Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa has accused the Siddaramaiah government of “raking up” issues such as separate religion for the Lingayat-Veerashaiva community to cover up its “lapses” and “maladministration”. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday, Eshwarappa said it was a ploy to divert people’s attention from the failures of the government. “If each caste is

Bengaluru, Jul 29: The state BJP is set to emulate one more success mantra from Uttar Pradesh in poll bound Karnataka. The state unit has sought the very motorcycles extensively used for campaigning during the Assembly polls in the Uttar Pradesh for the party activities in Karnataka. The party considers the bikes painted white background with stripes in saffron and a sticker of the lotus symbol

Bengaluru, Jul 29: With three more of its MLAs resigning from the Gujarat assembly, and threat of more desertions looming large, a rattled Congress dispatched a plane-load of its MLAs to party-ruled Karnataka, to fend off more poaching attempts. Sources in Bengaluru said that 46 party MLAs landed at Kempegowda airport late on Friday evening and were spirited to a nearby resort by Karnataka

Moodbidri, Jul 29: Mohan Alvan, chairman of The Alva’s Education Foundation, has said that his institution has a transparent administration and is ready for investigation by any agency into the death of Class 10 student Kavya. He said that he was pained over the media reports about the alleged suicide of Kavya by which he and the foundation were shown in bad light. In a statement, Mr. Alva said

Mangaluru, Jul 28: After successful raids against massage parlours and gambling centres across the city, Mayor Kavitha Sanil on Friday conducted a surprise dive to clear parking encroachments. This time the Mayor targeted two under construction buildings in the heart of the city. Team of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) officials led by the Mayor demolished structures, cleared construction

New Delhi, Jul 28: Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj has won much affection from people on social media for her prompt responses and help. Millions of grateful Indians have now been joined by a woman from Pakistan, whose wish may not please her Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif. "Lots and Lots of Love and respect from here. Wish you were our prime minister. this country would have changed," read a tweet

Kundapur, Jul 28: District in-charge minister has urged farmers living in the Varahi Irrigation Project area to allow water from the Varahi to be supplied to Udupi city. Chairing a review meeting on Varahi Irrigation Project at the Taluk Panchayat Hall, here, Madhwaraj pointed out that the city was facing a chronic drinking water shortage during summer and the Varahi had perennial water round the

Mangaluru, Jul 28: The construction work of proposed Beary Bhavan is expected to commence soon at Bytharli, Kudupu in Managluru. The Rs 7 crore building will also house Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy. Academy chairman B A Muhammed Haneef who will be demitting office on August 13, after completing a three-year tenure, on Thursday listed the achievements of the academy during his period. He said

New York, Jul 28: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has become the world’s wealthiest man, surpassing Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after his shares surged on Thursday. The Forbes magazine said its real-time tracking of personal fortunes showed Bezos with a net worth of USD 90.5 billion, ahead of the USD 90 billion for Gates. Bezos owns around 17 per cent of the equity of Amazon, which has been expanding

Hubballi, Jul 28: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah opined that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did wrong by breaking the grand alliance, as people had voted for it only because JDU and RJD faced the polls together. Neither JDU nor RJD would have come to power if they had faced the polls separately, he felt. “Nitish Kumar is doing opportunistic politics,” he criticised. There is no need of