Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 23: The city police arrested a youth for for allegedly attempting to disturb peace during the inauguration of Karavali Utsav. The miscreant has been identified as Litesh Jogi (26), a member of the Hindu Mahasabha. A large number of police personnel were posted for the inaugural function following threats to actor Prakash Raj on Facebook. According to the Barke police, Jogi was

The police have registered a case against BJP leader and Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje for allegedly trying to create communal tension in Uttara Kannada district through provocative tweets and lies. On December 14, she tweeted: “Jihadis tried to rape and murder a girl studying in 9th std near honnavar. Why is the govt silent about this incident? Arrest those who molested and injured

Mangaluru, Dec 22: The 10-day Karavali Utsav got off to a colourful start on Friday, with a colourful procession of folk teams reflecting the rich culture of Karnataka. The procession was flagged off by Minister for Food and Civil Supplies U T Khader. District-in-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai inaugurated the exhibition. The procession was taken out from Nehru Maidan to Karavali Utsav grounds. It

Bengaluru, Dec 22: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Friday said Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was continuing to humiliate and discriminate against Karnataka and Kannadigas. Reacting to the developments concerning the Mahadayi water dispute over the last two days, Kumaraswamy said that the people of north Karnataka should not count on the assurances made by the BJP leaders, as they would be

Mangaluru, Dec 21: The Akshaya Patra Foundation in association with GT Foundation and Diya Systems Pvt. Ltd announced the foundation stone laying ceremonyto build a mega kitchen in Mangaluru. This kitchen will serve mid-day meals to over 50,000 children from the year 2019. A ‘Bhoomi Puja’ was held on Friday along with the lighting of the lamp ceremony to usher an auspicious start to the

Mangaluru, Dec 22: Congress leader and food minister U T Khader has termed the formation of so called Hindu Task Force a political gimmick ahead of upcoming Karnataka Legislative Assembly polls. Sri Rajashekharananda Swami of Sri Vajradehi Mutt in Gurupur near Mangaluru recently announced the formation of Hindu Task Force exclusively to prevent so called ‘love jihad’ cases across the state

Udupi, Dec 22: An elephant and two leopards have been found dead near Karkala in Udupi district. While the wild elephant lost its life after accidentally falling into a pit, the leopards are believed to have died of starvation. According to Karkala Range Forest Officer Dinesh, the leopard carcasses were found on Wednesday and the elephant carcass was found on Thursday. “An autopsy revealed only

Mangaluru, Dec 22: A 25-year-old girl, who had escaped from the clutches of her family members at Dhargudde near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city and eloped with her boyfriend belonging to another community earlier this month, has brushed aside the allegations of ‘love jihad’. Priyanka’s family members had fixed her wedding with one Dinesh on December 11 against her will. When Priyanka left

Hubballi Dec 22: Kalasa-Banduri Horata Samanvaya Samiti has called for a bundh on December 27, in the Mallaprabha dam region in northern Karnataka. They demand the expeditious settlement of the Mahadayi river water dispute between Goa and Karnataka. Samiti convenor Rajanna Koravi appealed to the two state governments, here on Friday to set aside political differences and resolve the issue as soon

Bengaluru, Dec 22: Water Resources Minister M B Patil, on Friday, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is willing to hold talks with his Goa counterpart Manohar Parrikar to resolve the Mahadayi issue. "As per protocol, the Goa Chief Minister should have written to his Karnataka counterpart. But he has conveyed his government's willingness to hold talks to state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa," Patil