Karnataka

Mumbai, Aug 30: The Shiv Sena on Thursday said killers of rationalists Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar should be punished, but Hindus should not be dubbed as "terrorists" in their own country by merely "adding up" different cases. In an editorial in the party mouthpiece 'Saamana', the Sena said killings of Pansare, Dabholkar, journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh and rationalist M M Kalburgi

Mangaluru, Aug 30: Repeated landslides in the ghat section between Sakleshapur in Hassan and Subrahmanya in Dakshina Kannada is posing a challenge to clear the tracks and resume train service between Karnataka Capital Bengaluru and Port City Mangaluru. Between August 14 and 28, there have been 62 landslips in the section of which 30 have been cleared. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mysuru

Bengaluru, Aug 30: Police have nabbed a notorious house thief and recovered from him stolen 1247 gram gold ornaments worth about Rs 42 lakhs in the city. Police said on Thursday that the notorious house thief arrested was identified as 42 year-old Lokanath and he was involved in 26 day and night house theft cases reported at various police station limits. The arrested have confessed to having

New Delhi, Aug 30: Works under the MPLAD scheme in as many as 100 districts have been geotagged in order to avoid duplication of projects, Statistics Minister DV Sadananda said on Thursday. Moreover, using the Geographical Information System (GIS) on the MPLADS portal, MPs can now recommend projects online across the country under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme. "100

Bengaluru, Aug 30: The Karnataka Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which reports to the chief minister’s office (CMO), is probing the BJP’s alleged attempt to buy MLAs and form the government after it failed to secure simple majority in the 2018 assembly elections. The ACB, acting on a complaint from an activist, began investigation by issuing a notice to Dinesh Kallahalli, whose complaint seeks

Bengaluru, Aug 30: Even as the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka completed 100 days today, a grateful Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy called on AICC supremo Rahul Gandhi and urged him to decide on expanding the state Cabinet. "I have requested the Congress president to take a decision on the expansion of the Cabinet and appointments to boards and corporations," Kumaraswamy told

Mangaluru, Aug 30: A total of 250 candidates are contesting the three urban local bodies in Ullal, Bantwal and Puttur that are going to the polls tomorrow (Friday, August 31) in Dakshina Kannada district. The government has declared public holiday for all offices and establishments within the jurisdiction of Ullal and Puttur city municipal councils and Bantwal Town Municipal Council to enable

Udupi, Aug 30: Congress leader and former minister Pramod Madhwaraj has urged the people not to forget the development works carried out by the Congress in the city in last five years unlike the previous BJP administration. Speaking to media persons here, Madhwaraj also accused the BJP was misleading people on the achievements of the Congress in Udupi City Municipal Council (CMC) in the last five

Manjeshwar, Aug 30: Students and the Parent-Teacher Association of Government Higher Secondary School, Mangalpady, near Manjeshwar, finally heaved a sigh of relief after a non-Kannada mathematics teacher opted to go on leave from Wednesday following resentment over his posting to the school. Appointment of the teacher from Malappuram as High School Assistant (Mathematics-Kannada) on July 23 as per

Bengaluru, Aug 30: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy completes 100 days in office today. But there is no enthusiasm among the party cadre and the celebration is muted across the state. Apart from the lack of coordination, and mutual distrust between the coalition partners, the recent floods in Kodagu and neighbouring districts, and unending draught in parts of the state have dampened the