Karnataka

Belagavi, Jan 25: BJP workers took out a protest rally in the City and staged dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner 's office in protest against holding official function by Minister for Social Welfare Priyank Kharge despite the State had announced mourning following death of 111 year old Shivakumara Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt, Tumakuru, who passed away recently. The agitators demanded

Mysuru, Jan 25: Janata Dal (Secular), Karnataka President A H Vishwanath today alleged that the recent announcement of 10 per cent Reservation to the upper caste and building Ram Mandir are election gimmick of NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it will not have any impact in the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, he said that Mr Modi's charisma

Tumakuru, Jan 25: Karnataka Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader SR Mahesh entered into an altercation with Tumarku Superintendent of Police Divya Gopinath during the funeral of Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami, leaving the latter in tears. The incident occurred when Gopinath stopped him from entering a restricted area after which the minister lost his cool and shouted at the woman officer

Mangaluru, Jan 25: A bullet tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas overturned near Uppinangady on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway yesterday. The traffic on the National Highway was disrupted for a few hours due to this, but no leak or casualties were reported. According to police, the LPG tanker was moving to Shivamogga from Mangaluru. On reaching near Valal in Uppinangady, the driver

Bengaluru, Jan 25: All the four legislators who did not turn up at a recent Congress legislature party meeting in Bengaluru have been served notices, former Karnataka chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah said. Speaking to media he said, "The situation is not like it is being portrayed in the media. Notice has been served to all four MLAs (Ramesh Jarakiholi, Mahesh Kamatihalli, B

Udupi, Jan 25: At least 12 monkeys were found dead in different parts of Udupi district in last two days. While 5 carcasses of monkeys were found on Wednesday, 7 more were found on Thursday. Prashant Bhat, District Nodal Officer for Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), said that a monkey each was found dead at Tallur, Mandady, Harlady, Kavrady, Belve, Shedimane, and Kukkehalli villages in the district

Bengaluru, Jan 25: Devika Santosh, 16, a class eleven student of Navkis Educational Centre near Yeshwantpur has been invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. Devika, who scored 99.2% in the class ten examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, is one of the hundred meritorious students from across the country selected to attend

Bengaluru, Jan 25: To be a premier investment destination, the Karnataka government began identifying farmlands in rural areas to set up industrial units, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said on Thursday. "To make Karnataka a premier investment destination, our government has begun the process of identifying large acres of farmlands in rural areas to set up industrial units," Kumaraswamy said at a

Bengaluru, Jan 25: Three of the four disgruntled Congress legislators — Ramesh Jarkiholi, Mahesh Kumthalli and B Nagendra — have responded to Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah’s show-cause notice, claiming their loyalty to the party. The fourth legislator Umesh Jadhav has not responded yet. The four MLAs were under the party’s scanner after they skipped last Friday’s CLP meeting

Kalburagi, Jan 25: In a bid to contribute towards humanity, a Karnataka-based auto driver has been providing free 24/7 commuting services to pregnant women to reach the hospital at the time of emergency. He has been providing this service free of cost for the last five years. The auto driver, identified as Mallikarjun, is resident of Shanthi Nagar in Kalburagi city in Karnataka, provides 24/7 free