Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 24: Six children and one institution from Karnatakawere conferred the Bal Shakti Puraskar and Bal Kalyan Puraskar by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. Mohamed Suhail Chinaya Salimpasha, 17, from the Mangalore got the national award for “pioneering” a breakthrough technology for diagnosing pre-symptomatic protein-energy malnutrition non-evasilvely by using

Bengaluru, Jan 24: State home minister MB Patil on Wednesday said the government could put Congress MLA JN Ganesh back on the rowdy-sheeter list, if he is found guilty in the case pertaining to his alleged assault on colleague Anand Singh. Police have charged Ganesh with attempt to murder. In his first press conference since he was made home minister, Patil said he has given police a free hand to

Kozhikode, Jan 24: Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) or monkey fever has resurfaced in Wayanad after a gap of two years with two persons from Appapara near Thirunelli testing positive for the disease. The 36-year old tribesman, whose blood sample tests were conducted at the laboratory of Manipal Centre for Virus Research, is under treatment at Mananthavady district hospital. Another person, a 27-year

Bengaluru, Jan 23: Karnataka's ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition coordination committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, amid chinks in the alliance and an alleged bid by the BJP to dislodge the H D Kumaraswamy government. The meeting gains significance as it comes days after political turmoil that also saw Congress, the senior partner, herd its MLAs to a resort to shield them from BJP's alleged

Mysuru, Jan 23: The Karnataka government has been spending Rs 2400 crores to provide drinking water to 1664 villages across the State, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Krishne Byregowda said today. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that Summer is fast approaching and there are many drought-hit taluks and regions in the State. The Government is spending huge

Bengaluru, Jan 23: The JDS-Congress Coalition government Coordination Committee should have representation for the State Presidents of the coalition partners, JD(S) State Chief H Vishwanath urgd today. Speaking to newsmen here on Wednesday, Mr Vishwanath said that the present co-ordination committee, can not be called as a full-fledged one as it sans the presence of the chiefs of the KPCC as well

Bengaluru, Jan 23: Karnataka Home Minister M B Patil Wednesday said the 111-year-old Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga mutt, who passed away on Monday, is eligible fora Nobel Prize apart from the Bharat Ratna. He also said the state government wouldpress the demand for conferring the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civivilan honour, on the seer posthumously. "...Mother Theresa was awarded Nobel

Kannur, Jan 23: Four CPI(M) cadres and three BJP workers were injured in separate bomb attacks at Pottan Para Alikandy bazar near Pinarayi in the wee hours on Wednesday. Tense situation prevailed at Pinarayi and nearby Thalassery following the attack. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been camping in his own village at Pinarayi to attend a family meet organized by CPI(M) for the last two days.

Bengaluru, Jan 23: A man claiming to be a doctor working in Venezuela allegedly duped a woman doctor from Bengaluru of Rs. 21.4 lakh in a marriage proposal scam. The woman, Shreedevi G., 36, in her complaint to the Rajarajeshwarinagar police on Monday said she “met” the accused, who had identified himself as Rakesh Kapoor, on an online matrimony portal in October last year. He claimed he was an

Tumkur, Jan 23: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not attending the last rites of the highly revered Lingayat seer Shivakumara Swami. Earlier in the day G Parameshwara took to Twitter to hit out at the Prime Minister. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends celebrity weddings, meets movie stars but skips the funeral of our