Karnataka

Dubai: Vibhali Shetty, a Class 8 student of Our Own English High School, Sharjah was conferred with Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award on April 29, 2018 and was honoured by Deputy Ruler of Dubai at the Trade Centre Auditorium during the Award Function. In recognition of this award, Vibhali Shetty was also honoured with ‘Prathibha Puraskar’ during the recent 44th anniversary celebration of

Abu Dhabi: Bearys Welfare Forum (BWF), a premier social organization in the UAE respected for its philanthropic and charitable works, organized an ‘Iftar’ get-together at the India Social and Cultural Centre, on Friday, 25th May-2018. Nearly 700 NRI brethren from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah amidst prominent personalities from all walks and fields of life attended. Padmashree Dr. B R

Bengaluru: Kundapurian Kannadiga young businessman, resident of Dubai Dinesh Chandrashekar Devadiga Nagoor was conferred with the ‘Aryabhata International Award 2017’ in a glittering ceremony at Ravindra Kalakshetra Auditorium, Bengaluru, on May 23, 2018, by retired Justice K Shridhar Rao. Dr Mahesh Joshi, media Advisor of Delhi Doordarshan, spoke and applauded the greatness of Dinesh and said

Bengaluru, May 30: Four associates of the only suspect to be arrested for the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh have been taken into custody for conspiring to kill rationalist and Kannada writer, K S Bhagawan. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) picked up the four near the Davangere bus station around 10.15 am on May 21 but made the formal arrests only now. It identified them as Sujith

Bengaluru, May 30: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday directed the health department to “closely examine” the full-fledged roll out of the Arogya Karnataka universal health coverage scheme across the state. Additional Chief Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) Ajay Seth was also asked to look into the modalities of converging the Arogya Karnataka scheme with the Yeshasvini health scheme and

Bengaluru, May 30: The Nandini Layout police have arrested three people over suspicions that they threw stones and assaulted a JD(S) corporator's driver and party workers near Laggere on Sunday night. The police arrested Harish, Anand and Kishore, all residents of Rajarajeshwari Nagar, following a complaint by one Jagadish. The complainant is JD(S) corporator Manjula Narayanaswamy's driver. All

Bengaluru, May 30: The 66th city civil court has reserved for Wednesday its order on the bail petition of Mohammed Nalapad Haris, accused in an attempt-to-murder case. Nalapad and his six friends were arrested for allegedly attacking a youth in a UB City restaurant on the night of February 17. Nalapad has been in Central Prison since February 20. His bail plea was earlier rejected by the trial

Bengaluru, May 30: Over 50 people waited for Chief Minister Kumaraswamy’s first janata darshan (public grievance redressal meeting) at his home office Krishna on Tuesday, but it started three hours late. For M Gangappa, a chest cancer patient, waiting three hours was no big deal. He has been running from pillar to post seeking financial aid for eight years. “We only hope that our plea will be

Mangaluru, May 29: Heavy rain on Tuesday claimed four lives in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi and crippled traffic in Mangaluru as roads were inundated. As a precaution, the district administration has declared holidays for schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district on Wednesday. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday

New Delhi, May 29: The Southwest Monsoon hit Kerala today, three days before the schedule, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The early arrival of the monsoon is expected to boost agricultural output in the world's fastest growing major economy. Monsoon delivers nearly 70 percent of rains that the country needs. This is the earliest start to the monsoon, the lifeblood of India's $2