Karnataka

Udupi, Jan 19: The Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Mother and Child Hospital should become a model for all other hospitals, said Union Health Minister J P Nadda. Speaking at a function to dedicate the private run government hospital held at the District Offices Complex, here on Thursday, he said that it’s essential to provide free and quality healthcare to the poor. Mr Nadda said

Mangaluru, Jan 19: Two college students were arrested with 2 kg of ganja on Thursday in Kasaragod. Among them, one is an activist of the Students Federation of India (SFI) and the other studies in Mangaluru. Donald Kunhimon, 20, a student of Sridevi College, Mangaluru, and hailing from Karikottakari in Kannur and Shan Sebastian, 20, an SFI activist and a student of Government College, Kasaragod

Hassan, Jan 19: In an apparent case of reckless riding, a local leader of Bajrang Dal died after falling off his two-wheeler near Arsikere on Wednesday night. While the police call it an accident, the Hindutva outfits have raised suspicion it was a murder. According to sources, Sunil (28), Bajrang Dal district co-convenor, was returning from Guthinakere jathre on his motorbike, when he lost

Taking a dig at BJP leader and Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde for his ‘nalayak politicians’ remark, Janata Dal (Secular) state president H D Kumaraswamy has questioned the contribution of the six-time Uttara Kannada MP to his constituency. Kumaraswamy was replying to a query on Hegde’s remarks that the leaders of Hyderabad-Karnataka region lack vision for development and are nalayak (unfit). "As

Congress has accused Aam Aadmi Party of having a tacit understanding with the BJP, as the Delhi-based political outfit announced that it would contest "as many seats as possible" in the Karnataka Assembly elections. "Whenever the BJP finds itself in trouble, the AAP jumps into the electoral fray. What an example of brotherhood and coordination," Priyanka Chaturvedi, co-ordinator of the AICC

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who completed six day India tour and boarded an early Friday morning flight, last evening met a few Bollywood megastars who were named in leaked Panama papers for tax evasion, and expressed his love for Indian cinema. “The world loves Bollywood, Israel loves Bollywood, I love Bollywood”, said Netanyahu as he wished “Shalom” to the Hindi film fraternity at a

Mysuru, Jan 19: Taking a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that it’s unethical to misuse religion for political gains. Speaking at the valedictory function of the Suttur Jathra Mahotsava, CM said that a political party in India is expert in misusing religion for political gains and fooling people He said the Congress government would not allow any party to

Kollam, Jan 19: A 14-year-old boy was burnt to death by his mother over a property dispute with her husband's family, the police said on Thursday. The boy was missing from his house at Kundara near Kollam since Monday. His fully-burnt body was found in a compound adjacent to the house on Wednesday, the police said. The story of the gruesome killing unravelled when police questioned the boy's

Bengaluru Jan 19: Just when illegal mining has reared its ugly head once again, a quiet political resurrection is in the works for the Ballari Reddy brothers - G Karunakara Reddy, G Somashekara Reddy and G Janardhana Reddy. Ahead of the Assembly elections, the brothers are preparing the ground to make a comeback in the political mainstream after keeping a low profile ever since the multi-crore

Mangaluru, Jan 18: Another case of so called ‘love jihad’ has turned out to be a typical ‘lie jihad’. A team of police from Mumbai has arrested a Bajrang Dal leader from Mangaluru on charges of kidnapping a married woman and then accusing her husband of indulging in love jihad. The arrested has been identified as Sunil Kumar, a resident of Pumpwell and a known face of Bajrang Dal in Mangaluru. The