Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 23: Students vying for a coveted medical seat under the NRI and management quota in private colleges will have to fork out anywhere between Rs. 99 lakh and Rs. 1.88 crore for the course. Those who have been tracking the education sector say this is a more than 40% increase compared to the previous year when the maximum fee was Rs. 1.3 crore. The hike is being attributed to the

New Delhi, Jul 23: With tomato prices' skyrocketing, it has become important in the whole sale vegetable market of Madhya Pradesh's Indore city, to guard the pricey vegetable. It has been reported that in the wake of soaring tomato prices, cases of theft in the vegetable market of Indore have cropped up and has created tension amongst the sellers. The sellers now to safe guard the expensive

Mysuru, Jul 23: Describing the murder of RSS worker Sharath Madivala in Bantwal as politically motivated, BJP leader and former minister R Ashoka has accused Dakshina Kannada in-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai of aiding the killers. Ashoka, who took part in a protest at Agrahara organised by members of Vishwa Hindu Parishat (VHP) to condemn the murder of Madivala on Saturday, said that killers of

Mangaluru, Jul 23: The Karnataka Cultural Foundation has prepared a team of 300 volunteers to serve the Haj pilgrims from Karnataka in Saudi Arabia this year. The KCF have been involved in the task ever since the foundation was formed for the purpose four years ago. Addressing media on Saturday, D P Yusuf Sakhafi Bythar, Saudi national committee president of KCF, said: “The volunteers are natives

Mangaluru, Jul 22: A 10-year-old boy on Saturday drowned in a stone-quarry pit at a remote village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The police have identified the victim as Irfan (10), one of the six children of Husain and Zeenath couple from Kanchinadka Padavu near Ira village in Bantwal. The incident took place when the boy was playing near the quarry-pit in his village along with

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 22: Congress MLA M. Vincent was arrested by Kerala Police on July 22, 2017, a day after being charged with sexual harassment and stalking of a 51-year-old woman who attempted suicide earlier this week. Before the arrest, Mr. Vincent, a first-time legislator, was grilled for over two hours by a police team. He was later taken for further interrogation. The police team

Mangaluru, Jul 22: A woman has lodged a complaint in Bajpe police station against Mulki-Moodbidri MLA K Abhayachandra Jain accusing him of behaving rudely with her after his car hit her at Bajpe on the outskirts of the city. The incident took place at around 4:30 p.m. on Friday when 48-year-old Zainab was returning home after attending a mehendi function at Kinnipadavu. In the complaint, Zainab

Bengaluru, Jul 22: The Congress high command has reportedly asked chief minister Siddaramaiah to be "cautious" and "exercise restraint on sensitive issues" like having a state flag. AICC general secretary (in charge of Karnataka) KC Venugopal held a closed-door meeting with Siddaramaiah here on Friday and reportedly sought clarification on the issue before conveying it to the high command. The CM

Mangaluru, Jul 22: Venur Dhananjay Kumar, the former union minister and BJP’s first MP from South India, is all set to formally join Congress party amidst preparation for 2018 Assembly polls in Karnataka. Confirming the reports of his decision to change the party, Dhananjay told coastaldigest.com that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi assured the former to give a suitable position in the party

Mangalore, Aug 26: The Haj pilgrims who are expected to leave for Saudi Arabia from this coastal city in a couple of days, are now busy with their last minute preparations. The registration of pilgrims commenced on Saturday morning at the old terminal building of Mangaluru International Airport where the pilgrims are camping. As per the procedure, pilgrims have to register at the old terminal of