Karnataka

Chikkamagaluru, Jul 25: The Supreme Court has issued notice to Praveen Khandya, a local leader of Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal leader, on a plea by the Karnataka government against the Karnataka High Court’s order granting him anticipatory bail in an abduction case which had resulted in the death of a policeman in 2016. Khandya was said to be the mastermind of the incident relating to the

Mangaluru, Jul 25: Soujanya Hegde, a Mangaluru based model and mother of two has been shortlisted for the Haute Monde Mrs India Worldwide 2017 competition to be held in Gurugram, Haryana, on August 5. “After having achieved in my field of fashion and personal life, I wanted to give it a try in a field which is a dream for many married women,” Soujanya told media persons in the city on Monday. She

Bengaluru, Jul 25: The ruling Congress appears to have decided to step up its efforts to woo the dominant Lingayat community: Five Lingayat ministers in the Siddaramaiah Cabinet will embark on a state-wide tour next month to campaign for declaring the Veerashaiva-Lingayat dharma as a separate religion. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Monday, Higher Education Minister Basavaraj

Bengaluru, Jul 24: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said there is nothing wrong in a state having its own flag and argued that the regional identity of a state would never come in the way of the nation's integration. Tharoor, however, said his observations on the flag issue that has kicked up a row in Karnataka politics, were personal and his party hadn't yet taken an official stand on the

Bengaluru, Jul 24: As the momentum is gainingfor the proposed all India march by the scientific community on August 9, Karnataka government today said there will be no cut in funds towards pure science and related research and development work from its side. "I would like to assure and reassure every body over here that I'm not sure what government of India is doing, but when it comes to pure

Mangaluru, Jul 24: The much awaited Haj Bhavan, being built by the state government in this coastal city, would be ready by the next haj season (2018), according to Haj Minister R Roshan Baig. He was speaking at a farewell programme for the pilgrims organised by the Karnataka State Haj Committee at Ansar School, located near Mangaluru International Airport on Monday morning. He urged the Haj

Bengaluru, Jul 24: Kannada television industry’s controversy-monger star Pratham has created a new history by allegedly biting his co-star Bhuvan Ponnanna during a physical fight between the two. The incident took place last weekend when the cast and crew of the TV serial Sanju Mattu Naanu were packing up after finishing shooting. In a complaint Bhuvan stated that Pratham picked up a fight with

New Delhi, Jul 24: India recorded a 34.6 per cent decline in registered number of workers emigrating to Gulf countries between 2014 and 2016, informed the Ministry of External Affairs. This has led to a slight drop in overall remittances or private transfers made by Indians working abroad. The official figures for emigration to six gulf countries - United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar

Bengaluru, Jul 24: Eminent Indian space scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao, better known as Professor UR Rao, has died at his Bengaluru home early this morning. He was 85. “Prof. Rao, 85, passed away in his Indira Nagar home in Bengaluru a little before 3 a.m. on Monday,” an ISRO source confirmed. He was responsible for the launch of India's first satellite Aryabhata. Active almost until his last

Mangaluru, Jul 24: Ace rallyist from the coastal city, Ashwin Naik navigates to the pole position at the 9th edition of Maruti Suzuki annual motorsports rally, ‘Dakshin Dare’. The treacherous 2000 kilometre dirt rally was conquered by Ashwin accompanied by ace driver Suresh Rana to win their second consecutive title and to seal their victories in all national championships across the board . The