Karnataka

Bengaluru/Mangaluru, Sept 5: The Congress government and the Opposition BJP appear set for a showdown as the saffron party is firm on taking out its ‘Mangaluru Chalo’ bike rally from five districts across the State, starting Tuesday. Bengaluru City Police has refused permission for the rally and imposed prohibitory orders for three days under the Karnataka Police Act. The police tightened security

Chikkamagaluru, Sept 5: A youth belonging to Muslim family converted to Hindu religion to marry his Hindu girlfriend following the intervention of hardline Hindutva activists in Chikkamagaluru on Monday. Mustak Rajesab Nadaf (28) got converted to Hindu religion, under the guidance of Hindu Mahasabha Ganapathy Seva Samsthe and married Vijayalakshmi (21) at Omkareshwara Temple in Basavanahalli. The

New Delhi, Sept 5: The Supreme Court on Monday told the Karnataka government to refund the lifetime tax imposed on vehicles registered outside but plied within the state beyond 30 days. The court, however, allowed the state government to take an undertaking from the vehicle owners that they would have to deposit the tax again in case the state succeeds in its appeal. A bench of Justices J

Bengaluru, Sept 4: The Karnataka government today decided to repeal 143 acts that have either undergone consequential amendments or cannot be enforced. The decision was taken at a state cabinet meeting here. "We have decided to repeal a total of 143 acts, 135acts of the state and eight acts which have come from the central government," Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra told

New Delhi, Sept 4: Kerala is a “beef-eating State” and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has no problem with the people eating beef there, newly appointed Tourism Minister K Alphons has said. “Kerala is a beef-eating state. It is not going to stop eating beef. It will continue to eat beef. BJP doesn't have a problem,” he said while speaking a news channel after assuming charge of the Tourism

Bengaluru, Sept 4: Amidst an intensified campaign for a separate religious status to Lingayat faith, Karnataka irrigation minister M B Patil today accused BJP of linking the Lingayat faith with Hinduism. "The BJP has taken a stand. It has changed its position by calling Veerashaiva Lingayath a sect of Hinduism. They will not back our demand for Lingayat as a separate religion. It is apparent that

Mangaluru, Sept 4: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, three students of an engineering college were drowned in Netravati river at Inoli on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday. The thee students have been identified as Vishal, Shubham and Shreeram, all aged around 21 years. They were among a group of eight students from the same college who ventured into the water. While playing in the water, the

Mangaluru, Sept 4: Anti-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation has successfully concluded its second edition of Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) on outdoor workers of Mangaluru, with exclusive focus on auto rickshaw drivers of the city. It may be recalled that the first edition focused on traffic police personnel of Mangalore and Bangalore and the study report was published last year. The foundation had

New Delhi, Sept 4: Yes, you may not have to dig deep into your pockets to book a ticket to Europe. For, Indian low-cost carriers (LCCs), along with a few foreign airlines, are offering international tickets to Europe, at a much cheaper rate than before. Indian LCCs like SpiceJet and IndiGo are likely to begin long-haul international flights very soon. Else, Scoot, a Singapore Airlines' subsidiary

Bengaluru, Sep 4: Apparently disappointed over not finding a ministerial slot in the latest reshuffle, Belagavi BJP MP Suresh Angadi today faulted the state leadership for the dominant Lingayat community from north Karnataka not being included in the Union Cabinet. At present, there is no Lingayat representation in Union cabinet from Karnataka. It has two Brahmins, a Vokkaliga and a Scheduled