Karnataka

Mysuru, Dec 19: Former Union Minister and Senior Congress leader Pallam Raju alleged that the NDA Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed false affidavit in the Supreme Court on purchase of Rafale fighter jets. Speaking to newsmen here on Wednesday he said that “another investigation should be held into Rafale deal. Congress will not rest until then. On what basis the contract

Belagavi, Dec 19: As many as 1327 farmers have committed suicide in Karnataka since last two years and State government has paid compensation to the next to the kin of the deceased, Minister for Agriculture Shivashankara Reddy said in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. During a debate on the severe drought conditions prevailed in the State, he said that while 1324 cases of farmers suicide

Bengaluru, Dec 19: Siddaganga Math seer Sri Shivakumara Swamiji returned to the math in Tumakuru, about 70 km from here, on Wednesday after undergoing a 13-day treatment at Rela Hospital at Chennai for heart related ailments. He was brought to Bengaluru this afternoon by an Air Ambulance from Chennai with two Doctors and other health staff accompanying him. He was received at the HAL Airport by

Belagavi, Dec 19: The Karnataka Assembly approved supplementary estimates for Rs 6980.90 crores, to meet several additional expenditure Including Rs 2600 crore towards farm loan waiver scheme and Rs 1992 crore for Public Works Department, amidst the opposition BJP members staging a walkout here on Tuesday. Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who also holds Finance portfolio, in reply to a debate on

Chikkamagaluru, Dec 19: The district administration of Chikkamagaluru has imposed prohibitory orders under the Karnataka Police Act-1963 in the district in the wake of three-day Datta Jayanti beginning tomorrow. The order issued by Deputy Commissioner M.K. Sreerangaiah states that the organisers of Datta Mala Abhiyana, Shobha Yatra, and the procession should take permission from tahsildars and

Belagavi, Dec 19: The Karnataka government is considering to introduce Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota seats in government medical colleges in the state. The move is likely to shore up additional funds for upgrading these state-run institutions. Medical Education Minister D K Shivakumar said that such a move would help run government medical colleges more efficiently, in addition to extending

Bengaluru, Dec 19: A young software engineer, who had gone to Carmelaram railway station, east Bengaluru, to see off his home-bound parents, was crushed to death after he jumped off the train when it started moving. The victim’s father too sustained injuries as he jumped out on noticing his son was sucked under the train. He has been admitted to a private hospital. The deceased has been identified

Mangaluru, Dec 18: The death of a truck cleaner sparked off a massive protest and vehicular traffic came to a grinding halt on National Highway 66 for more than an hour at Thokkottu Junction on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Vasanth Kumar (25), a resident of Shikaripura in Shivamogga. According to a source, the traffic police had signalled the truck driver to

Belagavi, Dec 18: The Opposition BJP members in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly sought change of rules for the effective spending of MLAs annual grant released by the State government. Raising the issue, during question hour, Haladi Srinivasa Shetty (BJP) said that stringent rules framed for the utilization of the funds and leading to lapse of the funds. He also sought the state government to

Bengaluru, Dec 18: Police have arrested a youth who had made a hoax call stating that bomb was kept in Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy here on December 16. Immediately after receiving the bomb threat call, the police launched search along with dog squad and bomb experts. After a through search the call turned out to be a hoax as no bomb was found. Police said on Tuesday that the arrested