Karnataka

Hubballi, Jun 19: A policeman was suspended on Tuesday for reportedly sharing a post on Facebook seeking the Chief Minister’s resignation over the farm loan issue. Arun Dollin, a constable attached to Hubballi Town Police Station, had reportedly shared a post which read “18 dina aadru saala manna maadilla, Kumaraswamy avare raajiname yaavaaga” (Even after 18 days there is no loan waiver, Mr

Bengaluru, Jun 19: The Karnataka High Court has directed two magistrate courts here to submit a report on allegations of custodial torture of four accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case and non-compliance of judicial procedures. The allegations are "serious in nature" and the Registry of the High Court has been directed to communicate the order to the magistrates of the first and third

Bengaluru, Jun 19: Upset with party for not making him an MLC, former minister B J Puttaswamy resigned as the president of state BJP Backward Classes Morcha. In his letter to party state president B S Yeddyurappa, he has claimed that despite discharging his duties earnestly, the party had not considered him for the MLC post. He has also expressed his anguish over being sidelined by Yeddyurappa

Bengaluru, Jun 19: Private medical colleges in the state have sought a 15% hike in the annual fee. The management representatives of private medical colleges met Minister for Medical Education D K Shivakumar on Monday with regard to the fee hike for undergraduate medical and dental courses for the academic year 2018-19. Representatives of the Karnataka Religious and Linguistic Minority

Bengaluru, Jun 19: Congress MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar on Monday said that her usage of the word “service” had been misinterpreted by her party colleague and Women and Child Development Minister Jayamala, and that she can’t be held responsible for it. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Laxmi, who is also State Mahila Congress chief, said, “The word ‘serve’, means one’s service rendered to the party. I

New Delhi, June 18: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday. As per media reports, the two leaders discussed the recently- formed the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CMA). Discussions were reportedly held on the issue of shortage of coal for Karnataka's thermal power plants as well. Earlier in the day, Kumaraswamy met Union Water Resources

Mysuru, June 18: Second Additional Sessions Court has issued an order to file First Information Report (FIR) against former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and three others who are accused of allegedly involved in illegal land grab case when he was Deputy Chief Minister 25 years back. This 25-year-old land grab case surfaced following a complaint by N Gangaraju, an Advocate, who has filed a

New Delhi, June 18: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh appealing for higher allocation of funds for drought relief in the state. In a letter to the Home Minister, Kumaraswamy requested a revision of the Centre-approved funds worth Rs 1, 527 crore for Karnataka's State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), as it is only a fraction of what several

Mangaluru, Jun 18: T R Suresh, who was transferred to Bengaluru to months ago, today returned to take charge as the Mangaluru Police Commissioner once again. It was on June 12, 2017 that Mr. Suresh took charge as the Police Commissioner replacing M Chandra Sekhar. Following directions by the Election Commission, the State Government transferred Mr. Suresh to the Fire and Emergency Services

Mangaluru, Jun 18: Police in Mangaluru have registered a case against a non-Indian resident from coastal Karnataka who is currently staying in the middle east. According to police, Basheer, the accused posted content derogating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, a 17th century king. Hailing from Adyar near Mangaluru, Basheer works at Dhahran in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. The police in Barke