Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 21: Urban Development and Housing Minister U T Khader inaugurated the international yoga day celebrations organised by the district administration and department of Ayush at Mangala indoor stadium in the city today. He performed yoga with Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Manggaluru South MLA Vedavyas Kamath and others. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Khader said that it was

Bengaluru, June 21: The International Yoga Day was celebrated by thousands of people with full vigour across Karnataka today. While a frenzied Yoga Day fever gripped the city with events organised in schools, colleges and army training centres, it did not figure much in the government scheme of things except for a message by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on the microblogging site Twitter. In his

Bengaluru, Jun 21: Noted transgender activist Akkai Padmashali on Thursday said she fears being evicted from her rented house after she was denied a home loan by banks, which she claimed was because of her sex. "I am living in fear of being evicted from my rented house because of the lease period, which expires on June 28. I had approached the banks, but they have denied me a loan of Rs 10 lakh

Bengaluru, Jun 21: A Karnataka minister revved up a controversy on Thursday, saying he has sought a Toyota Fortuner SUV for official use as he is accustomed to travelling in "big cars since childhood", a remark that drew criticism from the opposition BJP but was defended by the Congress. Food and Civil Supplies Minister B Z Zameer Ahmad Khan, who comes from a family of businessmen, said he has

Bengaluru, June 21: Congress leader DK Shivakumar has been accused of operating a hawala network by the Income Tax department on Thursday. In this regard, the Department has filed a complaint before a Special Court in Bengaluru. According to the complaint filed, the evidence gathered and the statements recorded established that Shivakumar held unaccounted cash of Rs.8, 54, 66,100 "DK Shivakumar

Kundapur, Jun 21: A 39-year-old woman belonging to Muslim community has lodged a complaint at Kundapur police station stating that her husband had allegedly assaulted and harassed her seeking a divorce for the last six months. In her complaint Safiya, wife of Syed Mohammed, said that she had got married to Syed Mohammed, a resident of Kodi, 10 years ago. They had two daughters. But for the last

Bengaluru, Jun 21: Karnataka’s Medical Education Minister D K Shivakumar has decided to write to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to reserve 50% of the total seats in deemed universities for students from the state. Speaking to media persons after a meeting with representatives from deemed universities, Shivakumar said enrolment of students from Karnataka was very low, and that

Kalaburgi, Jun 21: A brawl over an inter-community marriage led to the assault of a man at Jewargi town in Kalaburagi district on Wednesday. Manjunath Gaikwad, who married Salma Begum a year ago, was attacked, allegedly, by the latter’s family members. Manjunath sustained serious injuries on the head and has been admitted to the Basaveshwara Teaching and General Hospital in Kalaburagi. Manjunath

Bengaluru, Jun 21: Urban Development U T Khader on Wednesday downplayed the fight between two Muslim leaders in the Congress- Tanveer Sait and B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan. Former minister Sait, who is disgruntled over not being picked to become a minister, publicly chided Khan and questioned his acceptance in the Muslim community. Khan, who is Food, Civil Supplies and Minorities Welfare minister

Bengaluru, Jun 21: Difference between the JD(S) and the Congress over the crop loan waiver scheme came to the fore at the first meeting of a panel constituted to draft the Common Minimum Programme of the coalition government. The five-member panel headed by former chief minister M Veerappa Moily has two other members from the Congress - Revenue Minister R V Deshpande and Water Rescources Minister