Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 23: A 24-year-old youth from Nagaland, who allegeldy posed as an income-tax officer and swindled a businessman of Rs 2.2 lakh, was arrested on Wednesday. John Kajiche, a resident of Ejipura and from Dimapur, Nagaland, called a resident of Nobo Nagar on Bannerghatta Road on December 14 and introduced himself as an income-tax officer. John asked him to click on a link sent to his

Pamba, Dec 23: Tension prevailed at Pamba, the foothills of the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Kerala, on Sunday morning as a group of 11 women, below the age of 50 years, tried to trek the hilltop shrine, even as devotees protested against the move. Though they attempted to trek through the traditional forest path, about five kilometres from the temple complex, they could not go forward as devotees

Belagavi, Dec 22: Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) launched 'Nandini Buffalo milk, first of its kind in State on Saturday. According to KMF officials, Newly launched sachets are developed with ultra-heat treatment technology (UHT) which can be preserved for three months in normal temperature. Speaking at the launch, KMF Director M T Kulkarni (Marketing) said that Belagavi union took this step as

Mangaluru, Dec 22: After hugely successful trials of the Biggest Talent Hunt for aspiring cricketers in Hyderabad, Pune and Jammu, the Magpie Sports Group, one of India's leading sports management companies based in Delhi, now comes to Mangaluru in search ofpotential cricketers (in the age group of 12-25 years). The trial will be monitored by former top Indian cricketer Abhijit Vasant Kale at the

New Delhi, Dec 22: As a step to placate ministerial aspirant H K Patil, the Congress on Saturday appointed him as chairman of the campaign committee for Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, replacing D K Shivakumar, for the Lok Sabha election. "Congress President Rahul Gandhi has approved the name of H.K. Patil, ex-Minister, as Chairman of the Campaign Committee for Karnataka Pradesh Congress

Mysuru, Dec 22: The death toll in the prasadam poison conspiracy at Sulwadi villgage in Chamarajanagara district rose to 17 with the death another person in a city hospital here today. The police have already arrested four accused in the case including Immadi Mahadeva Swamy, junior seer of Salur Mutt at MM Hills. The other three accused are Madesha, temple manager, his wife Ambika (who is said to

Bengaluru, Dec 22: The seven month old JDS-Congress Coalition Government headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was expanded on Saturday by inducting 8 Congress MLAs as Ministers. Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the Oath to the newly inducted Ministers at Glass House in Raj Bhavan. Those who sworn in as Ministers includes M B Patil, R P Thimapura, Satish Jarkiholi, C S Shivalli, Parameshwara

Bengaluru, Dec 22: The BJP-led NDA government's proposal to come out with a notification which enables tapping computers and mobile handsets by investigating agencies is a worse step than that of promulgation of emergency by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Swaraj India Chief Yogendra Yadav said. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Yadav alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi seem to

Bengauru, Dec 22: Supporters of Congress MLA and former Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy on Saturday protested outside the Congress office demanding Reddy to be made a minister. The protest came ahead of the expansion and reshuffle of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy-led coalition government in Karnataka, which is expected to take place here on Saturday evening. State Minister and Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 22: Dissatisfaction among the senior leaders and protests by their supporters marked the Congress high command’s decision to effect the much awaited Cabinet expansion in Karnataka on Saturday. Congress decided to induct eight new ministers by dropping two from the Ministry in the JD(S)-Congress coalition Government but the leaders and their supporters were unimpressed. Though the