Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 24: The Managements of Independent CBSE Schools Association is planning to move the court over the order of the government that all schools in the state should teach Kannada as either a first or a second language. The managements have said they have no problem teaching Kannada as one of the languages. But schools will find it difficult if it is made mandatory as a first or a second

Bengaluru, Oct 24: G Parameshwara, the president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has openly admitted that that some leaders from his party may join the BJP ahead of the Assembly elections next year. Speaking to media persons here on Monday he said: “The number of those quitting Congress will not be big. On the other hand at least seven legislators from the JD(S) are ready to join

Bengaluru, Oct 24: Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwesha Tirtha Swami and retired IAS officer S M Jamdar will face-off in a debate on whether or not the Lingayat faith is different from the Hindu religion, scheduled to be held in the last week of January next year in Bengaluru. Jamdar, who is spearheading the campaign for a separate Lingayat religion, had challenged the Pejawar Mutt seer for a debate after

Shivamogga, Oct 24: A first year MBBS student of the Shivamogga Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) has committed suicide in his hostel room after he was allegedly ragged by his seniors. The deceased is Raghu SG (20), who hails from Beguru village in Shikaripur taluk. He had returned to the hostel from his native after a Deepavali break on Sunday evening. He was found hanging from the ceiling fan

Dharwad, Oct 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said it is not wrong to go temple after consuming non-vegetarian food. During his Dakshina Kannada visit on Sunday, the CM had eaten fish and then paid a visit to Sri Manjunatheshwara Temple in Dharmasthala. Though the Saffron brigade tried to make CM’s fish consumption a controversy, the temple authorities themselves have said that choice o food is

Abu Dhabi, Oct 24: Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha, one of the premier association for Kannadigas in UAE, will be honouring Yakshagana stalwart Shekhar D Shettigar with ‘Da Ra Bendre Award’ during their Karnataka Rajyotsava celebration programme scheduled forNovember 3, at India Social Centre Auditorium. The day-long event of cultural activities will start at 10 a.m. being presided by patron Padmashree

New Delhi, Oct 24: The Supreme Court on Monday decided to put for final hearing a plea by the Karnataka government challenging quashing of the Lokayukta proceedings against former minister Katta Subramanya Naidu in the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) scam. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Sanjay Kishan Kaul granted leave in the matter and ordered expedited hearing in the

Bengaluru, Oct 24: Abdul Karim Telgi, a convict in counterfeit stamp paper scam, is on ventilator and is suffering from meningitis, according to his lawyer. "He is alive, but very critical and has been admitted to Victoria hospital. He is in the ICU and on ventilator. He is suffering from menigitis," Telgi's lawyer M T Nanaiah said here today. Telgi was admitted four days back, he added. "He

Bengaluru, Oct 24: The BJP on Monday continued its tirade against the state government for its decision to celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti on November 10, even as the ruling Congress accused the saffron party of double standards on the issue. “The Tipu Jayanti will spell doom for the Congress government in the 2018 polls,” BJP Yuva Morcha state president and MP Pratap Simha said at a state-level

Bengaluru, Oct 23: Karnataka government has banned riding pillion on two-wheelers with engine capacity of less than 100 CC, giving effect to a 2015 court order. The transport department also banned registration of such vehicles. "Not only has the registration of such vehicles which have seats for pillion rider been banned, but also riding pillion on two-wheelers below 100 CC is prohibited," said a