Karnataka

Haveri, Dec 30: JD(S) leader and MLC Basavaraj Horatti on Friday stated that the BJP would make Anant Kumar Hegde as the Chief Minister if voted to power in the forthcoming Assembly elections. "B S Yeddyurappa won't become the chief minister if the BJP comes to the power in the forthcoming Assembly elections. Instead, the party will make Anantkumar Hegde as the chief minister," Horatti told

Manipal, Dec 30: Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), will have Srikanth Rao D., Professor, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, MIT, as its new director from January 1, 2018. A press release issued by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education here on Friday said Dr. Rao will take over from the incumbent, Gopalakrishna Prabhu K., who has been made President of Manipal University

Mangaluru, Dec 29: In the wake of threats issued by the saffron outfits against New Year’s Eve parties in the coastal city, Citizens Forum For Mangalore Development has sought the Karnataka Home Minister’s attention towards what it observed as the failure of police department to provide security to citizens. A delegation of the Forum on Friday called on Mangaluru City Police Commissioner T R

Mangaluru, Dec 29: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday inaugurated the Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL) the new state-of-the-art incubation centre at Mangaluru City Corporation building at Mallikatta in the city. Speaking on the occasion, she said that CEOL will lead to creation of new entrepreneurs in the area known for education, banking and healthcare. “

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has accused former chief minister and JD(S) state president HD Kumaraswamy of trying to fool the people of Dakshina Kannada and using Yettinahole project issue for political gains in the coastal district. Responding to the queries of media persons at Bagepalli, Chikkaballapur on Friday, the CM said that the shrewd son of Deve Gowda trying to project Yettinahole project

Chikkamagaluru, Dec 29: Former journalist and thinker Dinesh Amin Mattu has slammed the Indian media for portraying communal organisations like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad as ‘pro-Hindu’ groups. Speaking at the Komu Souharda Vedike’s 15th anniversary programme here on Friday, he said that RSS, VHP and likeminded organisations that attempt to divide society in the name of

Chikkamagaluru, Dec 29: Veerabhadra Channamalla Swamy of Nidumamidi Mutt on Friday said that the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992 gave birth to terrorism in India. Speaking at the second day event of Komu Souharda Vedike's 15th anniversary, here, he said that before the demolition of historic mosque, the violence was limited to Jammu and Kashmir. “After the demolition of the Masjid, terrorism

Bengaluru, Dec 29: AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal on Friday said Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar should first clarify his stand on releasing Mahadayi water to Karnataka. "Following which, the Goa Congress will also take an appropriate stand," Venugopal added. "First, Parrikar should have written to the Karnataka chief minister. Why did he write to Yeddyurappa? Let

Chikkaballapur Dec 29: "If the BJP has so much concern about resolving the Mahadayi dispute, let them submit an affidavit to the Mahadayi River Water Sharing Disputes Tribunal, that they will get water for Karnataka," challenged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Speaking to reporters at Bagepalli, here on Friday, he said "Does Jagadish Shettar have any legal knowledge? It is protocol that the chief

Team Mahindra Adventures Gaurav Gill took another measured step towards his fifth MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship, adding the Rally of Arunachal to his conquests here today. The three-time APRC champion and his co-driver Musa Sherif were in a class of their own, scorching the two night stages on Friday and winning two out of the four stages on Saturday to the delight of awe-struck