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Bengaluru, Oct 17: BJP leader BJ Puttaswamy on Tuesday threatened to stage a dharna in front of the office of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) if it fails to file an FIR against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the denotification of 6.26 acres of BDA land near Hebbal in Bengaluru. Puttaswamy, who is the state BJP Other Backward Classes (OBC) wing president, had accused the chief

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday directed the presiding officers of both Houses of the legislature to make the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Vidhana Soudha a low-key affair. The chief minister's direction comes in the wake of the controversy over the legislature secretariat’s plan to organise a grand celebration for the occasion. The chief minister directed

Dubai, Oct 17: For the first time Mangalureans in Dubai will be organising maiden exotic ‘Mangalorean Carnival 2017’ in Dubai on Friday, October 20, 2017 in association with Broadway Events. The event will be happening in Knotty Yard at Holiday Inn Hotel, Embassy District, Bur-Dubai in a beautiful ambience withgreat interiors, Bars, Dance floor and that too in Mangalurean style. The organisers are

Kasaragod, Oct 17: A 23-year-old man was arrested on the charge of sexual assault on a minor student under the Badiadukka police station limits in Kasaragod district. The accused has been identified as Rajesh (23), a resident of Pilankatta, near Badiadukka. He is said to be a saffron activist. Police have booked him under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The

Mangaluru, Oct 17: Union Minister of State for Skill Development Ananthkumar Hegde has said that the Centre has sanctioned two educational training institutes for Dakshina Kannada — an entrepreneurship training centre and a branch of Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology. Speaking after the inauguration of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Scheme campaign, wherein several participating banks

Bengaluru, Oct 17: A section of JD(S) MLCs on Monday charged Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy of eyeing the funds of the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) while neglecting its affairs. Holding a joint press conference in Bengaluru, MLCs Basavaraj Horatti, Puttanna, Marithebbe Gowda, K T Srikante Gowda and others said Rayareddy had made no effort to seek recognition for KSOU. “He

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Here is a breather for all those who have spent long hours at the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) for your application to be processed. Soon Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK) will be set up in various parts of the Karnataka. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is implementing the project in three phases. The idea is to decongest PSKs and ensure citizens get passports

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Stung by the exit of several senior leaders from the party and amid fear that more might quit, KPCC president G Parameshwara on Monday claimed that 20 MLAs from the Opposition BJP were ready to join the Congress. Channapatna legislator C P Yogeeshwara joined the list of leaders like S M Krishna, A H Vishwanath, V Srinivas Prasad and Jayaprakash Hegde who have quit the Congress.

Bengaluru, Oct 17: When a two-storey building in the congested bylanes of Ejipura collapsed into a mound of rubble on Monday morning, little did the onlookers and rescue personnel know they would see light at the end of the tunnel. Seven persons died, while another seven sustained injuries, when a suspected gas explosion ripped apart the building. Miraculously, a three-year-old girl survived the

New Delhi, Oct 17: Ahead of next year's Assembly election, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday revamped the party's Karnataka unit by appointing 15 district chiefs and nominating a jumbo executive committee. Rahul also announced a 35-member manifesto committee and made former chief minister M Veerappa Moily its chairman and former Lok Sabha member B L Shankar its vice chairman. The