Karnataka

Washington, Apr 21: The Trump administration on Friday claimed that in India, media outlets critical of the (Narendra Modi-led) government were allegedly pressured or harassed in 2017. "The Constitution (of India) provides for freedom of speech and expression, but it does not explicitly mention freedom of the press. The government (of India) generally respected these rights, although there were

Bengaluru, Apr 21: Former BJP MLA Belur Gopalakrishna has decided to join the Congress party on Sunday. Gopalakrishna, who failed to get the BJP ticket from Sagar Assembly constituency, on Saturday met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress general secretary in charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal and discussed his inclusion in the Congress. He had contested on the BJP ticket and defeated his

Mangaluru, Apr 21: Srinivas School of Architecture (SSA) students of Srinivas Institute of Technology (SIT), Valachil, Mangaluru received the ‘Award of Merit’ (South Zone) for documenting city-based historic Zeenath Baksh Masjid at a programme on April 18 at India International Centre, New Delhi. From left: Dr Shaila Bantanur, Adithya Hebbar , Santhosh Prabhu T N, Akshay kumar G K, Rajat K R, Maj

Mysuru, Apr 21: A protest organized by a some Muslim groups against the rape and murder of an 8-year-old in Kathua temple, took a violent turn on Friday at communally sensitive Kyatamaranahalli area in Mysuru. The Mysuru City police have clamped prohibitory orders under Udayagiri police station jurisdiction following a group clash wherein a police inspector and seven constables were also injured

Bengaluru, Apr 21: This 34-year-old Congress candidate from Govindarajanagar in Bengaluru with assets worth over Rs 1,020 crore appears to be the richest candidate in the fray for May 12, 2018 Karnataka assembly polls. The incumbent MLA of Govindarajanagar, Priya Krishna, son of Housing Minister M Krishnappa aka Layout Krishnappa was the richest candidate in 2013 too with the declared assets of Rs

Mandya, Apr 21: Deputy Commissioner N Manjushri, who is also the election officer, has lodged a complaint at Mandya West police station about receiving a threat call from an unidentified person on her mobile phone, here on Thursday. According to the complaint, she received an anonymous call from the phone number 90086 65774 on April 17 at 2 pm when she was busy on election duty. The anonymous

Bengaluru, Apr 21: IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri on Friday filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order upholding her transfer order. The petitioner has contended that the CAT has ignored the Supreme Court’s judgement in the Prakash Singh and Others Vs Union of India (2006), where it said the transfers of IAS officers should be done as per

Bantwal, Apr 20: A day after Bantwal’s sitting MLA B Ramanath Rai filed nomination papers, BJP candidate Rajesh Naik Ulippadi and SDPI candidate Mohammed Riyaz Farangipete on Friday filed their papers for May 12 assembly polls. Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary, former MLC Monappa Bhandary, former MLA Padmanabha Kottari and Davadas Shetty were present when Naik

Bengaluru, Apr 20: After a long wait, Janata Dal (Secular) today announced its second list of candidates for the 58 more seats May 12 assembly election in Karnataka, fielding its state unit chief H D Kumaraswamy in a second constituency. Kumaraswamy, a former Chief Minister, will also be contesting from Channapatna constituency, apart from Ramanagara, which was announced in the first list. In the

Mangaluru: The second edition of Nitte International Film Festival concluded on April 19 with S Durga as the closing film. For four days, film lovers in Mangaluru reported to the NIFF ticket counter at Bharath Cinemas, to catch as many films as their schedule permitted. About 60 award-winning and critically acclaimed films played across four days in the three screens dedicated to NIFF at the venue