Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 25: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer S Sasikanth Senthil has warned the voters that mere possession of electoral photo identity card (EPIC) would not enable the voters to exercise franchise as their names must be there on the electoral rolls. Speaking to reporters on the preparation of electoral rolls in the run-up for the ensuing Lok Sabha

Mangaluru, Feb 24: A posse of city police personnel, led by Police Commissioner Sandeep Patil, on Sunday raided the Mangaluru District Prison in the wake of the recent disturbances in the prison. Mr. Patil told reporters that the raid was conducted to look for weapons inside the prison and reinforce security there. The team seized six mobile phones and four knives during the raid. The police would

Bengaluru, Feb 24: BJP leader and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today appealed to the masses not punish the BJP government in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls for not keeping its promise to build the Ram Temple in Babri mosque land. Addressing a gathering at an interactive event organised by the Rajajinagar based Thinkers Forum organisation, Sitharaman said, "Your high standards of expectations

Chamarajaanagara, Feb 24: With summer setting in a major forest fire in Bandipur Tiger Reserve in the district has damaged hundreds of acres of forest since last 48 hours. The fire, which had begun on Friday continued to spread on Saturday inspite of the efforts of fire fighting officials of the Forest department who are on the spot. Officials on ground estimate that hundreds of acres of forest

Bengaluru, Feb 24: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, blamed the State government for the fire mishap in which about 300 cars and several two wheelers were gutted during the Aero Show at Yelahanka Air base, on Saturday. Addressing newsmen here on Sunday, the senior BJP leader expressed anguish on the incident and said that the

Bengaluru, Feb 24: Aero India 2019, the biggest exposition of Defence, Aerospace and war armament makers in India and the Globe ended here on Sunday on a high note with thundering war birds making a display exhibiting tricky maneuvers to enthrall huge crowd at Yelahanka Air base on the outskirts of the City. Defence aircraft makers across the globe, aerospace companies, armament makers that

Bengaluru, Feb 24: In connection with the defamation suit lodged by actor-turned-politician Prakash Rai, a city special court for peoples' representatives has issued a warrant against BJP leader and Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. The court has directed Mysuru city police commissioner to execute the warrant and produce the MP before it on March 19. This order was issued after Simha failed to appear

Madikeri, Feb 24: Kodagu Women's Congress president Surayya Abrar took charge from the immediate past president Kumuda Dharmappa, at the Congress office, on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, she said, "There is a need to showcase women power in Kodagu district. All the pro people works will be initiated. Congress does not engage in caste politics." MLC Veena Acchaiah said, "It is not easy to

Bengaluru, Feb 24: An overheated silencer of a vehicle was the probable cause of the fire that gutted about 300 cars in the parking area of Aero India show in Bengaluru, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was informed by officials Sunday during her visit to the spot. Sitharaman inspected the mishap site outside the Yelahanka Air Force Station, a day after the fire, and was briefed by the Indian

Bengaluru, Feb 24: Following directions from the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA), Karnataka has appointed deputy inspector general of police (intelligence) A Subramanyeswara Rao as the nodal officer to prevent attacks on Kashmiris in the state. The letter written by Beeria Yadav, director of MHA, said there are reports of incidents of assault and harassment against Jammu and Kashmir residents