Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 31: Days after his remarks that he was at the “mercy” of Congress and not the people drew flak, Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday described the Grand Old party’s president Rahul Gandhi as a “punyatma” (good soul). “Today, even though I don’t have the blessings of the people, punyatma Rahul Gandhi placing trust in me has given me power. We have got a good

Bengaluru, May 31: Mohammed Haris Nalapad, son of Congress leader and Shantinagar MLA NA Haris, will continue to be lodged at Parappana Agrahara prison, as his bail plea was rejected on Wednesday afternoon. The 62nd City Civil and Sessions Court denied bail to Nalapad, the main accused in the February 17 brawl at Farzi café in UB city. He is in custody since then. He moved the bail application

Belagavi, May 30: Mohammad Kaif Mulla, student of St Xavier’s High School, who had secured the second rank in the state after the results of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination were announced, has now emerged the topper after re-evaluation. He has scored 625 marks of 625 marks against 624 marks which was earlier announced in the result. He is the first student from the

Mangaluru, May 30: The unprecedented rains that wrecked havoc in the coastal city within a few hours on Tuesday, May 29, caused a damage to the tune of Rs 21 crore in Dakshina Kannada district. Contrary to the forecast of very heavy rain on Wednesday too, the rain abated to some extent, bringing relief to harried residents of Mangaluru in particular. Mangaluru alone received an average of 360 mm

Bengaluru, May 30: Business magnet and Janata Dal (Secular) chief general secretary B M Farookh, whose was defeated in two Rajya Sabha polls, this time is likely to enter the Karnataka Legislative Council. The H D Deve Gowda-led party has fielded him for the biennial Legislative Council polls. The elections for 11 seats of the Council are scheduled for June 8. The last date to file nominations is

Udupi, May 30: An elderly cattle-trader was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a coffee estate near Perdoor in Udupi district last night. The deceased has been identified as Husainabba (65), a resident of Jokatte village in Mangaluru, who was transporting cattle in a vehicle along with a couple of associates. According to sources, Husainabba and his colleagues had alighted run away when

Bengaluru, May 30: Saving farmers is the priority of his government, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said today, as he promised to honour his commitment to waive farm loans within 15 days and insisted there was "no going back" on it. Kumaraswamy, under attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party over the alleged delay in fulfilling his pre-poll assurance to the farming community, met

Bengaluru, May 30: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Gauri Lankesh murder case filed the first chargesheet and is close to getting custody of the second accused Praveen, according to several media reports. This development comes following the arrest of four people in connection with a plot to kill KS Bhagwan. According to news agency, the SIT mentioned 131 statements

Mangaluru, May 30: Up-and-coming Kannada film director Sanotsh Shetty Kateel, who had come for a drone shoot to the Ermai waterfall near Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday, lost his life in a mishap before the eyes of his three associates. Police said that Santosh, who is directing Kannada film 'Kanasu' slipped and fell into the waterfall during the shoot and his companion

Mangaluru, May 30: After heavy rains flooded Mangaluru on Tuesday and caused deaths and destruction in the coastal city and other parts of Karnataka, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy took stock of the situation, directing the district administration to take Coast Guard's help to rescue people and ordered that necessary precautionary steps be prevent loss of lives. “By last evening, water receded and