Karnataka

Belagavi, Dec 8: Pro-Kannada activist and former MLA, Vatal Nagaraj, on Saturday staged a protest in front of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha (SVS) in the city bordering with Maharashtra, ahead of two-week session of Karnataka Legislature beginning on December 10 demanding representation to leaders from the region. The president of Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Pakaha, who is known for his novel protests for the

Bengaluru, Dec 8: The Congress party which has majority on its own in the Legislative Council with 38 members, is likely to concede the Chairman’s post of the Upper House to its new-found political ally JD(S) for which election is slated for December 12. Mr Basavaraj Horatti, senior JD(S) member in the upper house, who is also Pro-term Chairman told UNI that “I have been directed by the Chief

Mysuru, Dec 8: Farmers Association including Karnataka State Sugar Cane Growers Association’s has flayed the State government's decision of entrusting the task of purchasing paddy to Rice Mill owners. In a press release issued here on Saturday, Kabini Farmers Hitarakshana Samiti President Kurbur Shanthakumar said the government may have announced a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 1,750 a quintal

Washington, Dec 8: India will retain its position as the world's top recipient of remittances this year with its diaspora sending a whopping $80 billion back home, the World Bank said in a report on Saturday. India is followed by China ($67 billion), Mexico and the Philippines ($34 billion each) and Egypt ($26 billion), according to the global lender. With this, India has retained its top spot on

Mangaluru, Dec 8: Congress leader K Vasantha Bangera has accused the Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja of claiming credit for the works done by the former and urban development and housing minister U T Khader. Mr Bangera, who had represented Belthangady in Karnataka assembly for five times before being defeated by BJP’s Poonja in 2018 assembly polls, told media persons that latter was misleading

Udupi, Dec 8: Speculations are rife in political circles that former minister K Jayaprakash Hegde, who is currently lodged in Bharatiya Janata Party, may migrate to Janata Dal (Secular), if the ruling party of Karnataka assures him of ticket from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru constituency in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Mr Hegde, who was elected to the parliament in 2012 bypoll to Udupi-Chikkamagaluru

Mangaluru, Dec 8: The city police have busted a prostitution racked after raiding a so called body massage parlour yesterday. Police sources said that they also rescued three women after the raid on Deepam Ayurvedic Therapy Centre at Classic Arcade on K S Road. Roshan, who was allegedly running the parlour managed to escaped during the raid. It is said that the raid was conducted after the police

Bengaluru, Dec 8: The Department of Transport of Karnataka government has banned display of advertisements on vehicles, according to an official release. Displaying advertisements on auto-rickshaws, goods vehicles, buses, and taxis has been banned. The department has urged vehicles owners who have displayed advertisements on their vehicles to remove them. However, the release stated that those who

Mangaluru/Udupi, Dec 8: Two persons were run over by trains in two separate incidents in undivided Dakshina Kannada district yesterday. At around 2 a.m. on Friday, an unidentified person was crushed to death near Mangaluru Junction Railway Station. It is suspected that the man, aged between 35 and 40 years, was crossing the tracks when a speeding train knocked him down. In another incident, a

Chennai, Dec 8: A special Enforcement Directorate cases court in the city on Friday directed the Karnataka prison authorities to produce ousted AIADMK leader V K Sasikala on December 13 in connection with Foreign Exchange Regulation Act violation cases. The issue pertains to payments in US and Singapore dollars to foreign firms for hiring transponders and uplink facilities for Jaya TV in 1995-96