Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 12: In what can be termed as a setback for the victims of 2009 Mangaluru pub attack, which had tarnished the image of the coastal city internally, a local court has acquitted 25 of the 30 accused in the case due to lack of evidence. The activists of Sri Ram Sena celebrated victory on Monday in the city after the Third JMFC Court Judge Manjunath pronounced the much awaited verdict.

Udupi, Mar 12: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led government has announced its first-ever sports policy for Karnataka weeks ahead of State Assembly pols. Giving details of the policy at a press meet here on Sunday, Sports and Youth Empowerment Minister Pramod Madhwaraj said that the policy lays emphasis on nurturing sportspersons who can excel at national and international levels. "The Cabinet gave

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 12: The Kerala government Monday temporarily banned trekking in state forest areas in the backdrop of the fire at Kurangani hills in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, in which nine people were killed. A decision to this effect was taken by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, a statement issued by the chief minister’s office said. As many as nine people, who were part of

Mangaluru, Mar 12: Following demand of local people, all four Indira Canteens in Mangaluru will now start providing boiled rice in addition to white rice. U T Khader, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, told media persons that many Mangalureans have complained that they cannot swallow white rice. “Many people have demanded boiled rice. Normally, people from Mangaluru prefer boiled rice, while

Two-time Independent member of the Rajya Sabha and media entrepreneur Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been announced as Bharatiya Janata Party’s sole candidate from Karnataka for March 23 biennial polls to the upper house. Mr. Chandrasekhar won twice in 2006 and 2012, both times taking additional votes from BJP and JD(S). In 2006, he won against Kannada writer U.R. Ananthamurthy. Active in Bengaluru’s

Bengaluru, Mar 12: In election-bound Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has fielded three Kannadigas in the Rajya Sabha polls by saying no to party high command suggested outsiders like Sam Pitroda and Janardhan Dwivedi. On Sunday, the Congress announced the names of former MLC L Hanumanthaiah, AICC spokesperson Naseer Hussain and KPCC general secretary G C Chandrashekar for the March 23 Rajya

Bengaluru Mar 12: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday said that law and order situation in Karnataka has eroded during the Congress rule. "Karnataka is not safe in the hands of the Congress. In Bengaluru, a policeman's wife was attacked and her mangalasutra snatched - a tell tale comment of the state of affairs" Irani said at a Mahila Morcha event in Bommanahalli in

Kalaburagi, Mar 11: Congress veteran and Kalaburagi MP Mallikarjun Kharge has openly expressed dissatisfaction over Bidar (South) MLA Ashok Kheny's entry to the party. Addressing a media conference here on Sunday, the former union minister said: "I have no idea why Kheny has joined Congress. People who brought him into the party have to explain how the joining will benefit the party.” “I don't

Mangaluru: Stating that education is the biggest asset of an individual and community, U T Khader, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, said that girls should be imparted both religious and material education. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Siraat Academy for Girls held on Saturday, March 10, at Jamiyyatul Falah Auditorium, in Mangaluru. The Academy was

Tumakuru Mar 11: Setting aside personal differences, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC President Dr G Parameshwara put up a united front at the Janashirvada Yathre rally held at Koratagere, Tumakuru district, on Sunday. Addressing a rally of Congress party workers, Siddaramaiah stressed that Parameshwara must win the polls. "If Parameshwara wins, it is as good as AICC President Rahul Gandhi