Karnataka

Udupi, May 24: The deep-sea fishing ban on account of monsoon will be in force along Dakshina Kannada and Udupi coast for 61 days, from June 1 to July 31. A press release issued by the Deputy Director of Fisheries here said the ban also applies to boats having inboard or outboard engines above 10 hp. The ban orders have been issued by the State government and the Union Ministry for Agriculture

Kasaragod, May 24: Even as the Kozhikode district of Kerala is haunted by the deadly Nipah virus that claimed several lives, Kasaragod district, wherein rains lashing regularly for past few days, is in the grip of dengue fever and other waterborne diseases over the last few days. The coastal district bordering Karnataka so far has reported 83 confirmed cases of dengue fever, while another 529

Mangaluru, May 24: Two fever patients suspected to be infected with the deadly Nipah virus are slowly recuperating in different hospitals in the city, according a Health Department official. The samples drawn from a 20-year-old woman admitted in a private hospital and a 75-year-old man being treated at the Government Wenlock Hospital had been sent to Manipal Centre for Virus Research, Manipal, and

Srinagar, May 24: Major Litul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the controversy over tying a civilian to the bonnet of a moving Army jeep last year, this time arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police for creating ruckus in a hotel. According to police the army officer turned violent while arguing with a Srinagar hotel staff who refused to allow a minor girl stay in a room booked by the army officer

Bengaluru, May 24: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of telling lies on the Mahadayi issue. In response to a question on the role of his government in the inter-State water-sharing issue, the new CM also said that when Modi had powers to intervene to settle the issue, he did not do it. “The Prime Minister, before the elections, had announced that he

Bengaluru, May 23: Soon after taking oath as chief minister of Karnataka on Wednesday, H D K Kumaraswamy advised the religious leaders and heads of the mutts to stop politicking and concentrate on spreading religion and being a guide to the government The new CM’s statement came after a seer in central Karnataka who is apparently lenient towards BJP spoke ill of the alliance. “Seers should

New Delhi, May 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated H D Kumaraswamy on taking oath as the Karnataka chief minister and extended his best wishes on his new assignment. "I congratulate Shri @hd_kumaraswamy Ji and @DrParameshwara ji on taking oath as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. My best wishes for their tenure ahead," he tweeted. Kumaraswamy was sworn-in as

Karnataka, May 23: After swearing in as Karnataka's 24th chief minister, H.D. Kumaraswamy assured that their coalition government -- Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) -- will run better than any one-party government. Addressing a press conference here as chief minister, Kumaraswamy said, "This coalition government (Congress-JD(S)) will run better than anyone party government and we will

Bengaluru, May 23: The Dalit face of the Congress in Karnataka and its state unit chief G Parameshwara has finally made it to the deputy chief minister's post, for which he has been a contender for too long. The longest-serving state state party president since October 2010, Parameshwara has remained a hardcore loyalist of the party ever since his political debut through the Congress. An

Bengaluru, May 23: Janata Dal (Secular) leader today took oath as Karnataka chief minister in the name of God and the people of Karnataka amid show of unity by anti-communal parties front of the Vidhana Soudha. On the same occasion, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. Governor Vajubhai Vala administers oath of office to the new CM and his deputy.