra Modi, re-elected as PM. Revanna was addressing press here. He said the BJP will not come to power and JD(S)-Congress aim is to keep communal party away from the power and to protect the interest of the farmers. Revanna asked the contributions of Modi to farmers and also said

Mumbai, Apr 11: Mumbai’s loss is Karnataka’s gain. The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the appointment of Justice Abhay Oka, the senior-most Bombay high court judge, as chief justice of Karnataka high court. “Having regard to all relevant factors, the collegium finds Justice Oka suitable in all respects for being appointed as chief justice of the Karnataka high court,” said the

Shivamogga, Apr 11: KPCC president Dinesh Gundurao on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have to go to jail one day in the Rafale case. Speaking to reporters in the city, he said that the Supreme Court order on Monday is very crucial. “The tragedy is that in this scam, PM Modi himself is the middleman,” he alleged. “The income tax department has become the BJP’s I-T department

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Income-tax officials have raided multiple locations in Bengaluru, on Thursday. The raids on residences and offices of businessmen are being carried out since early morning. According to sources, businesses and residences of Kamal Pasha, Amanullah Khan and Naeez Khan are being searched by the sleuths. The three are said to be associates of Rizwan Arshad, Congress candidate from

Belagavi, Apr 11: A man from Hulkund village, who was held guilty of forcing his wife into unnatural sex, has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. The district and sessions courtpronounced the quantum of punishment on Wednesday. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 11,000 on the culprit. Reading the order in an open court, judge VB Sooryavanshi observed that the crime was of heinous nature

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Even as Muslims in Karnataka are feeling let down by the Congress, a few Christian leaders have warned the grand-old party against taking the community for granted as it had not fielded any Christian candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from the State. J Alexander, former Minister and former Chief Secretary, and H.T. Sangliana, former Police Commissioner and ex-MP, has said

Mangaluru, Apr 11: Holding Dakshina MP Nalin Kumar Kateel directly responsible for the “illegal toll collection” at Toll Plaza on NH 66 in Suarthkal, the anti-toll struggle committee has urged the general public to defeat him. In a release issued here, Muneer Katipalla, convenor of the Toll-Gate Virodhi Horata Samithi, Surathkal, said that the toll plaza was given permission to collect toll on a

Puttur, Apr 11: Doctors of a private hospital in Puttur have been accused of medical negligence after death of a 5-year-old boy, who was suffering from fever. The deceased has been identified as Yathish, the son of Harishchandra, from Nelligudde in Bantwal taluk. According to a complaint filed by Harishchandra at Puttur town police station, Yathish was taken ill on April 8, following which he was

Mangaluru, Apr 10: A man has been arrested by the police on the charge of illegal cow slaughter at Arantodu in Sullia of Dakshina Kannada district. The accused has been identified as Sharafuddin, a local resident. The police also seized 10.4 kg meat from the slaughterhouse at Arantodu following the raid. The seized meat is valued at Rs 2,000. Two other accused, Muneer and Mubarak, are absconding