Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 10: Clarifying Karnataka government's official stand on the controversial new rules of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling them “unconstitutional” and warning of their “far-reaching negative impact on Indian society and economy”. He said in the two-page letter that the move was against

Bengaluru, Jun 10: The Karnataka government will take steps to acquire 33 acres around the Mangalore International Airport at Bajpe for extension of the runaway, Industries Minister R?V?Desphande informed the Legislative Council on Friday. Replying to a query by Ganesh?Karnik (BJP), Desphande said the state government has written to the Ministry of Civil Aviation that the expenditure for the

Bengaluru, Jun 10: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday surprised members cutting across parties in the Legislative Assembly when he displayed his hold over Kannada grammar. When BJP MLA Y A Naray¬anaswamy complained in the Assembly that Kannada was suffering as a result of the trend of parents admitting their children to private English schools, Siddaramaiah sought to know whether his children

Bengaluru, Jun 10: Sand availability in the state will improve in the coming days with the state government taking steps to streamline the process of sand blocks allocation, Mines and Geology Minister Vinay Kulkarni informed the Legislative Council on Friday. Replying to M?B?Bhanu¬prakash (BJP), the minister said the Mines and Geology department has identified 322 sand blocks across the state. Of

Bengaluru, Jun 10: Governor Vajubhai Vala has finally approved the name of former MLA,?C?M?Lingappa, for nomination to the Legislative Council. Last month, the governor approved the names of KPCC member Mohan Kondajji and former mayor P R Ramesh for nomination to the Council but rejected Lingappa's name. As per the rules, those who have contributed significantly to the field of arts, literature

Bengaluru, Jun 10: Switch to the election mode. This was the message Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave to the party legislators at the Congress legislature party meeting held on Friday. He gave some tips to the legislators for improving their image in the coming days. Go back to the constituencies soon after the session, review implementation of the government schemes and listen to people's

New Delhi, Jun 9: Jammu and Kashmir BJP legislator Ramesh Arora has sought ban on momos in the state. According to him, it contains cancer-causing element. Arora said that momos contains Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), which causes cancer. He had also convened a seminar last week warning people about eating one of the most popular street foods in India. Arora further said that the salt used in momos

New Delhi, Jun 9: The Supreme Court upheld the newly-inserted provision in the Income Tax Act mandating linking of the Aadhaar number with the Permanent Account Number (PAN) on Friday, but partially blocked its operation. A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan in their judgment held that those who already possess the Aadhaar number will have to link it with PAN, but it cannot be

Bathinda, Jun 9: A 30-year-old man, suspected of supplying drugs to youths, was lynched by a mob in a village in Talwandi Sabo subdivision of this district. Police said Vinod Kumar was killed yesterday after being attacked with sharp weapons by the mob at Bhagi Wander village. "He was facing some cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and had come out of jail only 3-4 days

Bengaluru, Jun 9: Health Minister Ramesh Kumar on Friday announced that a thorough inquiry would be held to check the veracity of entry of plastic rice, sugar and eggs into Karnataka market. He has also said the government would be able to confirm or deny media reports in this regard on Monday after getting the inquiry report. In the legislative assembly on Friday, Leader of the Opposition