Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 10: Not withstanding the natural disaster, witnessed during the monsoon season this year in Kodagu, which had devastated several parts of the hilly district, due to unprecedented rains, Karnataka State Government, is likely to reject the implementation of the Kasturirangan Committee report on conservation of Western Ghats in the State. According to official sources, the Cabinet sub

Mangaluru, Dec 10: Two persons including a teenager have been arrested by the sleuths of the Central Sub Division Anti Rowdy Squad on charge of robbing an elderly man of Rs. 27 lakh. The police gave the names of the accused as Mohammed Shafi (26) and Mohammed Riyaz (19), both from Ilantila Nejikar in Belthangady taluk. On October 20, the suspects reportedly assaulted 64-year-old Ganesh Kamath near

Mangaluru, Dec 10: The first shramadan of the fifth phase of Swachh Mangaluru drive, part of Ramakrishna Mission Swachhata Abhiyan was flagged off on December 9 at 7.30 am at Marnamikatta – Nandigudda. Manjula, Coordinator of D K Zilla Panchayat Swacch Bharath Mission along with Captain Ganesh Karnik flagged of the drive preceded by Vedic Chanting. Swami Ekagamanandaji, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Mohan

Mangaluru/Kannur, Dec 10: Amidst reports that the Kannur International Airport will pose a stiff competition to Mangalore International Airport, several former officials of the coastal Karnataka’s only airport have assumed office at the newly launched airport of Kerala. When the first flight took off at Kannur Airport yesterday, the air traffic was controlled by three Kannur natives, including a

Mangaluru, Dec 10: Urban development and housing minister UT Khader has said that the state government would build four lakh houses across Karnataka for the underprivileged sections of society, of which one lakh will be built in Bengaluru. Affirming the Karnataka government’s commitment to the housing sector, he said that the government would render the process to obtain clearances for builders

Belagavi, Dec 10: The Karnataka legislature is set for a stormy 10-day winter session from Monday at Belagavi in the state's northwest district, where it meets every year in December, ostensibly to address issues concerning the region. "This is the legislature's second session after the JD-S-Congress coalition government was formed on May 23 following a hung verdict in the May 12 Assembly

Bengaluru, Dec 10: A shocking incident has come to the fore, where a 20-year-old man allegedly tried to set ablaze his mother after she refused to give him money. The woman has been admitted to a hospital in the city while the accused, identified as Uttam Kumar, is absconding. The incident took place at Sadashivanagar area in Bengaluru on December 6, after the mother-son duo landed into a heated

Mangaluru, Dec 10: Assuring that Islamic Shariah will not face any threat in India until it upholds Dr B R Ambedkar’s constitution, Congress leader and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister U T Khader said that no Prime Minister can interfere in internal affairs of the Muslim community. Mr Khader, who is also the minister for urban development and housing, was addressing a massive crowd

New Delhi, Dec 9: A large number of Muslim women are likely to go to Hajj without 'Mahram' (male companion) next year, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Sunday. Naqvi, while chairing a meeting here with representatives of organisations associated with Hajj, said that the Hajj Committee of India has received more than 2,23,000 applications for Hajj 2019 till now. The over 2,23

Bengaluru, Dec 9: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Dinesh Gundurao today said that the much awaited cabinet expansion of coalition government in Karnataka will take place on December 22, soon after the end of Winter Session which will be held between December 10 and 21 at Belagavi. The Cabinet expansion has remained a contentious matter for Congress party, the major partner in