Karnataka

Udupi, Jul 11: Rubbishing the reports of mild earthquake in Udupi and Kodagu districts, an official has said that no seismic activity has been recorded in the region. Gangaram Baderia, Principal Secretary to Revenue Department, yesterday today clarified that micro tremors in parts of Udupi and Somvarpet taluk of Kodagu district were mere rain related incidents. “Geology of Udupi is Granitic

Mangaluru, Jul 11: A national level Dharma Sansad (Hindu religious assembly) will be held at Kanyadi Srirama Kshetra near Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district on September 3. Brahmananda Saraswati, the head priest of the Kshetra told media persons here that around 2,000 saints, monks and religious leaders from across the country would participate in the event. He said that the Dharma Sansad

Jul 11: Primary and Secondary Education Minister N Mahesh told the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday that 58 government pre-university colleges with less than 10 students will be closed. However, the students and the faculty will move to a nearby college. “Action is being taken, based on some parameters, to shift 58 PU colleges having less than 10 students to a neighbouring college,” Mahesh said. He

Bengaluru, Jul 11: Torrential rains in many parts of Karnataka have resulted in many dams, including those across the river Cauvery, receiving copious inflows and some reaching their full level,a top official of the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre said on Tuesday. "If you see the status (of dams), it can be easily said that this year the level in all of them is quitesatisfactory

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jul 11: Two persons were drowned in separate incidents in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. A 13-year-old boy was found drowned in a pool of water that had accumulated in an abandoned stone quarry in Adyar Padavu in Mangaluru Rural Police limits on Monday. According to the police, Tameem (13) had gone along with a few of his friends for swimming in the quarry on Sunday evening

New Delhi, Jul 11: Newly appointed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committe president Dinesh Gundu Rao said here on Tuesday said the Congress chief, Rahul Gandhi, had directed the party state unit to extend full cooperation for the successful running of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka. Gundu Rao, along with the newly appointed K{PCC working president, Eshwar Khandre, met Rahul here

Mangaluru, Jul 10: Farmer Karnataka Higher Education Minister B A Mohideen, who passed away today morning in Bengaluru, was laid to rest with full state honours amidst tears and prayers in his native village Bajpe on the outskirts of Mangaluru after Isha prayers. 81-year-old politician had been suffering from age related illness. Recently, he was taken to Bengaluru and admitted to the M S Ramaiah

New Delhi, Jul 10: Andhra Pradesh has topped the ease of doing the annual business ranking of states and Union Territories by the World Bank and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Telangana and Haryana are at the second and third positions, respectively, according to a statement issued by DIPP. Others in the top ten are Jharkhand (4), Gujarat (5), Chhattisgarh (6), Madhya

Bengaluru, Jul 10: A mace-wielding 'Yamaraja,' the authority of Death, attired in his traditional golden dress intercepted motorists near the Town hall in the city on Tuesday and warned them he would visit their homes if they flout traffic rules. The Halasuru Gate traffic police roped in 'Yamaraja' as their brand ambassador to drive home the message of the dangers of not sporting a helmet

Bengaluru, July 10: Karnataka's Additional Director General (ADG) of Police, Bhaskar Rao, has directed officers to lose weight or face suspension from service. Speaking to ANI on the matter, Bhaskar said that those who have been found overweight are now under the scanner. He also firmly stated that if the defaulters failed to shed weight, they will be given harsh and extra duties during the period