Karnataka

Honnavar, Sept 16: At least five persons were killed and more than 15 injured in a collision between a passenger tempo and a gas tanker near Honnavar in Uttara Kannada district on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Samantha Madiwala (34), Sinchana Madiwala (6), Kamalakara Bhandari (50), Mohan Mesta (50) and Nagaraja Naika (26). All of them were travelling by the tempo, which was

Bengaluru, Sept 16: Congress veteran M Veerappa Moily has warned the Bharatiya Janata Party that it would not win more than two or three Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka in the 2019 elections if it destabilises the coalition government headed by Chief Minister H D Kumraswamy. Speaking to reporters after paying tributes to Bhrata Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary, at Muddenahalli in

Mangaluru, Sept 15: Peter Paul Saldhana was Saturday ordained as the 14th bishop of Mangaluru Diocese at the episcopal ordination and consecration celebration at Rosario Cathedral here. According to tradition, outgoing bishop Aloysius Paul DSouza as the main consecrator, along with Bengaluru archbishop Peter Machado and Udupi diocese bishop Jerald Isaac Lobo as co-consecrators, ordained the new

Mangaluru, Sept 15: The Coast Guard district (Karnataka) headquarters on Saturday under the aegis of South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) coordinated the coastal cleanup drive as a part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) – 2018. Volunteers from different sections of society and organisations took part in the cleaning drive. Beaches at Panambur, Tannirbhavi, Surathkal

Mangaluru, Sept 15: The Mangaluru City South Assembly Constituency unit of the Social Democratic Party of India today took out a rally to register its protest against the alleged anti-people policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre. Holding placards and flags, and raising slogans, the activists of SDPI marched from the premises of the Mini Vidhana Soudha to the

Belagavi, Sept 15: Congress MLA Satish Jarkiholi on Saturday issued a veiled warning to the party high command that it should “discipline” Power Minister D K Shivakumar or face the political consequences. “We have repeatedly told the party high command that Mr Shivakumar should not interfere in the affairs of Belagavi. If he continues to do so, we will see how we should respond,” he told

Belagavi Sept 15: President of India Ram Nath Kovind has said that the law fraternity of India was working with a mission to fight for justice for poor and most marganised sections of the society and was an example for global law practitioners. Speaking at the Platinum Jubilee commemoration of the Karnataka Law Society and Raja Lakhambouda Law college here, President Kovind said higher education

Bengaluru, Sept 15: In a major relief Special Court for Economic Offences today granted conditional bail to Karnataka Minister for Water Resources D K Shivakumar in connection with seizure of an alleged over Rs 8 crore currency found at a flat in Delhi. Judge Justice M S Alva in his order granted bail on the condition that Mr Shivakumar has to produce Rs 25,000 Bond and surety for Rs one lakhs. He

Sirsi, Sept 15: Anant Kumar Hegde, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has said that the Homosexuality should not be considered as a curse on the society. Speaking to reporters after taking part in 'Swachhata hi Seva' programme at Hunusehonda pond of Sonda near here, the Uttara Kannada MP welcomed the Supreme Court decision to decriminalise sexual relations between

New Delhi, Sept 15: The Vatican, the highest seat of authority in the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, has formed a one-member panel to probe the rape allegations against the Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal. Sources told news agency that a church representative from India is in the Vatican to discuss the issue of a rape charge against the Bishop by a Kerala-based nun. The development followed