Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 12: Narendra Babu Sharma, a junior artiste-turned-astrologer, who gained popularity through astrological TV programmes, has predicted that JD(S) Karnataka state president HD Kumaraswamy would become the chief minister of the state. Speaking at the opening ceremony of Haasanamba Temple in Hassan, the self-styled spiritual guru, said that the state will witness another coalition

The Hajj operations from Mangaluru and a few other Indian airports are likely to be stopped, at least temporarily, as a fresh Hajj Policy drafted by a ministry of minority affairs committee has explicitly recommended reducing the embarkation points for the pilgrimage from 21 to nine. The five-member panel appointed by the by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government to draft a new

Udupi, Oct 12: Members of the Hindu Jagrana Vedike (HJV) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Wednesday against what they termed as “anti-Hindu” policies of the Congress-led State government and against the arrest of leaders and activists of Hindutva groups. In a memorandum addressed to the Governor and submitted at the Deputy

Bengaluru, Oct 12: Three months after he was forced to tender apology for exposing the ‘suitcase culture’ of Janata Dal (Secular), Prajwal Revanna, son of senior JD(S) leader H D Revanna has raised voice against the “bucket culture” (sycophancy) in the party. The semi-rebel grandson of former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda has also indirectly expressed his desire to contest from

Mangaluru, Oct 12: In a gruesome accident, a two-wheeler rider was crushed to death under the wheels of a truck at Thokkottu junction on the outskirts of the city on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as Saleem (30), a resident of KC Road. The ill-fated two-wheeler was following a speeding truck that was moving towards Talapady from the city. When the truck driver suddenly reduced

Bengaluru, Oct 12: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, state Congress president G Parameshwara and other party leaders will meet AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday to apprise him of the party’s preparation for the 2018 Assembly election. The party has been facing the heat from AICC general secretary in charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal on the lacklustre response to the Mane Manege

Bengaluru, Oct 12: The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday quashed the lower court proceedings against Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation D V Sadananda Gowda with regard to a complaint registered against him for violation of election code of conduct. A complaint was registered against Gowda for alleged violation of poll code where he went on his election campaign beyond

Mangaluru, Oct 12: Congress leader and chief whip of the government in the Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza has threatened to file a defamation suit for Rs 300 crore in damages against three legislators from BJP for levelling baseless allegations against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. BJP MLC and former minister B J Puttaswamy, former BJP MLC Go Madhusudhan and MLA Ravi Subrahmanya had stated that

Mangaluru, Oct 11: the City police have arrested five persons in connection with the murder of Zubair at Mukkachery in Ullal on October 4. The arrested are Suhail alias Abdul Rahman Suhail (23) of Mukkachery, Nijamuddin (23) of Ullal, Mohammed Mustafa (21) of Sankolige, Tajuddin alias Hassan Tajuddin (24) of Dharma Nagara in Ullal, and Asif alias Manda Asif (40) of Mukkachery. The arrested were

Indira Canteens, the Karnataka government sponsored chain of desi fast-food joint, are expected to start functioning in all taluk headquarters in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts from January 1, 2018. At a Cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Municipal Administration Department was directed to identify locations for establishment of 246 Indira Canteens in all taluk and