Karnataka

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

Dubai, Jul 18: An Indian man working with a bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been found dead, a week after he had gone missing, a media report said on Tuesday. Jabar K.P., who hails from Kerala, stayed in Abu Dhabi city, but his body was found from the Mussafah industrial area on the city’s outskirts, local media reported. Jabar’s body was initially kept in a mortuary as an unidentified

New Delhi, Jul 18: The Centre today asked the Karnataka government to submit audit reports on procurement of paddy and other crops at minimum support prices to receive pending dues of Rs 954 crore. Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today called on Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan here to discuss pending procurement dues. "The MSP procurement bill of Rs 954 crore is pending with the

Hubballi/Vijayapura, Jul 18: Former chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday sought an impartial enquiry into senior Congress leader and MLA M B Patil’s ‘relationship’ with Bengaluru’s notorious history-sheeter ‘Cycle’ Ravi. M Ravikumar alias ‘Cycle’ Ravi (42), involved in over 30 cases, was shot at and nabbed by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police in Bengaluru on June 27, 2018. “Patil has

Mangaluru, Jul 17: The Central Crime Branch police have arrested have arrested one more person in connection with the murder of Deepak Rao at Katipalla 2nd block in Surathkal police station limits on January 3. City Police Commissioner T R Suresh said the arrested is Safwan alias Chappu (23), a resident of Krishnapura 4th block, Surathkal. He was arrested at Mukka near Surathkal. Deepak Rao (30)

New Delhi, Jul 17: Questioning Karnataka Government's move to distribute iPhones to 40 MPs from the state, a BJP MP has returned the costly gadget and said the state should not waste public money when farmers and civic workers are in distress. Asked about the issue today, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who was in the national capital, said that he was not aware of it. "I don't know about this