Karnataka

Bantwal, Jan 26: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has said that the coastal district will be made smoke-free within a month. He was speaking at the mass convention of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries and distribution of cooking gas connections to beneficiaries under the Extended Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (EPMUY) – II at BC Road. Hhe said all below poverty line (BPL)

Belagavi, Jan 26: BJP workers on Friday condemned minister Priyank Kharge for holding a seminar on ‘Conversation of the Constitution’ in Bengaluru on January 22 and 23, during the three-day state mourning announced following the death of Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swamiji. Demanding that the chief minister drop Kharge from the cabinet, BJP leaders said the minister was busy in a seminar in a

Udupi, Jan 26: The three-day Alupotsava, organised by the district administration, to promote tourism got off to a colourful start yesterday at Barkuru in Udupi district. Jaimala, Women and Child Development Minister, flagged off the fest by unfurling a flag with two fishes, the symbol of the Alupa dynasty which ruled Tulunadu. She also inaugurated the 4-km heritage walk across temples and basadis

Bengaluru, Jan 26: Five eminent people from Karnataka are among the Padma awardeesthis year. Saalumarada Thimmakka(social work -- environment) Fondly called the Tree Woman’, 108-year-old Thimmakka is a green crusader who has planted over 400 trees on a 4-km stretch between Hulikal and Kudur in Bengaluru Rural district. Thimmakka and her husband decided to plant and nurture banyan saplings like

Bengaluru, Jan 25: The JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka will face a threat from dissident Congress MLAs, though they are in small numbers, ahead of the 10-day Budget Session that begins from February six. While the coalition government partners, constantly put on tenterhooks by the Opposition BJP posing a threat to its stability, the persistence of the threat of rebel MLAs in the Congress

Bengaluru, Jan 25: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who also holds Finance portfolio, will present the State Budget for 2019-20 on February 8. This is the second full fledged Budget to be presented by Mr Kumaraswamy after formation of JD(S)-Congress Coalition government. Governor Vajubhai Vala will address the Joint House of the Legislature on February 6.

Bengaluru, Jan 25: Karnataka ministers will tour drought-hit districts across the state to assess the ground situation, including supply of drinking water in the affected areas, said the ruling JD-S-Congress coordination committee chairman Siddaramaiah on Thursday. "The ministers heading each of the four teams the state government formed last month will tour the drought-hit districts they have

Bengaluru, Jan 25: At a time when only the rich can afford and have access to quality healthcare in India, a doctor in a private hospital in this tech hub is offering free angioplasty to the poor, who are no less deserving of it. "I have been wanting to treat the poor for free as they can't afford the prohibitive cost of quality treatment," Kiron Varghese, head of cardiology at St John's Medical

New Delhi, Jan 25: The NIA on Thursday arrested a 33-year-old man, accused in the 2006 Kozhikode twin blasts cases, from the Delhi airport after he landed from Saudi Arabia, the agency said. It said Mohammed Ashar, a resident of Thalassery in Kannur district of Kerala, had been absconding and was charge sheeted by the National Investigation Agency in 2010. He was arrested on Thursday from the

Bengaluru, Jan 25: The Congress and the JD(S) appear to be struggling to seal a seat-sharing deal for the forthcoming general election after a brief discussion on the issue during the coordination committee meeting yesterday failed to yield meaningful results. The coordination panel, which comprises key leaders from the two parties, decided to hold another meeting involving JD(S) supremo HD Deve