Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 16: recycleindia.org, a unique website dedicated to waste segregation hosted by Anti Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation was launched by D Vedavyas Kamath and Dr Y Bharath Shetty, the newly elected MLAs of Mangaluru City South and North respectively during a function held at Padua Pre University College Auditorium, Kadri Hills on Thursday, 14th June 2018. The formal launching of the

Madurai, Jun 16: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said on Friday that he had instructed officials to release 20,000 cusecs from Kabini dam as he expressed hope there would be smooth sharing of Cauvery river water with Tamil Nadu in view of prospects of a good monsoon. "I have instructed irrigation officials to release 20,000 cusecs from the Kabini dam. There is a bright chance for good

Bengaluru, Jun 16: Jaimala, Minister for Kannada and Culture, has hit back at those who are opposing her induction into Cabinet, saying that nobody can question her integrity and that she’s capable of handling the portfolio. Jaimala happens to be the lone woman Minister in chief minister H D Kumaraswamy-led coalition cabinet. Over a dozen MLCs from Karnataka have reportedly signed a petition

Mangaluru, Jun 16: Dozens of Mangalurean passengers on board Air India Express (AIE) 814 Dubai-Mangaluru flight resorted to protest at Cochin International Airport (CIA) where they were taken yesterday morning due to bad weather in the coastal city. The flight that was supposed to land at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) at 4.45am. Most of the passengers were Muslims who had planned to

Bengaluru, Jun 16: The Karnataka High Court on Friday expressed shock over crores of rupees being charged as fees by the medical colleges. A division bench comprising Justice H G Ramesh was hearing a petition filed by Ajay Nair seeking directions to a college to refund his fees and return his original documents. The petitioner has contended that he was provisionally admitted for the undergraduate

Bengaluru, Jun 16: Private schools' associations have decided to form a self-regulatory body, in association with the state government, to keep a tab on the functioning of private schools across the state. This comes following several protests that were staged in Bengaluru recently against private schools. The protesting parents had claimed that schools were fleecing them in the name of school fee

Mangaluru, Jun 15: B M Farookh, Member of legislative council and managing director of Fiza group took delivery of his all new 2018 Range Rover LWB Autobiography. One of the richest politicians in Karnataka, he had recently purchased Lexus 570D. Reflecting its unrivalled heritage, new Range Rover takes design, comfort and craftsmanship to extraordinary new heights. As striking on the outside as it

Bengaluru, June 15: As questions over the longevity of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka lingered, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today said no one can 'touch' him at least till the 2019 Lok Sabha polls are over. "This coalition government will function with stability. I know, no one can touch me for one year. I will be there at least for one year, until the Lok Sabha election

Bengaluru, Jun 15: Saffron extremist Parashuram Waghmore, the last of the six suspects arrested in connection with the killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, was her assassin, the SIT probing the sensational case said today. A senior official in the Special Investigation Team also said the same weapon was used to shoot Lankesh, and rationalists Govind Pansare and M M Kalburgi. "Waghmore

Mangaluru, Jun 15: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims across Karnataka’s twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Friday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with traditional fervour and devotion. Heavy rains and wind that lashed the coastal district for the past few days causing huge loss took a break on Friday to pave the way for Muslims to offer Eid prayers on Eidgahs. Imams who led the Eid