Karnataka

Kasaragod, Sept 4: In separate tragic incidents in the district, a man who jumped into the swollen Chandragiri river from the State Highway bridge met watery grave while two others, including a two-and-a-half-year-old girl, were feared drowned near here and Kumbla. Mani, 35, a resident of nearby Nagoori locality in Koodal village, is said to have jumped into the river on Sunday afternoon and his

Bengaluru, Sept 4: The Congress high command late on Saturday is learnt to have pulled up KPCC president G Parameshwara for staying away from last week’s swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan where three new ministers took oath. The move is said to have prompted Parameshwara to hurriedly convene a press conference on Sunday morning to issue a statement that there were no differences between him

Belthangady, Sept 4: In a case of immoral policing, two Muslim youths who had come to a college to meet their friends, were attacked by a group in Belthangady. The youths, who were attacked, have been identified as Mohammed Unais (19) and Yusuf (20) from Chikkamagaluru. As the video footage of the incident was circulated on social media, the Belthangady police took two men into custody on assault

Mangaluru, Sept 3: BJP state vice president and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on Sunday said the BJP Yuva Morcha will go ahead with its proposed bike rally to Mangaluru, to protest against killing of RSS activists, even if the state government denies permission. “Siddaramaiah-led Congress government is trying to suppress the proposed rally. The police have not given permission even after

Karwar, Sept 3: Anant Kumar Hegde, a hardline Hindutva leader and Member of Parliament from Uttara Kannada constituency in coastal Karnataka was on Sunday inducted as a Minister of State along with eight other faces by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Though Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel were among the aspirants from Karnataka, the PM chose the

Bengaluru, Sept 3: Expressing concern over Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision to go ahead with ‘Mangaluru Chalo’ rally that may trigger unrest in coastal region, Karnataka’s new Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy has said that maintaining peace in Dakshina Kannada district is one of his top priorities. “The Home Department cannot object to any political party taking out rallies. But, rallies should be

Bengaluru, Sept 3: “Ask Parameshwara (state Congress president) about it.” This is how Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reacted on Saturday on seeking to know the reason for Parameshwara not attending the swearing-in ceremony of new ministers on Friday. Initially, Siddaramaiah sought to downplay the issue, saying that the KPCC chief could not attend the ceremony as he was away in Delhi. But when media

Bengaluru, Sept 3: The movement for a separate religion for Lingayats got a boost with two prominent mutts —Siddaganga and Suttur — expressing their willingness for exit from the Hinduism. The two mutts in south Karnataka were steadfastly silent even as a debate was raging about the whole idea. Both the pro-and anti-separate religion factions were hoping that the two mutts would voice their

Shivamogga, Sep 3: Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council, K S Eshwarappa has demanded the state government to ban the Karnataka Forum for Dignity (KFD) and Popular Front of India. "Police probe has revealed that a district unit president of KFD is involved in the killing of Sharath Madiwala, a RSS worker in Dakshina Kannada district. Therefore, the government now has evidence to impose a

Bengaluru, Sep 3: JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said it is difficult for a Vokkaliga to become the chief minister because members of the community are treated as second-class citizens. Gowda made these remarks at the silver jubilee celebration of the Krishik Sarvodaya Foundation, where he shared the stage with Energy Minister D K Shivakumar, BJP leader R Ashoka and Adichunchanagiri Mutt