Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 1: Veteran Congress leader and former Minister Kagodu Thimmappa on Tuesday said he was retiring from active politics and will not contest elections in the future. Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Thimmappa, who held Revenue portfolio in the Siddaramaiah government, said he wanted to spend time with his family. Mr. Thimmppa, 85, has also served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

Mangaluru, Aug 1: The police have arrested two persons in connection with separate cases of cattle theft and drug peddling. The Central Crime Branch police on Tuesday arrested Nissaruddin alias Nissar, 23, of Bajpe for his alleged involvement in the theft of two head of cattle from a cowshed at Moodushedde on July 16. It was the theft of cattle at Moodshedde that led members of the Vishwa Hindu

Bengaluru, Jul 31: After much delay, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday appointed district incharge ministers. Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister G Parameshwara has been made incharge of Bengaluru Urban and Tumakuru districts, while Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar has been given the responsibility of Ramanagar and Ballari districts. Higher Education Minister G

Dubai, Jul 31: The Kuwaiti government will compensate over 700 unpaid Indian workers of a leading private construction company who had to leave the country following a protracted labour dispute, the Indian Embassy in Kuwait said. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour will pay KD 250 (Rs 56,680) relief amount to each of the 710 employees of the Kharafi National Company, who were

Mangaluru, Jul 31: ‘Ceannaire 2018’ - an international conference on ‘Intellectual Property Rights, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Skills’ was organized by the IQAC and Department of Commerce & Business Management of Milagres College, in association with Mangalore University Commerce Teacher’s Association (MUCTA) on August 31, 2018 at Milagres College, Mangaluru. The conference was inaugurated in

Belagavi, Jul 31: BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday sought to know what contribution H D Deve Gowda had made as the country's Prime Minister. Yeddyurappa made the remarks while addressing Lingayat seers who staged a demonstration at Belagavi against alleged injustice meted out to North Karnataka. The seers demanded an overall development of North Karnataka but did not support

Newsroom, Jul 31: Imran Khan, the prime minister designate of Pakistan, has laid emphasis on the need of eradicating poverty not only from his country but also from Indian instead of engaging in armed conflicts. Instead of fighting each other, the governments of Pakistan and India “should devise a joint strategy to free their people from the trap of poverty”, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

New Delhi, Jul 31: Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out its group calling feature — for both voice and video options — on iOS and Android devices for its 1.5 billion users. The group calling feature supports up to four people simultaneously. “You can make a group call with up to four people total — anytime and anywhere. Just start a one-on-one voice or video call and tap the new “add

Mangaluru, Jul 31: There are 7,444 “unlawfully” constructed buildings under the jurisdiction of Mangaluru City Corporation and they pay double property tax, according to MCC Commissioner Mohammed Nazir, Commissioner, Mangaluru City Corporation. Replying to questions on the civic body stopping issuing temporary door numbers to buildings under Section 112 C (levy of penalty on unlawful building) of

Mangaluru, Jul 31: The police have arrested two more persons in connection with cow theft cases reported from around Mangaluru. Abdulla Hussain alias Hussain Manjeshwar, who is said to be the main accused in the theft of cows from a cow shed in Kairangala and from the Mahalingeshwara Temple premises in Pandeshwar was arrested by the sleuths of Konaje police station. The accused was involved in