Karnataka

Mysuru, Oct 23: Mysore-Kodagu Member of Parliament Pratap Simha and Mysuru district BJP president Kote M Shivanna called on senior party leader C H Vijayashankar at his residence here on Sunday. They were there to wish him on his 62nd birthday. But they utilised the opportunity to appeal to Vijayashankar to stay on in the party. The former Mysuru MP has, of late, expressed his disappointment with

Bantwal, Oct 23: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday Sunday virtually launched the Congress’ campaign for 2018 Assembly Polls from Bantwal by highlighting the achievements of the government and hurling charges against the BJP. Notably, a galaxy of nine ministers present on the podium. The programme marked the inaugurate various completed development works and laying foundation stones

Puttur, Oct 22: A post on WhatsApp of a morphed picture showing a Hindu deity over a Ka’aba, the centre of world’s holiest mosque in Makkah, triggered communal tension in Kadaba town near Puttur. Members of different Muslim organisations staged protest in front of the Kadaba police station on Saturday night demanding arrest of the miscreant who tried to disrupt communal harmony in the region. The

Bengaluru, Oct 22: Grammy award winner Ricky Kej's scheduled musical concert during celebrations to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Vidhana Soudha here, the seat of the state legislature, has been cancelled due to paucity of time after the government cut-short the programme. Since the government had cut short the two-day programme on October 25-26 to one day (October 25), it became difficult to

Mangaluru, Oct 22: The lack of discipline among Congress workers was evident when chief minister Siddaramaiah visited Dakshina Kannada on Sunday to inaugurate various projects in the coastal district. A helpless Siddaramaiah had to push Youth Congress leader Mithun Rai and a few other party workers away when they blocked former’s way in their bid to welcome him at Mangaluru International Airport

Bantwal, Oct 22: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday inaugurated 10 projects completed at a cost of Rs 148.29 crores in Bantwal taluk including a Mini Vidhana Soudha, a KSRTC bus stand and three drinking water supply projects. The Mini Vidhana Soudha built on 90 cents of land at a cost of Rs. 10 crore is spread over 3,225 sq m. The bus stand has been built on 1.50 acres of land and has come up

Udupi, Oct 22: Those who want to work in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries should make thorough enquiries before accepting the job and leaving the country instead of repenting later, said Dr Sanjeev M Patil, superintended of police of Udupi. Speaking to media persons during the weekly phone-in programme in his office Dr Patil also urged the Gulf aspirants not to get carried away by

Udupi, Oct 22: Accepting the challenge of retired IAS officer S M Jaamdar, Paryaya Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Teertha Swami said on Saturday that he was ready for a debate on how Lingayat–Veerashaiva community was a part of Hindu religion. Addressing presspersons here, he said that such a debate should be held at the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru after January 18. The seer’s

Mangaluru, Oct 22: Eminent city based businessman Maroor Padmanabha pai passed away in the wee hours of this morning (Sunday, 22nd October 2017), aged 86. He succumbed to cardiac failure at 12.40 a.m. at KMC Hospital, Ambedkar Circle, where he had been admitted after feeling ill last night. He was the founder of Maroor Padmanabha Pai and Co., a leading automobile spare parts dealership of the city

Bengaluru, Oct 22: The state government has instructed police officers part of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to report back to their original postings and parallelly monitor the probe into the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The move comes more than six weeks after the journalist was gunned down on her doorstep in West Bengaluru’s Rajarajeshwari Nagar on September 5. The SIT has only