Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 20: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the Congress deserved credit for the reduction in GST rates, saying it was done after the party staged nationwide protests against the high rates. Speaking at the birth centenary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi at the KPCC office, Siddaramaiah took on the opposition BJP for mocking the state government's mid-year review of the

Bantwal, Nov 19: Congress leader and former union minister B Janardhana Poojary has blessed the BJP leader and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who had defeated the former in two consecutive Lok Sabha polls. The two leaders met during inauguration of the flag post procession organised by the Billava Samaja in honour of the deity of the Rajarajeshwari Temple of Shree Kshetra Polali at

Udupi, Nov 19: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday formally inaugurated the renovated and renamed Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdulla Maternity and Children’s Hospital near Chittaranjan Circle in Udupi. The district maternity and children’s hospital is a part of the Udupi’s district government hospital. However, while the district government hospital is located at Ajjarkad

Mangaluru, Nov 19: It was an eventful and fruitful day to remember and cherish, a day of celebrations and jubilations for the very enthusiastic 600 children residing in 10 different orphanage schools in and around Mangaluru who crave for parental love and affection but unfortunately deprived. Leaving behind their pain, agony, ignoring their Grief and grievances they felt the sense of freedom

Udupi, Nov 19: Vishwasada Mane, a home for destitues in Udupi, which has been providing food, shelter and clothing to destitues until they reunite with their families for several years, is now felicitating the reunion of eight more destitutes found at various places, with their family members. Speaking to media persons here Sunil D'Souza, the pastor of Vishwasada Mane, said that the eight persons

Mangaluru, Nov 19: At least four persons suffered injuries in separate cases of dog attacks in Mangaluru and Bantwal taluks in last three days. On Saturday, a Rottweiler dog jumped the compound and bit a BBM student without any provocation at Patrao Lane in Mangaluru city. On hearing the student's cries, the dog's Shalini Rai, who runs a paying guest facility, and her neighbours rushed to the spot

Former Karnataka MLA Mahima Patel, son of former chief minister J H Patel, joined the Janata Dal (United) here on Sunday in the presence of party's national president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Patel was inducted into the JD(U) in the presence of Kumar, party's national general secretary K C Tyagi and its state unit president Bashishtha Narayan Singh, among others. Speaking on the

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah led Karnataka government is protecting the interests of Muslim organisations that have been raising slogans in favour of Pakistan and indulging in anti-national activities, alleged Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council K.S. Eshwarappa. Speaking at a BJP rally organised to protest against the State government at Chitradurga on Saturday, he said that withdrawing

Bengaluru, Nov 19: A woman, posing as a non-Indian resident nurse, allegedly duped a techie of Rs. 4.7 lakh by promising to send ornaments he could use to help her buy a house. Rachana Karam Vaidya, who introduced herself as a nurse in United States of America, befriended Ravi Kumar, a resident of Nelamangala in Bengaluru on a social networking website. Ramesh, who works as an engineer with a

Udupi, Nov 19: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia will visit the Sri Mookambika Temple at Kollur in Udupi district on Monday. Sources in the temple said that she would participate in the Mangalarti at the temple at 11.20 a.m. She would be given a traditional Purna Kumbha welcome at the entrance of the temple. There would be tight security around the temple during her visit. As a