Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 15: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said "imposition" of any language on a state, which has its own official language, is unconstitutional. The statement comes against the backdrop of protests by pro-Kannada outfits against use of Hindi on Namma Metro signboards. Siddaramaiah had written to the Centre stating the state government was compelled to ask the Bangalore Metro

Mangaluru, Aug 15: Dakshina Kannada celebrated the 71st Independence Day with a spirit of patriotism and unity as people gathered at Nehru Maidan in the heart of the city to witness the unfurling of the National Flag on Tuesday. Minister of Forests, Environment and Ecology and District In-charge B Ramanath Rai hoisted the tricolour and received the guard of honour before inspecting the parade. A

Kasaragod, Aug 15: The disappearance of a 22-year old woman under mysterious circumstance on Monday at Cherur locality, close to Chandragiri river in Kasaragod, led to massive search operations by a team of Fire and Rescue Services personnel and the police in the deep waters. The personnel, equipped with sophisticated gadgets searched the swollen waters in vain and had to call off the efforts due

Karwar, Aug 15: Veteran Kannada actor Sadashiva Brahmavar, is now helplessly wandering on the streets of Karnataka. The miserable condition of the actor came to light when a few residents of Kumta in Uttara Kannada district recognized him. Sadashiva, who has acted in more than 150 Kannada movies and several TV serials, has bagged several awards too. The actor revealed that he was forced to leave

Bengaluru, Aug 15: As many as 21 police officers from Karnataka have been conferred with the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Police Medal for Meritorious Service by the President of India on the occasion of Independence Day. Malini Krishnamoorthy, Additional Commissioner of Police (West), A B Rajendrakumar, DySP (Nelamangala sub-division) and Munihanumaiah, ASI (CID)

Mandya, Aug 15: BJP national president Amit Shah came under severe criticism from devotees of the Adichunchanagiri Mutt at Bellur in the district, after a photograph of him sitting cross-legged in front of Nirmalanandanatha Swami, seer of the mutt, went viral on social media. Mr. Shah visited the mutt, a major religious centre for the Vokkaliga community, on Sunday. He had a closed door meeting

Bengaluru, Aug 14: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said BJP President Amit Shah has no moral right to call his government corrupt, asserting that none of the Congressmen had gone to jail on graft charges as it had happened during the BJP rule in the state. "Shah has been saying this repeatedly. He has no moral right to speak about my government," the chief minister said, as he came

Udupi, Aug 14: Aboobakker Siddiq, a youth from Udupi’s Yermal had been working as a heavy driver at a company in industrial estate in Doha Qatar, along with six others. Due to non-payment of salary for more than three months and false absconding (huroob) case filed by his sponsor, Siddiq had to remain at his room for three months helplessly. The case was pending in the court for his rightful dues

Mandya, Aug 14: Sri Nirmalanandanath Swami, the pontiff of Sri Adichunchungiri mutt, has sent out a clear message to the political parties, saying that he did not nurse any political ambitions unlike Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adithyanath. (Sri Nirmalanandanath Swami greets BJP National President Amit Shah at Adichunchungiri mutt in Mndya District on Sunday) “This mutt is known for

Bengaluru, Aug 14: Kannada actor and BJP leader Jaggesh's son Gururaj was stabbed in the leg by an unidentified man in a road rage incident on Monday morning. The incident happened when Gururaj was going to drop his son to his school in R T Nagar. Gururaj, the elder son of sandalwood actor Jaggesh said the incident occurred when he was on the way to drop his son. “He (an unidentified car driver)