Karnataka

New Delhi/Hyderabad, May 1: The much-awaited Real Estate Act comes into force on Monday. However, only 13 states and Union Territories have so far notified rules under the Act which, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said, will enable only regulation of the sector and not “strangulation”. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act promises to bring in the much-desired transparency

Bengaluru, May 1: P Muralidhar Rao, BJP general secretary in charge of Karnataka, on Sunday said action would be taken against leaders issuing ‘street statements’ that are denting the image of the party. Speaking to reporters here, Rao said all issues would have to be resolved within the party forums. While saying so, Rao left Bengaluru, without giving any hint on whether the party would take

Hassan, May 1: In an shocking incident, an 18-month-old baby boy died in Anekannambadi village near Hallimysuru in Hassan district on Sunday shortly after being administered polio drops. Health Department officials, however, insisted that the death was not caused by polio immunisation. The child developed complications and died minutes after being given polio drops as part of the nationwide

Bengaluru, Apr 30: Cracking down on the feuding factions of the party's Karnataka unit, the BJP central leadership has relieved two office bearers each from the state President BS Yeddyurappa and senior leader KS Eshwarappa camps, of their charges. It also barred party members from participating in the activities of Rayanna Brigade, an apolitical forum of Dalits and backward classes floated by

Mangaluru, Apr 30: With two days to go for the controversial ‘Mangaluru Chalo’, the infighting among those who had announced the event at a press meet nearly two weeks ago has come to the fore and a few local Muslim leaders who had spearheaded the ‘justice for Qureshi’ campaign, have started accusing each other of indulging in “petty politics.” Meanwhile, Ahmed Qureshi, an accused in two attempt

Mangaluru, Apr 30: Thanking Mangaluru police for finally solving the murder case of engineering graduate Karthik Raj in his constituency, food and civil supplies minister U T Khader has demanded a public apology from BJP leaders for trying to give communal tinge to the case and misleading people. Speaking to media persons in Mangaluru on Sunday, the minister said that most of the BJP leaders

Vienna, Apr 30: Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen’s statement calling for all women to wear headscarves in solidarity with Muslims to fight rampant Islamophobia has evoked mixed reaction. While European rightists have criticized him for his support for woman’s right to wear an Islamic headscarf others in many parts of the world have welcomed his opinion as a move to bolster trust and

Chikkamagaluru, Apr 30: Acting upon multiple complaints about objectionable comments on the architect of Indian constitution B.R. Ambedkar and people of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on Facebook, the Sringeri police have traced them to be an act of a minor boy. The police arrested and produced him before a court in Sringeri. The accused had posted objectionable posts on his Facebook

Udupi, Apr 30: A widows quarters located on the 11th Cross of Mission Compound Road in Udupi was gutted on Saturday. Fortunately, there were no injuries or loss of life. Three widows, Celestine Salins (60), Sophia Bangera (75) and Gracy Welton (75), have been residing in the quarters belonging to the United Basel Mission Church for about 20 years now. The quarters, with four rooms and a common

Kasaragod, Apr 30: Yet another youth from Kerala, who was among the 21 persons who had gone missing under mysterious circumstances, is reported to have been killed in the ongoing U.S. strikes in Afghanistan. Bestin Vincent is said to have converted to Islam and identified himself as Yahya and fell in love with a girl of Century Dental College at Ponachi in the district. Hailing from Manacaud in