Karnataka

Hubballi, Aug 30: Even though the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing into the assassination of rationalist thinker Prof. Malleshappa Madivalappa Kalburgi (M M Kalburgi) has made some headway, several questions in the case have remained unanswered. It has been three years since Prof Kalburgi was shot dead at his Kalyananagar house in Dharwad on August 30, 2015. An unidentified man had

Bengaluru, Aug 30: A double graduate from the coastal district of Udupi has been detained by the police for allegedly issuing a series of bomb threats to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and KSR City railway station in a week through telephone. The accused has been identified as K Aditya Rao (34), a resident of Manipal in Udupi district. He holds a bachelor degree in mechanical

Bengaluru, Aug 30: In an effort to cut costs incurred on hiring private vehicles for officials’ day-to-day use, the state government is considering using cab aggregators like Ola and Uber. The move comes after CM HD Kumaraswamy’s instructions on cutting down government expenditure to mobilise funds for his big-ticket Rs 40,000-crore farm loan waiver. Chief secretary MT Vijaya Bhaskar has asked the

Bengaluru, Aug 29: Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa today alleged that the H D Kumaraswamy-led coalition government was tapping his phone, and also those of other BJP leaders. At the party joining event of Congress senior leader Baburao Chinchansoor, Yeddyurappa went on to claim that former chief minister Siddaramaiah’s phone was also being tapped. “Forget my phone being tapped, the Kumaraswamy

Mysuru, Aug 29: Amidst reports that Mysuru Dasara festivities are likely to be scaled down this year in view of the Kodagu floods and the drought-like situation in 65 taluks in Karnataka, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy has clarified that government will celebrate the annual festival with all tradition fervour and there will be events to promote tourism beyond the Navaratri festivities. Speaking to

Bengaluru, Aug 29: Debunking speculation that Congress leader Siddaramaiah was trying to destabilise the coalition government, chief minister Kumaraswamy has said that the former extended all the support for the smooth functioning of the government. “It is only because of Siddaramaiah that we are running a secure government. He will not give any sort of support for such destabilising activities

Mangaluru, Aug 29: U T Khader, Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge today inaugurated 13 completed projects and laid foundation stones for 27 new projects totally costing Rs. 472.41 crore. The 13 completed projects have cost around Rs 12 crore while 27 projects would be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 451 crore. The completed projects include a public

Mangaluru, Aug 29: Mangaluru’s historic Town Hall was today formally named after social reformer Kudmul Ranga Rao, who had worked for the welfare of the downtrodden in the coastal district. U T Khader, Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge, launched the new name ‘Kudmul Ranga Rao Purabhavana’ at a programme organised by the Mangaluru City Corporation at

Manipal, Aug 29: India’s foreign policy is geared around security and prosperity of its own people and of people in other countries across the world, according to M J Akbar, Union Minister of State for External Affairs. The journalist turned politician was delivering a public lecture on “India’s foreign policy in the 21st Century” organised by the Department of Geopolitics and International

Bantwal, Aug 29: The police have arrested a person on charge of assaulting a woman and fleeing away with her valuables at Modankap in Bantwal taluk. The accused has been identified as Praveen K G, who hails from Teerthahalli. The police have recovered gold valued at Rs 75,000 from the accused. Police said that Praveen K G along with another person barged into the house of Janardhana Holla, when