Karnataka

Panaji, Jul 29: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Saturday found presence of suspected calcium carbidepowder in the possession of a mango vendor at Canacona. Canacona police said they received a call from a local after he saw a vendor from Karnatakaapplying the powder to artificially ripen the mangoes. Police immediately rushed to the spot, attached the substance and detained the vendor

Bengaluru, Jul 29: The BJP is likely to field new faces by denying tickets to some sitting MPs in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha elections to counter the antiincumbency factor. Sources said though it’s too early to talk about it, the party is considering changing candidates in a few seats, especially in the Mumbai-Karnataka region. “All sitting BJP MPs from the Mumbai-Karnataka region have won more

Bengaluru, Jul 29: BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday blamed Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy for the “unrest” in north Karnataka and accused him of indulging in “politics of divide and rule”. Addressing a press meet after core committee meeting of the BJP here, Yeddyurappa charged that Kumaraswamy was behaving like the chief minister of the constituencies won by 37 JD(S) MLAs in the

Bengaluru, Jul 28: The day-long strike of private doctors of called by the Indian Medical Association evoked a good response in most of the districts of Karnataka. At the same time many patients had to suffer. A case of death of a newborn reported from Belagavi district. The IMA had called for suspending all non-emergency services, including OPD for 12 hours, to protest against the National

Karwar, Jul 28: A senior advocate was hacked to death by unidentified persons near his office on J N Road in Dandeli town in Uttara Kannada district last night. The deceased is Advocate Ajit Nayak (58), who was the president of Dandeli Taluk Horata Samithi. The former CMC president, Nayak was active in Kali Bachao Andolan campaign. The incident occurred when Nayak was heading home from his office

Kochi, Jul 28: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said he was an ardent devotee of Lord Ayyappa and he got the chief ministership of Karnataka because of the god's blessings. "It was because of the blessings of Lord Ayyaappa Swamy, I became the Chief Minister of Karnataka," he told at a function organised by Janata Dal (S) state committee here to felicitate him. Recalling his

Bangalore, Jul 28: Over a thousand rockets belonging to 18th-century warrior king Tipu Sultan have been found by excavators in an abandoned well in Karnataka, an official said on Friday. The excavation of the open well in Shimoga district led to unearthing of rockets and shells that were stored by Tipu Sultan for use in wars, according to the state's assistant director of archaeology. The powerful

Bengaluru, Jul 28: The Congress on Saturday launched the Shakti App in Karnataka for better booth management. This is in preparation for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. While launching the Shakti App which is meant to interact with booth level workers and also, to get feedback from them, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said, "There is a little battle in every booth. You have to win every

New Delhi, Jul 28: The Centre is in the process of framing a new law to tackle problems in NRI marriages and provide for deterrent measures like confiscating the property of NRIs who have abandoned their wives and illegally married abroad. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said that the government will enact a law, 'Summons and Warrants Against Indian People Living Abroad', during

Chikkamangaluru, Jul 28: Dozens of tribal families that had settled in Bale village of NR Pura taluk in Chikkamangaluru district have all of a sudden vacated their hamlet and migrated to various places sparking various speculations. Though it is not sure whether the sudden migration of over 50 families has any connection with the Friday’s lunar eclipse, multiple sources confirmed that they had