Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 5: Aiming to hasten the process of land acquisition for industrial purposes, the Karnataka Cabinet has decided to bring certain industry-friendly amendments to the Karnataka Land Revenue Act 1964, Minister for Rural Development and Panchanath Raj Krishna Byregowda said here on Wednesday. Briefing newsmen after the Cabinet meeting, he said that “with this decision the process of

Mangaluru, Dec 5: Former union minister Venur Dhananjay Kumar, 67, who had represented Dakshina Kannada constituency in Lok Sabha for four successive terms, is now said to be in critical condition. Mr Kumar, who has been suffering from kidney related ailment for past several years, was recently admitted to a private hospital in the city. However, his condition continued to worsen. It is learned

Madikeri, Dec 5: Opposing the two railway lines and 4-lane highways proposed to be constructed in Kodagu District, activists under the banner Kodagu Maraka Yojane Virodhi Vedike will be organising a public rally in this town on December 8. President of the campaign committee Rajeev Bopaiah in a release issued here on Wednesday said these projects would deeply affect the hilly district and its

Udupi, Dec 5: Kota Srinivas Poojary, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, today said that Municipal Administration Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi was mentally away from the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) government. "Those in the cabinet mentally away from the government naturally have sympathy towards the opposition," he said. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Poojary said, he would not

Mangaluru, Dec 5: After a voice message asking the encounter of senior Congress leader Janardhana Poojary went viral, city police chief T R Suresh Kumar has assured to take action if a formal complaint will be filed. The video which criticizes Poojary was recorded after the former union minister reportedly spoke in favour of the construction of Ram Mandir, claiming that no community was opposing

Bengaluru, Jan 5: One of the long-standing demands of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims and the large Kannadiga diaspora in Saudi Arabia for a consulate in Bengaluru is likely to be fructifying shortly. Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to India, Saud Mohammed Al-Sati, who was in the city on Tuesday, is learnt to have told chief minister Kumaraswamy that work on establishing the consulate is in progress, and it is

Mangaluru, Dec 5: In a huge relief for journalist-activist Naveen Soorinje, who was accused of not trying to stop the assailants during 2012 Manglauru home stay attack, the local sessions court has discharged him from all charges. The development comes nearly five years after the State government led by the then-chef minister Siddaramaiah decided to withdraw the case against Mr Soorinje, who was

Bengaluru, Dec 5: Saudi Arabia was keen to invest in the Indian food sector as India was one of the largest exporters of grains and vegetables to the desert kingdom, its ambassador to India Saud bin Mohammed Al-Sati said on Tuesday. "We are looking to invest in the Indian food sector, particularly in packaging, storage and transportation, as India is one of the largest exporters of food grains and

Mangaluru, Dec 5: A 26-year-old woman died after she was run over by a private bus at Guddeyangadi, near Panemangaluru, on the outskirts of the city, on Monday night. According to the Bantwal traffic police, Ruksana, 26, had gone along with her husband Atauallah and two children to buy grocery from a shop in their area. As the family was crossing the road around 8 p.m., a private city bus going

Bengaluru/Belagavi, Dec 5: Sagar Patil, 37, the only son of former MLA and four-time Belagavi city mayor Sambhaji Patil , fell to death from the door of a moving train in Srirampura, near Malleswaram, minutes after it left the KSR (Bengaluru City) railway station on Monday night. Bheemashankar S Gule d, superintendent of police (railways) said the incident occurred when Patil was returning to