Karnataka

Bengaluru/ New Delhi, Aug 19: The Congress high command on Friday announced former Union Minister C M Ibrahim as the party’s candidate to contest the Karnataka Legislative Council byelection scheduled for August 31. The seat fell vacant following the death of BJP’s Vimala Gowda in April. Her tenure was to end June 2018. Ibrahim is known to be a loyal Siddaramaiah supporter — they go back to their

Almatti (Bagalkot district), Aug 19: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the state government has no role in the FIRs filed by Anti-corruption Bureau against BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on the denotification of government land at Avalahalli in Bengaluru. He was speaking to the reporters after offering ‘Bhagina’ to Krishna River at Lal Bahadur Shastri reservoir in Basavana Bagewadi

Mangaluru, Aug 18: The sixth additional district and sessions court on Friday rejected a bail plea by an accused in the much touted Karthik Raj murder case. Gourav Kayya, an accused in the murder of Karthik Raj, son of former Mangaluru taluk panchayat member Umesh Ganiga had moved for bail before the court. The judge D T Puttaranagaswamy upheld prosecution's contention that there was prima facie

Mangaluru, Aug 18: Officials of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs and legal meteorology departments started a drive against shops having non-approved and non-ISI marked weighing machines. On Thursday, as many as 394 machines were inspected, out of which 71 were found non-compliant with the guidelines, said U T Khader, minister for food and civil supplies. Speaking to reporters on Friday

Bengaluru, Aug 18: In what could be fresh trouble for BJP Karnataka president and chief ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered two FIRs against him in connection with land denotification cases, August 17. Mr. Yeddyurappa recently got relief from most corruption cases. BJP leaders claim that the FIRs are part of a “political vendetta.” Denotification of

New Delhi, Aug 18: Speculations are rife once again over release of new currency notes, and this time it is Rs 50. The lower denomination note made headlines after Rs 50 currency notes in new design and serial number were spotted on social media platforms earlier today. A radical change in the colour scheme is the first thing to pop out in the leaked images seen online. These Rs 50 notes sport a

Belagavi, Aug 18: Veteran theatre personality and centenarian Enagi Balappa passed away on Friday at his native village Enagi in Savadatti taluk. He was 103 years old and is survived by wife and eight children. His last rites will be held on Saturday. Born to Karibasappa and Balamma in the year 1914 at Enagi village in Savadatti taluk, Balappa was attracted towards theatre since childhood. He

Bengaluru, Aug 18: In the latest development in Vishal Sikka's resignation, Infosys company has directly blamed its promoter founder NR Narayana Murthy for the cause. An official statement by the company said, "Murthy's continuous assault, including this latest letter, is the primary reason that the CEO, Vishal Sikka, has resigned despite strong board support." The statement also added that it has

Karwar, Aug 18: Due to the contamination, the sea water at the Rabindranath Tagore beach here has turned green. According to the ocean biology study centre, the see water has never turned green in the last 10 years. The local residents and fishermen, startled by the colour of the waves hitting the shore, called up the office of the ocean biology study centre. Jagannath N Rathod, chairman of the

Kasaragod, Aug 18: A 40-year-old former politician from Kasaragod died in a freak accident after falling from a moving car and hitting her head on a lamppost in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. According to sources, Sunitha Prashanth first fell on the road from a moving car and then hit an electric post. While she died on the spot, her four women colleagues in the car suffered injuries when the car