Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 27: The Mahadayi river dispute can be resolved only with the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Monday. Speaking to reporters in Naragund, a delegation of representatives of all parties had met the PM and various correspondences had been made. "We have done everything we should have. It is for the Prime Minister to resolve the

Chikkamagaluru, Nov 27: Provocative statements by leaders of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal ahead of Datta Jayanti programme at the historic Baba Budangiri darga site on the outskirts of the city has created a tense atmosphere in the communally sensitive region. The activists of VHP and BD are also organising bike rallies in different parts of Chikkamangaluru district to mobilise people for

Madikerin, Nov 27: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former union minister Subramanian Swamy has promised the Kodavas to help them get autonomous status for Kodagu. He was speaking at the 27th Codava National Day, organised by the Codava National Council at Madikeri on Sunday. Mr Swamy said the demand for autonomy for Kodagu was perfectly justified to protect their race, community, traditions and

Kasaragod, Nov 27: The destruction of five vehicles in a fire at a vehicle dumping ground along the National Highway at Chattamchal near here on Saturday has again bought to focus the vehicle dumping policy of the authorities. The Vidyanagar police here have registered a case as signs of deliberate attempts to destroy the vehicles were found. A preliminary investigation found dried coconut palm

Abdul Rauf Puthige is a quite familiar name in Mangaluru. Son of a doctor-turned-cleric from Puthige locality in the temple town of Moodbidri, the 51-year-old ever-enthusiastic gentleman is a well-established realtor, social worker and philanthropist who gives priority to charity rather than publicity. His sudden entry to politics as the Karnataka state general secretary of Janata Dal (Secular)

Mangaluru, Nov 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi should learn from former PM Indira Gandhi, who accepted all sorts of criticism, said Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader. Speaking at the valedictory ceremony of the birth centenary celebrations of Indira Gandhi organized by district Womens' Congress, the minister said that the late PM was a leader of the masses and also the most famous woman

Udupi, Nov 26: Even though Vishwa Hindu Parishath international executive president Pravin Togadia had claimed that Udupi’s Dharma Sansad has nothing to do with politics, he made vailed attack against Congress while delivering the keynote address at the massive Hindu Samajotsav organised as a part of the valedictory ceremony of the three-day event here on Sunday. “The only wish that all Hindus

Udupi, Nov 26: A senior seer from Kashi, who was one of the guests at the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Dharma Sansad in Udupi, has called upon the Hindus to keep weapons with them always rather than mobile phones. Speaking at a session on the final day of the Dharma Sansad, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Narendranand Saraswati Maharaj said that carrying weapons is need of the hour for Hindus. “Those

Udupi, Nov 26: Cow protection took centrestage on the last day of the Dharma Sansad organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) here, with resolutions passed on a uniform ban on cattle slaughter across the country, preparation of a dossier on cow thieves, and creation of awareness on cow urine and ‘panchagavya medicine’. Nearly 2,000 sadhus and sants from attended the three-day event. Briefing

In its continued bid to woo Dalits ahead of looming Assembly polls in Karnataka, the state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has come down heavily on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah just for not including Dr B R Ambedkar’s photograph in a government advertisement to mark Constitution Day. BJP spokesperson and MLA S Suresh Kumar pointed out that in the advertisement put out by the Congress government in