Karnataka

Mangaluru Jun 9: U T Khader, the minister for urban development and housing, today received a rousing reception after landing at Mangaluru International Airport. Mr Khader, the only Congress MLA and minister from twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, is visiting the city for the first time after swearing in as a minister in chief minister H D Kumaraswamy led coalition government. Dozens of

Bengaluru, Jun 9: Janata Dal (Secular) MLC Syed Mudeer Aga died after a heart attack at a private hospital in the city in the wee hours of Saturday. 67-year-old Aga had suffered a heart attack at his Bengaluru residence on Friday night. He was shifted to Fortis Hospital, where he failed to respond to treatment and died at 1.30 am on Saturday. Aga, a native of Ramanagaram, was elected to Upper

Bengaluru, Jun 9: In a shocking incident, a young businessman and his girlfriend were found dead in a Toyota Innova car parked in the garage of former’s house at Nagarbhavi area in the city. The two are suspected to have suffocated. The incident came to light after the 29-year-old businessman’s family members opened the garage on Thursday. The police didn’t share the duo’s personal details citing

Newsroom, Jun 8: JNU student leader Umar Khalid has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police, alleging he has received death threats from a man who identified himself as fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari aka Ravi Poojary. Dalit leader and Independent MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani too alleged on Friday that he has received death threats from Pujari. On Friday, Mr. Khalid approached the police with a

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jun 9: The southwest monsoon has intensified in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and other districts of Karnataka. Water-levels started increasing in prominent rivers in the region. Gusty winds uprooted dozens of trees in the region in last 24 hours. In Manglauru city alone nearly seven trees fell causing inconveniences to people and motorists. Giant tree branch falls injuring 4 Last

Bengaluru/Mangaluru, Jun 9: The new state government has transferred five IPS officers including Mangaluru city police commissioner Vipul Kumar. Mr Kumar, a 1999-batch IPS officer, had taken charge in Mangaluru on April 18 this year. Even before completing two months in the city, he was on Friday transferred as IGP and Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru. Mr. Kumar, 49, a native of

Bengaluru, Jun 9: Excise Commissioner Munish Moudgil on Friday attracted the ire of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy for not following the government orders. It is learnt that Kumaraswamy is upset with the IAS officer for not reversing transfers of government employees, who were on election duty. According to sources, several women officials met Kumaraswamy and complained that though the Assembly

Bengaluru, Jun 9: Disgruntlement in the Congress went a notch up on Friday as at least 20 estranged legislators who were not picked to become ministers, ganged up against the party’s leadership in an almost rebellious fashion, even as top leaders made all efforts to pacify them. Chief among them is former minister M B Patil, who declared as if to send out a strong message, that he was not alone.

Bengaluru, Jun 8: Two days after Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy expanded his cabinet by inducting 25 ministers, portfolios have been allocated. The sharing of portfolios was a sticky issue due to which cabinet expansion was delayed by two weeks. Mr Kumaraswamy has kept 11 portfolios for himself --- including Finance which had been a bone of contention between coalition partners JD(S) and

Bengaluru, Jun 8: With his government facing birth pangs of coalition politics, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday stepped in to check the disquiet among newly elected Congress lawmakers who were left out during the Cabinet expansion, but they remained defiant. Kumaraswamy, who was sworn in as the chief minister on May 23 and proved his majority in the Assembly on May 25, has not