Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 27: Noted Kannada actor Chandrashekhar passed away in the wee hours of Saturday in Canada. 63-year-old artist is survived by his mother, wife and a daughter. Sources said, he had suffered a massive cardiac arrest. Chandrashekhar had made his on-screen debut as a child artist, and got into fame as a lead actor in Edakallu Guddadamele, directed by Putanna Kanagal. The success of the

Bengaluru, Jan 27: Siddaganga Mutt seer Shivakumar Swami underwent a surgery on Friday where three stents were inserted into his liver tube. The 110-year-old seer was operated upon at 3.30 pm at the BGS Gleneagles Global Hospitals in Kengeri. The surgery took around 40 minutes. According to the doctors who performed the surgery, this is the fourth such procedure on the seer, who has five stents

Bengaluru, Jan 27: Come February, government employees in Karnataka are expected to receive a pre-poll bonanza from the Congress-led administration. The state government is likely to announce a 24-30% pay hike for its 6.2 lakh employees and pensioners in the budget, and introduce holidays on alternate Saturdays in government offices. The decision is a bid to address demands for a five-day week and

Mangaluru, Jan 26: The presence of a bunch of hardcore Hindutva leaders including Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh strongman Prabhakar Bhat Kalladka during the much-hyped biography release programme of beleaguered Congress veteran B Janardhana Poojary on Friday evening on the premises of Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple has raised many eyebrows. Hundreds of people purchased Saala Melada Sangrama

A controversy has erupted in Karnataka over a Police communique directing withdrawal of cases registered against "innocent minorities" on charges of rioting among others with BJP today terming it as "Muslim appeasement". The Congress government, however, rejected the BJP charge and said the circular was applicable to all minorities and also involves those arrested during agitations over inter

Kalaburagi, Jan 26: Spiritual leader Siddeshwara Swamiji of the Jnana Yogashram in Karnataka’s Vijayapura, has politely refused to receive the Padma Shri award for the year 2018 stating that he had not accepted any honours in his life so far. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government had announced the list of awardees on the eve of Republic Day. Camping in Kalaburagi for a month since

Udupi: The Karnataka’s first Sea Walkway was inaugurated near the picturesque Malpe Beach by Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, Pramod Madhwaraj, here on Republic Day. The Malpe Development Committee had released Rs 53.5 lakh to the Nirmiti Kendra for the construction of the 500 metres sea walkway. It has 8.5 feet width. As many as 15 benches have been installed on the walkway

Bengaluru, Jan 26: Karanataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who addressed the people of Karnataka on the occasion of Republic Day on All India Radio (AIR), On Friday, said that the Indian Constitution is his religion (Dharma) and making the ideals in the Constitution a reality, his political vision (Raja Dharma). "The Constitution is the soul of a democratic nation. Of late, a few people have been

Bengaluru, Jan 26: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched 20 mobile Indira Canteens, at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, on Friday. "This system of serving subsidised food across the state, has given us satisfaction. The pain of hunger can only be understood by only those who experience it".... "It is only after understanding such pain that, we do not want anybody to go hungry," the CM said. "It is our

Moodbidri, Jan, 26: The prestigious Alva’s Education Foundation on Friday organized Republic day festivity at Vanajakshi K Shripathi Bhat amphitheatre at Puthige, here in a grand way to honor the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect in 1950. Patriotic fervor pervaded the atmosphere as students, decked in colors of the National Flag, lined up at the venue with miniature flags in