Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sept 15: The recent political developments including simmering discontent within Congress amidst BJP’s attempt to buy MLAs and looming bypolls to fill three Legislative Council seats are likely to force chief minister H D Kumaraswamy to postpone the long-awaited expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet. The last meeting of the coordination committee of the JD(S)–Congress government had

Mangaluru, Sept 14: The Airports Authority of India’s Southern Regional Executive Director S Sreekumar today said that the Mangaluru International Airport will soon be equipped with the state-of-the-art and advanced air navigation aids and advanced security system. Speaking to media persons, he said that the airport would have advanced instrument landing system (ILS), radar and Doppler VHF omni

Mangaluru, Sept 14: An under-trial who was brought to the court for a hearing, escaped after going to the washroom at Sullia bus stand under the pretext of answering nature's call on Friday. According to police, Aziz, 35, a resident of Ajjavara, was accused in a murder at Kasaragod and was jailed at Hosa Durga in Kerala. He was brought to Sullia for a court hearing for a case related to theft

Newsroom, Sept 14: Sunil Chatra, one of the directors of Sri Durgamba Transit Private Limited, died in a road accident in Tamil Nadu today. According to sources, the tragedy took place when at around 3 p.m. when he was driving his Mitsubishi Pajero in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. A prominent name in transport industry, he was also the director of Raipur Bus Service Private Limited and Sri

Bengaluru, Sept 14: Accusing the BJP of attempting to topple his government,Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Friday warned of legal action against "certain kingpins' who, he claimed, were trying to bribe Congress and JD(S) MLAs to pull down his ministry. Amid media reports that certain resorts were ready to host some Congress and JD(S) MLAs in the alleged toppling game following internal

Indore, Sept 14: Praising the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community for its contribution to the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the concept of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', the world is one family, gives India an identity different from all other countries. The prime minister was addressing over two lakh community members, who had gathered to attend Ashara Mubaraka, the commemoration of

Bengaluru, Sept 14: There is no dissidence within the ruling Congress party in Karnataka, and if there were some confusion, it has not reached a state that it would result in the fall of Janata Dal (S)-Congress coalition government in the State, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said today. Speaking to reporters after meeting top Congress leaders here on Friday, he said reports on the coalition

Mangaluru, Sept 14: The construction of the proposed barrage dam across River Netravati between Arekala and Adyar, about 5kms downstream Thumbe vented dam, can be completed within two years after the completion of tender process, according to minister for minor irrigation C S Puttaraju. Puttaraju, who along with minister for urban development and housing U T Khader inspect the proposed dam

Madikeri, Sep 14: A schoolboy, who was part of a Ganesh immersion procession, drowned in a pond at Arashinakuppe near Kushalnagar in Kodgau district. The victim has been identified as Hemanth (13), son of Ananth Kumar and Padma couple from Arashinakuppe. He was a student of the government school at Siddalingapura. According to sources, around a dozen boys took a Ganesha idol in a small procession

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