Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 4: JD(S) supremo Deve Gowda has asked coalition partner Congress to treat regional parties well before striking an alliance for the forthcoming Lok Sabha. "Congress is big brother of secular parties. They (Congress) should treat us well before striking an alliance for the Lok Sabha polls later this year. The seat-sharing talks are still on," he said addressing party workers late

Kasaragod, Jan 4: The Kerala State Cabinet has decided to recommend the Governor to promulgate an Ordinance amending the Kerala Pravasi Welfare Act to provide a regular income for non-resident Keralites (NoRKs) returning home from the Arabian Gulf and other part of the world. The proposed scheme will enable the Kerala Pravasi Welfare Board to receive deposits from non-resident Malayalis and use it

Bengaluru/Mangaluru, Jan 4: A prominent entrepreneur hailing from Mangaluru has been arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) for allegedly duping people of at least Rs 100 crore after promising to build flats for them. The arrested is Avinash Prabhu, managing director of Skyline Constructions and Housing Pvt Ltd and Kalmane Koffee, a coffee shop chain. The police have recovered a Range Rover

Bengaluru, Jan 4: An outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), also known as monkey fever, has been reported in some villages of Shivamogga district following which authorities have taken measures, including vaccination, to combat it, an health official said Thursday. A team of doctors and para-medics had been deputed to the affected areas and a door-to-door verification was on to identify people

New Delhi, Jan 4: Proceedings in Lok Sabha were disrupted on Thursday by protesting AIADMK and TDP members, prompting Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to suspend 21 more MPs for unruly behaviour, which prevented continuation of the debate on Rafale deal which had started on Wednesday. The lower House was adjourned for the day amid protests from unrelenting AIADMK and TDP members who trooped into the Well

Kasaragod, Jan 3: Sporadic incidents of violence occurred in parts of Kasaragod district during the hartal on Thursday. Around 20 shops in Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Manjeswaram and Kumbla were vandalised by hartal supporters. The police fired tear gas shells and stun grenades to disperse a mob at Kanhangad. In anticipation of a tense situation, police officers asked traders not to open shops in

Bengaluru, Jan 3: Senior Karnataka minister D K Shivakumar was on Thursday grilled for about three hours by the Income Tax department for alleged tax evasion, officials said. Shivakumar, a frontline Congress leader in the state, was summoned for questioning as part of a "routine process" following searches at various properties linked to him on August 2, department sources said. The minister had

Udupi, Jan 3: Coastal Security Police and Coastal guard are on the toes to find seven fishermen and owner of 'Suvarna Tribuja' fishing boat who went missing on December 15 off Goa coast. The boat had left the Malpe Fisheries Harbour in Udupi district with about 20 other on December 13. According to a complaint filed with Coastal Security Police station, Malpe, Nithyananda, brother of Chandrashekar

Bengaluru, Jan 3: Congress leader and Legislative Council member Ivan D’Souza today condemned the Union Cabinet granting accord for merger of Vijaya Bank with Bank of Boroda along with the Dena Bank, saying that the decision would seriously affect farmers small traders in Karnataka and South India. He said Vijaya Bank set a benchmark in extending agriculture and lendings to MSME sector and had

Bengaluru, Jan 3: JD(S) National President and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has advised the State President H Vishwanath to continue in the post till next Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a meeting of the party leaders here on Thursday, he asked Vishwanath not to press for accepting his resignation. “Vishwanath will continue as the State JD(S) President till May this year”. Former Minister