Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 19: Taking former chief minister Siddaramaiah head on, the H D Kumaraswamy government has withdrawn members to the Syndicate and other decision-making bodies in 17 universities who were nominated by the previous Congress government. Siddaramaiah had explicitly asked Kumaraswamy not to remove Syndicate members nominated during the previous government’s regime. However, a notification

Udupi, Jul 19: Minister for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Venkata Rao Nadagouda said that the budget announced by chief minister is bound to fulfil the assurances made to the fishing community. Speaking to reporters after visiting the fish market and inaugurating the first ever electrically-run fishing boat in the state here at Malpe harbour on Wednesday, the minister said that to tackle the

Bengaluru, Jul 18: The Congress wants its coalition government with the JD(S) in Karnataka to function effectively and H D Kumaraswamy to remain as chief minister for the next five years, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Wednesday. Rao, who took over as Karnataka Congress president last week, also said that Kumaraswamy's emotional outburst at a JD(S) meeting about "swallowing pain" like

Mangaluru, Jul 18: A 30-year-old man from the coastal city has been arrested and taken to Mysuru in connection with the repeated sexual assaults on three mentally changed siblings. The arrested has been identified as Aban. According to police, he was one of the five miscreants who had abducted the siblings aged 16, 17 and 18 years from Udayagiri police limits in Mysuru, took them to different

Mangaluru, Jul 18: Officials at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) are bracing to handle the Haj pilgrims who will fly to Saudi Arabia in separate batches. The first batch of Haj pilgrims from Karnataka will leave from MIA on July 21. A flight carrying 146 pilgrims will leave everyday till July 23. The pilgrims will disembark in the holy city of Madinah. The airport will handle flights brining

Bengaluru, Jul 18: The Karnataka government today said it would take a decision soon on the issue of providing free bus pass to all categories of students across the state. "Education Minister has said that the education department will foot 25 per cent of the cost. Chief Minister is currently in Delhi, once he is back, both the EducationMinister and I will meet him regarding this.. within this

Thiruvananthapuram, July 18: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who earlier triggered a controversy after his "Hindu Pakistan" comment, has once again hit out at the BJP-led Centre and questioned whether they are trying to start Taliban in Hinduism. "They are asking me to go to Pakistan. Who has given them the right to decide that I am not a Hindu like them and I don't have the right to stay in the

Shivamogga, July 18: Criticising the growing demand for a separate statehood to North Karnataka, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yeddyurappa said such a demand will not lead to any solution. He suggested that the current Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government should work towards development of the state instead. The demand for separate statehood came after several leaders

Udupi, Jul 18: The Additional Director-General of Police of the Criminal Investigation Department, Charan Reddy yesterday visited the spot where cattle trader Husainabba was found dead following Bajrang Dal attack, and the jurisdictional Hiriyadka police station. Sources said that Mr. Reddy reviewed the progress in the case and gave instructions to the CID personnel. Three persons accused in the

We are passing through times when Hate against weaker sections of society and religious minorities is increasing by leaps and bounds. The increase in the mob lynching all over the country on the pretext of child lifting is coming on the back of mob lynching on the pretext cow-beef, public flogging-humiliation of dalits on the issue of beef and other issues related their caste humiliation. Mobs