Karnataka

Zurich, Jun 28: Money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50% to Swiss Francs (CHF) 1.01 billion (₹7,000 crore) in 2017, reversing a three-year downward trend amid India’s clampdown on suspected black money stashed there. In comparison, the total funds held by all foreign clients of Swiss banks rose about 3% to CHF1.46 trillion or about ₹100 lakh crore in 2017, according to the official

New Delhi, Jun 28: Six non-BJP parties may have attended the swearing-in ceremony of H D Kumaraswamy as Karnataka Chief Minister to present a united opposition face, but it does not mean that they will contest together in all states in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda suggested on Thursday. However, he favoured formation of a third front to take on the BJP at the earliest, saying

Kasaragod, Jun 28: A Kerala minister’s recent Kuwait visit has opened the door of jobs for the young and women from this south Indian state in the oil-rich country. After discussions with Labour Minister T P Ramakrishnan, the authorities in Kuwait have evinced interest to recruit nurses and workers from Kerala through government agencies. The Minister’s office said in a release that Mr

Bengaluru, Jun 28: Even as nearly a dozen of Congress legislators rushed to SDM Yoga and Nature Cure Hospital in Dakshina Kannada to meet Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has indirectly hit out at former chief minister. Speaking to reporters in Koppal after taking part in the passing out parade of the trainees at Munirabad Police Training Centre, Parameshwara said, “As president

Mangaluru, Jun 28: Regular users of the Mangaluru—BC Road stretch, which is a part of National Highway 75, have a reason to cheer as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is all set to upgrade the entire stretch into a six-lane road soon. The Centre has approved six-laning the stretch between B C Road and Mangaluru under Package 1 of B.C. Road-Mukka six-lane project, according to

Udupi, Jun 28: A crude oil reserve will be build at Padur in Udupi district in a bid to insulate India from spike in global prices of crude oil. The Union cabinet on June 27 approved establishment of two strategic petroleum reserves (SPRs) with a total capacity of 6.5 million tonnes. Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said that 4.4-million-tonnes SPR will be set up at Chandikhol in Odisha, and

Kasaragod, Jun 28: As many as 11 members from two Kasaragod-based families are said to have gone missing from Dubai, and their relatives fear they may have joined the dreaded anti-Islamic terror outfit ‘Islamic State. Intelligence sources said the missing persons, including minors, had been in Dubai, from where they went missing since mid-June. “Preliminary probe has revealed that these missing

Mangaluru, Jun 27: The Central Crime Branch on Wednesday raided two places in Bajpe police station limits and seized 124 lorry loads of sand that was illegally stocked. The sleuths first seized sand stocked at a vacant site in Kandavara Padavu. They then seized sand stocked near Polali Dwara in Tenka Ulepady village. The recovered sand was worth Rs. 6.2 lakh. They were led by Inspector Shantaram

Mangaluru, Jun 27: U T Khader, Minister for urban development and housing, has assured help to the family members of a 40-year-old man from his constituency who fell ill in the Gulf a few days ago. Rehmatullah, originally from Mastikatte near Ullal in Mangaluru taluk, is employed at a glass designing firm in Saudi Arabia since 22 years. However, a few days ago, he fell unconscious after which he

Bengaluru, Jun 27: K T Naveen Kumar, an accused in the activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case, has agreed to undergo a narco analysis test, his lawyer said today. "My client has agreed to undergo a narco analysis test to prove his innocence in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. We have applied for it in the city civil court," counsel A Vedamurthy told PTI. A city civil and Sessions Court