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Madikeri, Jun 23: Srene Coffee District of Kodagu nestled on the bowl of Western Ghats has has been facing severe hit due to dwindling tourist arrivals last year natural calamity after a flood ravaged many parts, the district administration has approved 207 home stays in the district to operate. Kodagu is home to hundreds of homestays, but only a few have registered with the Tourism Department and

Bengaluru, Jun 23: Janata Dal (Secular) president HD Deve Gowda on Sunday met his son and Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy amid turmoil in the state's coalition government. The JDS supremo is not happy with some of the developments and statements of most of the Congress MLAs and leaders, sources said. They feel that even after allocation of portfolios, board, and corporation and providing

Bengaluru, Jun 23: With clouds hovering over the continuance of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government is yet to clear, the two independents MLAs who had joined the Karnataka Cabinet on June 14 are yet to get the portfolios and they have expressed their displeasure in the open. Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy expanded his Cabinet of this 13-month-old coalition government on June 14 by inducting

Bengaluru, Jun 23: A dozen directors of the I Monetary Advisory (IMA) group -- who have been arrested after their boss Mohammed Mansoor Khan went absconding gulping the money of thousands of investors -- too had reportedly invested in IMA Private Limited. Sources in the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the group’s alleged multi-billion scam said the directors had not performed their duties

Mysuru, Jun 23: The All-India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) one of the top most institute in the country for speech and hearing which is eying for the centre of excellence tag and projects work is in full swing and likely to be completed in the next four months. As many as five research centers and a museum are coming up on the campus. The Center is spending over Rs. 137 crore on the

Bengaluru, Jun 23: In a freak incident, two persons died after falling off the second floor of a pub located in Church Street, Bengaluru on Friday night. The deceased have been identified as Pavan Attavar , 36, marketing manager at a media house, and Veda R Yadav, 28, a software engineer with an IT company. The incident occurred at Beir Pub when city police commissioner Alok Kumar, along with

Bengaluru, Jun 23: A Hindu widowcan’t be divested of the property of her deceased husband on her second marriage. The high court made this observation while dismissing a petition filed by AN Amruth Kumar, a resident of Challakere town in Chitradurga district, and son of Nagaraj Setty. Amruth and his widowed-stepmother AN Vanitha were parties to a suit in a civil court for partition and separate

Dubai, Jun 23: Tanya Ashraf, Founder and Creative Director of Roxx Fashion who hails from Thumbay near Mangaluru, and renowned yogi Bharat Thakur, Founder of Artistic Yoga, together with five other acclaimed artists showcased their artwork at Melange, which was held at the Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre on the 21st of June 2019. The exhibition featured contemporary works of art, along with bronze

Mangaluru, Jun 22: Dr Rajesh Bhat, a reputed obstetrician and gynaecologist of this coastal city, passed away after collapsing when participating in badminton tournament at Mangala Stadium here today. He was 48. It is learnt that Dr Bhat suffered a massive heart attack and collapse. Although he was rushed to A J Hospital, his life could not be saved despite the best efforts of the attending

Yadagiri, Jun 22: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy deferred his scheduled 'Village Stay' in Kalaburagi district, following incessant rains, here on Saturday. Speaking to newsmen at Chandaraki village in Yadagiri district, where stayed overnight yesterday in a Primary School, said that the scheduled 'Village Stay' at Herur village in Afzalpur Taluk has been deferred following heavy rains in