Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today said he was open for a discussion on the development of North Karnataka, a day after some outfits called for a bandh on August 2 to press their demand for statehood for the region. The chief minister also invited those demanding a separate state for a meeting to discuss the issues concerning the region. "Do they have any information

Panaji, Jul 26: The BJP-led coalition government in Goa has failed to crack down on cow vigilantes causing beef shortage and decline in tourism, said the state BJP MLA and Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo on Thursday. Lobo said, "There are many meat eaters in Goa. Tourists come here to eat beef. There is a shortage of beef," said Lobo at a time when the BJP is against cow slaughter in the country

Bengaluru/Hubballi, Jul 26: After a long lull, the clamour in North Karnataka for separate statehood has gained momentum once again. A forum comprising various farmers and student organisations has called for a bandh on August 2 demanding separate statehood for North Karnataka. “The bandh will be in all 13 districts of North Karnataka,’’ forum leader Somashekhar Kotambari said in Hubballi on

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Water resources and medical education minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday stirred a controversy when he claimed several farmer suicides in the state could be due to personal reasons. “If a farmer commits suicide it is not necessarily because he was in debt,” Shivakumar said. “There can be various reasons for a farmer to commit suicide.” His comments come a day after BJP chief B

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Working President Eshwar Khandre on Wednesday said both the JD(S) and the Congress should follow the coalition dharma in order to keep the communal BJP away from power. Speaking to reporters after attending a meeting of KPCC's OBC wing, he said, "Both the coalition partners should work for the victory of each other’s candidates in the

Udupi, Jul 26: The police have intensified probe into the suspicious death of Shiroor seer Lakshmivarateertha Swami. Though it is said that the DVR of a CCTV camera of Shiroor main mutt was found in Swarna river on Wednesday, the police have not confirmed the same. It is said that, with the help of divers, the police had carried out a search operation in the river near the mutt. On the other hand

Mangaluru, Jul 25: The vigilance of Customs officers, their alertness and effective coordination with other stake holders mainly airlines security and immigration resulted in seizure of contraband gold of 22.97 kgs valued Rs.7.06 crores in 2018 which is quite substantial compared to 7.83 kgs gold valued at Rs.2.28 crores seized during the corresponding period of previous year. Totally 40 cases

Bengaluru, Jul 25: The SIT probing journalist- activist Gauri Lankesh's killing has stumbled upon a diary with a 'hit-list' which has the name of film and theatre personality Girish Karnad's name on top, police said on Wednesday. Karnad was among the most vocal critics of hardline Hindutva whose security was beefed up following the killing of Lankesh in September last year. Lankesh's name figures

Mangaluru, Jul 25: Eminent city based pediatrician Dr Santosh Soans has been selected as one of the recipients of the prestigious ‘Outstanding Asian Pediatrician Award 2018’. The award is given by the Asia Pacific Pediatric Association in recognition of the recipients’ outstanding contribution to the field of pediatrics. Along with India, Asia Pacific Pediatric Association includes 26 countries

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 25: In a rare judgment, a special court of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram today awarded death penalty to two policemen in connection with the custodial death of a youth in 2005. The court had on Tuesday (July 24) found the two personnel – K Jithakumar and S V Sreekumar, both civil police officers at the time of the incident and first