Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 13: In a development that clearly re-emphasised the male dominance in Kannada film industry, actress Sanjjanaa Galrani, who three weeks ago had joined the #MeToo bandwagon, has apologised to director Ravi Srivatsa for publicly accusing him of harassing her during the shooting of the erotic thriller film, Ganda Hendathi. The 29-year-old actress had claimed the director had forced her

Mangaluru, Nov 13: A motorbike rider died on the spot and the pillion rider sustained head injury in an accident near KPT junction in the city tonight. The police said Wilson, 26, was riding a two-wheeler towards the junction from Nantoor with his friend Mendonsa as the pillion around 8 p.m. A bus attached to Alva’s Education Foundation was following the two-wheeler. A few metres before the

Mangaluru, Nov 13: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other outfits linked to Sangh Parivar will take out a rally and hold a convention at Nehru Maidan in the city on November 25 to urge the Union government to pass a legislation to build Ram temple at Ayodhya. This is in response to the call to hold such programmes by a committee of sages and sants to form a public opinion. Talking to reporters here

New Delhi, Nov 13: The President, on the advise of the Prime Minister, on Tuesday assigned Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar the charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in addition to his existing portfolio. Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation DV Sadananda Gowda will take charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and

Mangaluru, Nov 13: City-based Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL) student Prathyush P Poduval has won the silver medal for the country in the International Olympiad in Astronomy & Astrophysics (IOAA- 2018). The 2018 Olympiad was held from Nov 3 to 11 in Beijing, China. There were 214 students competing including students from countries highly advanced in Astrophysics, Astronomy and Space sciences

Bengaluru, Nov 13: Mortal remains of Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertiisers and Parliamentary Affairs H N Ananth Kumar, who died in a city hospital on Novembr 12, was confined to flames with full Military honour at Chamarajapet Crematorium in the city on Tuesday. Mr Ananth Kumar's brother Nanda Kumar performed the last rites lit the pyre as per Hindu religion practice. Little earlier, Gun

Newsroom, Nov 13: Several leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka have condemned the arrest of Santosh Thammaiah, a saffronist journalist whose abusive remarks against the Prophet Muhammad had gone viral on social media. Speaking at a programme in Kodagu district recently Thammaiah, who is the editor of Aseema Patrike, had claimed that the tenets preached by the Prophet in Arabia centuries

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 13: DySP Harikumar, who allegedly killed a man by pushing him in front of a moving car, was found dead at his house in Kallamabalam in this district on Tuesday morning. Police said Harikumar was found to have hanged himself inside his house. Earlier, Kerala DGP Loknath Behra has announced that IG Sreejith will probe the murder of 32-year-old Sanal Kumar who was pushed to

Bengaluru, Nov 13: Relentless lobbying by too many aspirants of ministerial berths from both Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) is likely to delay the much awaited expansion of chief minister H D Kumaraswamy-led Karnataka cabinet at least for two more months. If sources are to be believed the cabinet expansion may take place in January 2019, though the appointments to boards and corporations may

Mangaluru, Nov 13: Dr B Sachidanand, consultant orthopaedic and joint replacement surgeon of Unity Health Complex has been unanimously chosen as the president of the Mangaluru branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA). A release issued here stated that the installation ceremony of the new president and other office bearers of the branch for the year 2018-2019 will be held on Wednesday