Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Former Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh died of a massive heart attack at a privatehospital here today, doctors said. Eighty-year-old Singh, ailing for the last few months, fainted at his home and was rushed to M S Ramaiah hospital where doctors declared him dead about 40 minutes later. Singh headed the Congress-JD(S) coalition government from 2004 to 2006. A nine-time

Mangaluru, Jul 27: Three youngsters have been arrested by Mangaluru City Police in connection with the murder of rowdy sheeter Pavan Raj Shetty. The arrested are Bipin Jogi (29), Charan (22), and Harish Poojary (28), all said to be local residents who knew the victim personally for years. Pavan, son of murdered rowdy sheeter Rohidas Shetty alias Vamanjoor Rohi, was hacked death at a deserted house

Bengaluru, Jul 27: A top police officer, who came out with a controversial report on alleged special treatment in jail to AIADMK (Amma) leader V K Sasikala, was yesterday served a legal notice by transferred Karnataka DGP H N Satyanarayana Rao. "You (D Roopa) are required to get an apology duly published in all leading newspapers in the next three days, failing which, I will be constrained to

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Admitting that chief minister Siddaramaiah has dropped hints about allotting the Home portfolio, Forest Minister B Ramanath Rai on Wednesday said that he is ready for any responsibility. “I have given my opinion to the chief minister. However, I cannot make that public as it was a closed-door meeting. I am a loyal worker of the party and will discharge any responsibility assign

Mangaluru, Jul 27: The ambitious 437-km Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) pipeline project from Kochi to Mangaluru is expected to be completed by December next year. The complex land acquisition process for laying the pipeline has been completed. The work was going on in full swing and GAIL was poised to award the works in two sections, spread on a 110-km stretch in Malappuram and parts of Kannur

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George has now filed a criminal defamation case against journalist Arnab Goswamy and Times Now channel for airing "fake news." Arnab Goswamy was the Editor-in-Chief of the Times Now when the controversial report in connection with IAS officer D K Ravi's death case was aired by the channel on March 23, 2015. The then home minister George was

Mangaluru, Jul 26: A local court has granted bail to all accused in connection with the stone-pelting that led to chaos in BC Road during the funeral procession of slain RSS activist Sharath Madivala earlier this month. Those who secured bail through district and sessions court on Wednesday include five hardline Hindutva leaders from the region who had gone absconding after the Dakshina Kannada

Mangaluru, Jul 26: Chief Minister Siddaramiah on Wednesday took a dig at media for “officially declaring” forest minister B Ramanath Rai as the next home minister of Karnataka. Responding to the media reports on new home minister after a cabinet meeting, Siddaramiah said that there are three vacant ministerial berths in the state cabinet apart from home ministry. “We have to fill three more

Mangaluru, Jul 26: Nearly one and a half dozen Ayurvedic therapy centres in Mangaluru have lost their licences in last few days for allegedly using the premises for “other purposes”. Mayor Kavita Sanil confirmed that the civic body has cancelled the licence of 17 Ayurvedic therapy centres after those centres were found to be used as massage parlours. She said that there was a mafia of skill game

Mangaluru, Jul 26: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of Aam Aadmi Party has decided to contest the next Mangaluru City Corporation election. The office bearers of the AAP on Wednesday announced at a press meet that the party would field candidates in all 60 wards of the MCC with an intention to “govern” the future ‘smart city’ and taking it back to the olden days of greenery, grace, grandeur and