Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 1: In a heartrending tragedy, three teenage college students met a watery grave in River Netravati in Uppinangady on the outskirts of the city on New Year’s Eve. The deceased are Mohammed Suhaid, Mohammad Shaeer and Firzan, all three 2nd PU science students of Uppinangady Government Junior College. It was Firzan’s birthday and hence the trio went to the bank of the river which flows

Mangaluru: Jamiyyatul Falah, a state government award winning charity organization, and Green View Primary, High School and College celebrated Green-Fest Annual day-2018 on Sunday, 30 December 2018 from 10:30am. at Green View sports ground at Adkare Padpu, Konaje, here. Annual Day forms an integral part of our school activities. It is an occasion of celebration, felicitation, feast and festivity

Newsroom, Jan 1: Multi-lingual actor and activist Prakash Raj aka Prakash Rai has decided contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate. Ra, whoj has been a vocal critic of the BJP government and participated in several protests after the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, said he would reveal details of the constituency he will contest from soon. Raj made the announcement on

Mysuru, Jan 1: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had commented that the State government has given a lollipop to farmers in the name of loan waiver. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, he said that “we have at least given a lollipop to our farmers. What has Narendra Modi government given to the farmers

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Sacked minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, an influential leader in border Belagavi district still remain out of bounds from party leaders after last week’s cabinet expansion in Karnataka. Mr Ramesh Jarkiholi is elusive to the discomfort of Congress state leadership for the last one week. His indifference to be in tough with the party leadership has caused much heartburn among the

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa on Monday said his party was not attempting to dislodge the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state but predicted that it would fall on its own before the joint session of the legislature likely to be held in February. “BJP is not making any attempt to destabilise the government. But we are definitely not sanyasis to sit quiet and watch

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Girls are always adored by parents and those who get to take birth at exactly 0000 hrs today will be special as they will return home as with a cheque of Rs one crore. But, these babies who take birth at the strike of the New Year have to take birth in a BBMP hospital, where all treatment and medical expenses comes free. Last year two girls shared the bounty as they took birth

Myusuru, Dec 31: The Advocates of Mysuru Bar Association have decided not to take up or appear for the four accused in the Sulwadi Maramma Temple food poison incident in which 17 devotees died after eating the prasadam recently. Bar Council President Anand Kumar said that the Bar Council which met here today condoled the deaths and decided not to appear in the court on behalf of the accused. The

Dec 31: Passengers travelling from Dubai to Lucknow by an Air India Express flight on Saturday were in for a shock when a man stripped mid-air and started walking down the aisle naked, ANI reported. The incident happened on flight IX-194, which had over 150 passengers on board. The flight crew took control of the situation by putting the passenger back into his seat and wrapped him in a blanket to

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa on Monday took a dig at Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy for flying to Singapore for New Year celebrations at a time when the state is reeling under drought and water crisis. "156 talukas in the state are suffering from drought and water crisis. Farmers are committing suicide, at this time. Karnataka Chief Minister has gone to Singapore to