Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sept 22: The Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha on Thursday trained its guns on Lingayat seer Mate Mahadevi, in the backdrop of the Supreme Court upholding the state government’s ban on her book on 12th-century reformer Basavanna. Her book 'Basavana Vachana Deepti' was banned because she changed Basavanna’s pen name from ‘Kudalasangama Deva’ to ‘Linga Deva’. Many more books containing

New Delhi, Sept 22: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday reserved its order on a plea by environmentalist K N Somasekhar, challenging the legality of the Karnataka government’s Yetttinahole project on utilising 24 tmcft of water from Netravati river to meet the drinking water needs of the parched districts in central Karnataka. The bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim wrapped up the hearing

Bengaluru, Sept 22: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa should focus more on development of North Karnataka rather than looking at the region as a vote bank, JD(S) vice president and MLA N H Konareddy said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Konareddy, who represents the Navalgund constituency in Dharwad district, said both Siddaramaiah and

Ballari, Sept 22: Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha announced on Thursday that flights would be introduced from the airport at Vidyanagar, Sandur taluk, to Bengaluru, Goa and Mumbai soon. He was speaking after inaugurating flight services to Hyderabad under the UDAAN scheme. A total of 30 new airports would be opened in the country in the days to come as part of the scheme

Mangaluru, Sept 21: A Doha-bound Air India Express flight from Mangaluru carrying 170 passengers was forced to return to Mangaluru International Airport due to a technical glitch, about 45 minutes after getting airborne. The aircraft made an emergency landing safely at the airport and there was no harm to any passenger or crew, an Air India Express official said. The aircraft is being inspected by

Bengaluru, Sept 21: Denying its involvement in the coldblooded murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, Goa-based hardline Hindutva outfit Sanatan Sanstha, demanded an “unbiased probe” into the case and said their volunteers (sadhaks) would “co-operate with any probe as required by law. “Don’t suspect us. No one from Sanatan Sanstha involved in this murder,” said the organization’s national

Puttur, Sept 21: The inaugural function of Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of St Philomena College Puttur was held on Thursday in college quadrangle. Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment and District in Charge Mr. B Ramanatha Rai in his inaugural address said, ‘Today, education has become the right of every citizen. However, in India less than 20 percent of the population can afford to have

Mysuru, Sept 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said his government was opposed to the formation of the Cauvery Management Board and that the lawyers representing the state had been asked to put forward this position very strongly in the Supreme Court. "The judges in the Supreme Court, who are hearing the case, had made a passing remark yesterday about the formation of the Cauvery

Bengaluru, Sept 21: As the Karnataka Assembly polls are due early next year, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today wished for another term for himself. He made his wish known in a tweet after inaugurating the 10-day Dussehra festivities in Mysuru. "As the chief minister, I have participated in the Dussehra festivities five times. I would seek the blessings of the people to continue participating in

Mysuru, Sept 21: Amidst the thick haze that had enveloped the pristine Chamundi Hills here on Thursday morning, the 408th edition of the Mysuru Dasara, celebrated as “Nada Habba”, got off to a traditional start. The beating of drums by the folk artistes rent the air as several hundreds turned up to witness the glorious folklore unfolding. Noted poet and Nadoja K.S. Nissar Ahmed inaugurated the 10