Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sept 2: The state BJP leaders on Friday urged Governor Vajubhai Vala to disqualify eight MLCs, including R B Timmapur, for furnishing false information to include their names in electoral rolls in Bengaluru last year. In a memorandum submitted to the governor, the party also urged him to take action against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for “aiding and abetting” the MLCs to commit the

Bengaluru, Sept 2: The State High Level Clearance Committee (HLCC) headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has cleared four projects with a total investment of Rs 3,596 crore, which is said to create employment for 3,842 persons, Major Industries Minister R V Deshpande said on Friday. The investments are in the automobile, chemical, service and textile sectors. TVS Motor Company Ltd, Bengaluru, will

Bengaluru, Sept 2: Wait for your turn and abide by whatever the party decides. This was JD(S) leader H D Revanna’s advice to his son Prajwal, who has publicly expressed his intent to contest the 2018 Assembly elections. Prajwal (27) has said he wants to be the JD(S) candidate from either Belur (Hassan), Hunsur (Mysuru) or Rajarajeshwari Nagar (Bengaluru city) Assembly constituencies. “I took 15

Mangaluru, Sept 1: Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal burnt Chinese products as part of a nation-wide campaign to boycott products made in China on Friday. The saffronists staged protest by burning various products including toys, mobile phones, gym equipment, electronic games and other items to mark their protest against China's aggression. Hindu organisations also burnt the

Bengaluru, Sept 1: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday inducted three new faces into his council of ministers to fill the vacant slots months ahead of the Assembly polls in Karnataka. At a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to H M Revanna, R B Thimmapur and Dr M C Mohan Kumari (Geetha Mahadeva Prasad). Revanna and Thimmapur

Bengaluru, Sept 1: It’s official. Senior Congress leader R Ramalinga Reddy, who was the Minister for Transport so far, is the new Home Minister of Karnataka. Reddy, the six-time MLA was on Friday handed over the Home portfolio that was with the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after G Parameshwara resigned from the powerful post earlier this year. Reddy’s Transport portfolio was handed over to new

Mangaluru, Sept 1: Downplaying the recent Supreme Court verdict on ‘instant triple talaq’, senior Islamic scholar Thwaqa Ahmed Musliyar has clarified that the much-hyped practice doesn’t even exist in Islam. The Supreme Court of India last month scrapped the controversial practice of ‘instant triple talaq’ and called it unconstitutional. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the verdict as victory

Bengaluru, Sept 1: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President G Parameshwara has dismissed the media reports about his attempts to bring Kannada actor Darshan to the party as “mere rumours”. “I don’t know anything about Darshan joining the Congress,” Parameshwara told reporters. He also clarified that he never tired to woo Darshan or any other actor to join the party. “Not just Darshan

Bengaluru, Sept 1: Former chairman of Infosys R Seshasayee on Friday shot back at the company’s co-founder Narayana Murthy, claiming that the latter on carrying out his personal ‘vendetta' against him and his charges were extremely offensive. “To quote an anonymous whistleblower letter that alleged many things, which have subsequently been proved baseless and false through multiple investigations

Mangaluru/Udupi, Sept 1: Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, was celebrated with religious fervor across coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and some parts of neighboring districts on Friday. In their sermons, the clerics stressed for unity and communal harmony while delivering the message of the Eid. Locally known as ‘Bakrid’, the second major festival of Islamic calendar is