Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 10: Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches BJP's campaign in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress Sunday questioned the saffron party over its alleged bid to topple the coalition government is the state. The Prime Minister is scheduled to address a rally at Hubballi in northern part of the state later this evening. Speaking to reporters here, Pradesh Congress

Hubballi, Feb 10: Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also the BJP State President, on Sunday conceded to having met JDS MLA Naganadouda Kandkur's son Sharangouda Patil in Devadurga Guest House on Feb 5 night hours before presentation of State Budget for 2019-20 by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in an attempt to lure ruling party MLA into BJP fold and

Bengaluru, Feb 10: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Sunday criticised former Union minister SM Krishna for his statement on 'interference' by Rahul Gandhi and said that by making such remarks he has lost whatever little respect he had. Rao said, "Today when I hear his statement, even that 1 per cent of respect I had for him is gone. For a person of his stature to

Kottayam, Feb 10: Hours after a group of nuns, who had protested seeking justice for their colleague, allegedly raped by former bishop Franco Mulakkal, said that the order asking them to move out of their convent has now been cancelled, the Jalandhar Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday denied the charge. Peter Kavumpuram, the public relations officer of the diocese, said the order has

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10: The health sector in Kerala is all set to have a major boost with the inauguration of the Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Thonnakkal, here on Saturday. The institute, opened at Thonnakkal Bio 360 Life Science Park in 25 acres of land, is the first virology institute in India affiliated to Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition

Mysuru, Feb 10: The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) has plans to set up Miniature Parks to attract more tourists to the Tourist spots in the State including to the City of Palaces Mysuru. The walk-through park of minuscule models has been planned at a prime location on Mysuru-Bengaluru national Highway closer to the city and land for the same will be identified soon so that

Bengaluru, Feb 10: Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksha, who is on a private visit to Karnataka, met Karnataka deputy chief minister Dr G Parameshwara here on Sunday. Speaking to mediapersons here, Dr Parameshwara said Mr Rajapaksha had come to the city on a personal visit and it was a personal call during which he discussed development of IT-BT industry and start-ups in Karnataka. “He

Bengaluru, Feb 10: The Congress party workers will stage a protest against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is coming to Karnataka, to inaugurate several central-funded projects, in Dharwad and Hubballi, in the State, for which no invitation given to the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Addressing newsmen here on Sunday, the KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao said that "by not inviting the Chief

Davanagere, Feb 10: A 30-year-old woman and her three children were killed when the stone roof of their house collapsed in Ramajogihalli village of Challakere taluk in Chitradurga district in the wee hours of Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Nagaratna, her daughter Yashashwini, 5, and sons Thirthavardhana, 3, and one-and-a-half-year-old Komal. The roof caved in around 4.50am

Bengaluru, Feb 10: The police have arrested two people for allegedly duping hundreds of unemployed youth by promising them jobs with reputed IT firms. The accused Darshan Sriram, a software engineer, and Shanmuga, a history-sheeter, were arrested from Goudanapalya by the sleuths of the Subramanyapura police station. The police seized a car, laptops and mobile phones from them. Shanmuga was hired