Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 22: Would you enrol your son Aadhyaveer Narasimharaja Wadiyar at a government school or send him to a private institution? Why have you not come with your army? These were among several inquisitive questions posed to the scion of Mysuru's erstwhile royal family, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, and his wife Trishika Kumari by students at the BBMP school in Byatarayanapura on

Bengaluru, Mar 22: Visit to Siddaganga, Sirigere, Madara Channaiah and Muruga mutts, road shows, addressing coconut, arecanut growers conventions among others form part of the itinerary of BJP president Amit Shah during his two-day tour of four districts of central Karnataka from March 26. The mutt visit spree of Shah is seen as a move to woo the dominant Lingayat and electorally significant Dalit

Bengaluru, Mar 22: Water Resources Minister M B Patil on Wednesday claimed the phones used by him and his family members are being tapped and feared there would be Income Tax raids against him before the model code of conduct for the Assembly polls comes into force. "My phone is being tapped. Not only mine, also that of my son, my wife, people around me, my organisations... The phones of 10 to 12

Bengaluru, Mar 22: The BJP on Wednesday said the government's decision to accord religious minority status to Lingayat-Veerashaiva community was a "pure election gimmick" and charged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with dividing the society. Addressing a press conference here, BJP national general secretary incharge of Karnataka P Muralidhar Rao termed the decision to constitute an expert committee

Chikkamagaluru, Mar 21: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday sought the blessings and support of the people of Chikkamagaluru, a malnad district of Karnataka from where his grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had scripted her political comeback. Rahul's Chikkamagaluru visit is part of the campaign for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections. Addressing a rally Rahul Gandhi

Sringeri, Mar 21: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi, who came to malnad region of Karnataka on Wednesday paid a visit to the Sringeri Sharadamba temple and offered prayers to the goddess. He prayed and made an offering of 108 coconuts and 'modaks' to the Sringeri Thorana Ganapathy. People in the area believe that Thorana Ganapathy never lets down his devotees. Later Rahul called on the mutt seer

Congress veteran and Veerashaiva strongman Shamanur Shivashankarappa, who is also a party MLA, and his son SS Mallikarjuna, who is a minister in Siddaramaiah government, have openly revolted against the decision indicating that they may even quit the party to join BJP. Shamanur Shivashankarappa, who is also the president of All India Veerashaiva – Lingayat Mahasabha, the powerful body of the sect

Bantwal, Mar 21: A group of miscreants, said to be the activists of saffron outfits allegedly thrashed two youths from Muslim community after a group girls hired their auto rickshaw for temple visit at Karinja in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada. The incident took place on Monday evening, when auto drivers Irfan and Nazim took five girls including two Hindus, for a stroll at the Karinja Temple

Udupi, Mar 21: A gang of thieves broke into a house in an apartment building at Koteshwar village coming under Kundapur police station limits in Udupi district and decamped with cash and valuables worth nearly Rs 5 lakh. According to the police, the gang broke into the house of Subbanna Shetty between 11 a.m. on March 19 and 11 a.m. on March 20, and decamped with gold ornaments whose value has

Mangaluru, Mar 21: The fourth edition of the Mangalore Premier League returned to its home environs after a one-and-half-year gap with a grand opening ceremony at Dr B R Ambdekar Stadium, Panambur, on the outskirts of the city. The formal inaugural ceremony was preceded by two matches and succeeded by one on Tuesday, March 20, which marked the beginning of the biggest cricket event of the coastal