Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 2: A local court here has sentenced a 35-year-old man to three years imprisonment on finding him guilty of bludgeoning the brother of his wife to death. According to the chargesheet by the Uppinangady police, Ramesh (35) was not happy with his mother-in-law Kalyani over the latter’s partition of agricultural land between him and his brother in law Balakrishna (24). On November 24

Belagavi, Dec 2: The state government should be serious on making mandatory Kannada medium study from class 1 to 8 for all students in order to strengthen the language, said poet Prof K S Nissar Ahmed. He was speaking at a programme to felicitate Rajyotsava awardees of Belagavi district — Siddharam Swami of Naganuru Rudrakshimath, Hindustani vocalist Pandit Rajprabhu Dhotre and senior engineer B A

Honnavar, Dec 2: At least five people suffered injuries during a communal clash over temporary installation of replica of Prophet’s tomb and unfurling flags at Chandavar in Honnavar taluk of Uttara Kannada district on the eve of Eid Milad on Friday. As a precautionary measure, the police have taken over 25 people into preventive custody and have deployed additional forces at sensitive and hyper

Bengaluru Dec 2: Karnataka Water Resources Minister M B Patil said he would take legal action against state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa for reportedly calling him a "commission agent" in the state government. "I have consulted legal experts regarding former chief minister Yeddyurappa calling me a commission agent in the Siddaramaiah government. A case will be filed against him," Patil said. A notice

Bengaluru, Dec 2: With barely five months left for the Assembly elections, Siddaramaiah is all set to create a record of being the first chief minister in the last four decades to complete the full five-year term. The last chief minister who was in the office for the entire five years was the late D Devaraj Urs (1972-77), who too was a backward classes leader like Siddaramaiah. Incidentally, both

Moodbidri, Dec 1: “Poets from ancient times have discussed politics in their works. They have made consistent references to constituencies and administration policies. Writers and poets can only write and discuss politics, and stay away from associating with political propaganda. It is absolutely vital for literary figures to evaluate the impact of their words before they utter them,” said Dr

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government, which is keen to introduce so called ‘Muslim Woman Protection of Rights’ on Marriage bill in the winter session of Parliament that starts on December 15, has not only proposed ban on instant triple talaq or Talaq-e-Biddat but also recommended imprisonment for those who violate this ban. According to sources, the union government has told State

Bengaluru, Dec 1: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President G. Parameshwara clarified that he would contest the 2018 Assembly elections from his home constituency Koratagere. Speaking to presspersons here on Friday, the KPCC chief said he would not leave his home constituency and migrate to other constituencies during the next Assembly elections. In fact, Dr. Parameshwara has

The Central Secretariat meeting of Popular Front of India has strongly condemned the remarks of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Dharma Sansad held in Udupi that ‘only Ram Mandir and nothing else will be built in Ayodhya’ where saffron extremists had demolished historic Babri Masjid. PFI Chairman E Abubacker presided over the meeting. General Secretary Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Secretary Abdul Wahid Sait and

Bengaluru, Dec 1: Chief Minster Siddaramaiah led Congress government in Karnataka has rejected the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central NDA government’s proposal to partly privatise district hospitals in the state. The centre had proposed to the state department of health and family welfare, that for the second and third stage, the heart and cancer departments be handed over to private