Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 4: Having unsuccessfully tried to persuade the Congress to support its candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls from the state, the JD(S) has now resorted to arm-twisting tactics. The JD(S) on Saturday threatened to withdraw its support to the Congress in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Council if the ruling party fails to drop its plan to field a third candidate during the

Abu Dhabi: The Bearys Welfare Forum-Abu Dhabi, recently organized a seminar on Global Economy and Repercussions on NRIs focusing mainly on Gulf Kannadigas at Grand Continental Hotel, here. Several prominent NRI personalities from various fields attended the seminar. Saif Sultan of Hope Foundation was the resource person. Advocate Saaduddin Salih, Altaf Kateeb and Rafeq Ahmed of Sahibaan, Mohammed

Mysuru, Mar 3: Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, on Saturday, hinted at more members of his family contesting on a JD(S) ticket. He said anybody could aspire to be a JD(S) candidate, so there was nothing wrong in his nephew Prajwal Revanna seeking a party ticket. Speaking to mediapersons here, he said the candidate for Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency in Bengaluru was not yet finalised. "So

Mysuru, Mar 3: Senior IFS officer S Manikantan, who was the Conservator of Forests and Director of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, was killed in a wild elephant attack at Balle camp under the Nagarahole reserve forest in HD Kote taluk of Mysuru district on Saturday. It is said that the elephant attacked Manikantan while he was moving around in Balle range. Manikantan had gone to Belle camp to assess the

Karwar Mar 3: Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource Development, has claimed that the upcoming Assembly elections in the state are not a fight between parties but contest between "Goonda culture" and good governance. He was speaking in Karwar after launching "Mangaluru Chalo" Janasurkasha Yatre on Saturday. Javadekar, BJP’s Karnataka in-charge, said that the "inclusive

Chennai, Mar 3: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was admitted to Apollo hospital in Chennai yesterday. A medical bulletin later released by Apollo hospital stated that Pinarayi Vijayan has been admitted to the hospital at 11:55 pm yesterday for a routine annual medical check-up and he will be discharged tomorrow. Yesterday, Pinarayi Vijayan had visited the family of Madhu, the tribal youth

Mangaluru, Mar 3: A truck driver from Tamil Nadu was brutally hacked to death near Padil under-bridge in the city last night allegedly by another driver following a clash. The victim has been identified as Selvamani (38) from Tamil Nadu, who had come to Karnataka to deliver goods. Police have managed to arrest the accused, Petrol Suresh (49), who is also said to be a native of Tamil Nadu. He

Bengaluru, Mar 3: A 28-year-old software engineer lost his life after he accidentally fell from the balcony of his ninth-floor flat of a luxury apartment in Bellandur, southeast Bengaluru late on Thursday night. Gautam Kumar, resident of Sobha Daisy Apartments and software engineer with Indicubeto at Kadubeesanahalli, was hosting a Holi party for his friends when the tragedy took place. Around 11

Bengaluru, Mar 3: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday asked women to fight for their right for political reservations. Speaking after inaugurating the two-day 'Women of Worth (WoW) Karnataka 2018' summit, the chief minister said: "Equal rights should be given to women in all fields, especially in politics and administration. Since 1996, the Women's Reservation Bill that provides for reserving 33

Bengaluru, Mar 3: BJP legislator Lahar Singh on Friday rued the growing narcotics mafia in Bengaluru and said the state government should immediately crack down on the menace. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Singh who has been pursuing the issue for some years now, said even children as young as 11 and 12 years are getting exposed and addicted to narcotics like ganja in Bengaluru. Singh said a