Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 9: As part of Karavali Utsav, which will begin on December 23, the Dakshina Kannada district administration will be hosting a two-day ‘Karavali Yuvajanotsava’ (youth fest) at Kadri Park on December 28 and 29. A number of competitions will be conducted for college students on both days. Auditions for selecting the participants will be held on December 15 and 16. Auditions for dance

Bengaluru, Dec 9: Minister for Municipal Administration Eshwar Khandre on Friday reiterated that both Veerashiva and Lingayat faiths are one and the same and expressed hope that leaders on both sides will soon shun their differences. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Khandre maintained that 'Veerashaiva' and 'Lingayat' are not different. "The words Lingayat and Veerashaiva are synonymous. While

New Delhi Dec 9: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $346 million (approximately Rs 2,242 crore) loan to upgrade highways in Karnataka. "The road network is a critical element of the transport infrastructure in Karnataka," said Ravi Peri, an ADB Principal Transport Specialist. The project will improve 419 km of state highways, upgrading them to two and four-lane and improving culverts and

Bengaluru Dec 9: KPCC president G Parameshwara accused the BJP of trying to create confusion within the ruling Congress over poll-related tours party leaders, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, have planned. The BJP has targetted Siddaramaiah's upcoming Sadhaneya Sambhrama tour, which the saffron party has claimed will cost the government Rs 50 crore. "The chief minister is slated to

Mangaluru, Dec 8: Two unidentified motorbike-borne men on Friday night opened fire on an employee of a clothing store at Car Streeet here. The incident took place around 8pm. The target was Mahalinga Nayak, an employee at M Sanjeeva Shetty Silks and Sarees. Mahalinga, who has sustained a bullet injury on his leg, was rushed to the hospital. The bike-borne youths fled the spot immediately after

Bhatkal, Dec 8: Tension prevailed in Honnavar town on Friday after the body of a 21-year-old man, who went missing after Wednesday's communal clashes, was found floating in a lake. The city had witnessed several incidents of violence on Wednesday evening when a minor traffic accident led to mobs going on a rampage across the city. According to sources, the deceased has been identified as Paresh

Bengaluru, Dec 8: Ravi Belagere, the editor of ‘Hai Bangalore', who pioneered yellow journalism in Karnataka, was detained on Friday by the CCB police on charges of giving supari (contract) to a sharp shooter to one of the staff of his own Kannada weekly. A CCB police team has already reached his residence in Padmanabhanagar and is questioning him in connection with the case. Sources said that he

Belagavi, Dec 8: Umesh Katti, a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and member of legislative assembly from Hukkeri constituency in Karnataka has triggered a controversy by calling some of his own party leaders as ‘Haraam-khor’ Mr Katti, who belongs go Lingayat community, made this comment after he was reportedly stopped by his party leaders from attending rallies seeking separate religion status for

New Delhi, Dec 8: The government today extended the deadline for mandatory linking of PAN with Aadhaar by three months to March 31, 2018. This is the third extension given by the government to individuals to link the Permanent Account Number (PAN) with the biometric ID. The Centre had already informed the Supreme Court that it is willing to extend till March 31 the deadline fixed for mandatory

Jeddah: Expatriates from high-tech Indian state of Karnataka in Saudi Arabia recently celebrated Karnataka Rajyotsava Day to commemorate the 62nd formation day of their state. The event was organized by Karnataka Non-Resident Indians (KNRI) Forum at Al Bakhira Banquet Hall, Harazath at Jeddah under the patronage of NRIs’ Forum Karnataka (Govt of Karnataka). Consul for Community welfare, Culture