Karnataka

Bidar, Jul 30: In the tiny hamlet of Murki in Karnataka’s Bidar district, inspector VB Yadwad surveyed a pile of bricks and stones in a ditch where he and other police officers had been attacked earlier this month while trying to save a group of five men on a road trip from a violent mob. "We tried hard to stop them," said Mr Yadwad, pointing to injuries on his back. "They wouldn't listen to

Udupi, Jul 30: Udupi district police have arrested in a few hours three people suspected to have murdered a recreation club owner in Manipal on Sunday. Guruprasad Bhat, 46, was the cousin of MLA Raghupathy Bhat, and the owner of 7th Heaven. The police have arrested Sujith Pinto, Pradeep Poojary and Rajesh near Kunluru bridge in Kundapur late Sunday evening, while one is absconding. Bhat was

Bengaluru, Jul 30: BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa, on Monday, stated that he will visit Belagavi on Tuesday and convince the heads of various mutts to call off their agitation for a separate North Karnataka state. In a press statement, Yeddyurappa blamed Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy for the current unrest in North Karnataka. He referred to the issue wherein, Kumaraswamy reportedly told

Bengaluru, Jul 30: Continuing his tirade against media, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, has accused the television channels in the state of adding fuel to fire following his response to a BJP leader who suggested dividing the state. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, he said: "The media is instigating people. You (media) are stoking the fire.” “I have not made any wrong statements on the separate

Bengaluru, July 30: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday asked officials to implement agricultural loan waive scheme in a transparent manner. Addressing a meeting with the District Deputy Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers, Kumaraswamy said that the state government has decided to waive off the agricultural loans to the tune of Rs 49,000 crore. A government order on the

Kalaburgi, Jul 30: Thousands of devotees cutting across religious are thronging the dargah of Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Banda-Nawaz Gaisu Daraz who had spent his entire life on building a permanent bond between the people of different communities in the Hyderabad Karnataka region. The 614th Urs-e-Shareef at the historic dargah in Kalaburagi commenced yesterday with special prayers at the Mehboob

Udupi, Jul 30: He started his career in a private company in Chikkamagaluru after obtaining B.Com. However, he was keenly aspiring to serve the country through defense forces. It was his dream. Before his aspiration gets faded, he got an opportunity to apply for the post of Assistant Sub-Inspector in BSF through a newspaper. Later, he was called for written test & consequently for the final

The recent debate around ‘no confidence’ in the Loksabha (21st July 2018); brought to fore the policies of the Modi sarkar. Modi Sarkar has failed the country on most of the counts, control over corruption, bringing back black money hoarded in foreign banks, and failed the electoral promises like 15 lakhs in every body’s account, creation of employment for youth, controlling the rising prices

Mysuru, Jul 30: Flaying the demand by some BJP leaders for separate statehood for North Karnataka, former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the party does not have any right to seek it as the NDA government's contribution towards the region's development was "zero." "The Narendra Modi-led NDA government's contribution towards the development of North Karnataka is zero. Now some BJP

Bengaluru, Jul 30: Karnataka water resources minister DK Shivakumar accused the BJP of trying to fuel separatist sentiments, as he termed the demand for separate north Karnataka state as a "conspiracy" for political gains. The senior Congress leader also said the coalition government was committed for the all round development of "akhanda Karnataka" (united Karnataka). "There is no question of