Karnataka

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

Mangaluru, Jul 28: Officials recently seized four pairs of deer antlers from United Sates-bound passengers at Mangaluru International Airport. Forest department officials have booked a person under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 in connection with the case. An airline staff had alerted forest department officials about two passengers – a woman and her father – heading to US via Bengaluru while

Bengaluru, Jul 28: Scores of people gathered outside Bengaluru's Town Hall on Friday to stage protest opposing the weird practices followed during eclipses. The crowds were promoting the scientific reason behind the occurrence of an eclipse and asked people to turn down the superstitious belief followed during the phase of the eclipse. While protesting they also ate food, which is prohibited as

Bengaluru, Jul 28: The High Court of Karnataka has reserved its judgement on a petition by Popular Front of India leader Asim Sheriff, the fifth accused in the RSS worker Rudresh murder case. Rudresh, an RSS worker, was murdered in broad daylight by motorbike-borne men in Kamaraja Road in Shivajinagar on October 16, 2016. The NIA later took over the probe. Sheriff was one of the five arrested in

Udupi, Jul 28: The police have stepped up investigation into the suspicious death of Lakshmivara Teertha Swami of Shiroor Mutt. The investigating team yesterday reportedly collected a few more items from the mutt and also quizzed some people in connection with the death. The post-mortem report is expected to available in about a week’s time. But this in itself would not be sufficient in the case

Bengaluru, Jul 28: Karnataka boasts of a law against superstitious practices — the Karnataka Anti-Superstition Act — but lawmakers in this south Indian state seem to have great faith in the role of celestial bodies in their lives. The longest lunar eclipse of the century commenced only at 11.44 p.m. on Friday. But the state’s minister had disappeared from their offices and corridors of the State