Karnataka

New Delhi, Apr 30: As part of its countrywide expansion plan, BJP has identified 120 Lok Sabha constituencies where the party hasn't done well in the past but is optimistic of turning the fortunes in 2019 elections. Party members will be asked to hold regular interactions with people to acquaint them with the party's ideology and also the achievements of Modi government. Instead of being

Bengaluru, Apr 30: Tension prevailed for a while at Bilva Hospital in Vyalikaval locality of Bengaluru city on Saturday after fire broke out in the second floor of the hospital building. Six patients and nine hospital staff were safely evacuated from the second floor. Preliminary investigation indicated electric-short circuit caused the accident, said the Vyalikaval police. The incident occurred

Bengaluru, Apr 30: Leader of the Opposition in the Council K S Eshwarappa has demanded that state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa apologise to BJP national general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh for holding the latter responsible for the dissidence in the party. Speaking to reporters at his residence here, he said Yeddyurappa’s remarks against Santhosh hurt the workers of the RSS, which is

New Delhi, Apr 29: The Congress has removed Digvijaya Singh as the party in charge of Goa and Karnataka. A Chella Kumar has now been given charge of Goa while KC Venugopal has been appointed in charge of Karnataka. The move comes after the Goa fiasco where Congress failed to form government and ahead of assembly elections in Karnataka to be held in 2018. Digvijaya had come in for a lot of

Dubai, Apr 29: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday officially inaugurated the newly formed official body for non-resident Kannadigas United Arab Emirates, ‘Karnataka NRI Forum – UAE’ at Indian Consulate Auditorium, Dubai. Dr Arathi Krishna, the Vice President of NRI Forum Govt. of Karnataka, along with the dignitaries from Karnataka and Padmashree Dr. B.R. Shetty the Honorary President

Mangaluru, Apr 29: In a major breakthrough in local Congress leader Abdul Jaleel Karopadi murder case, the police have arrested 11 persons including underworld elements and saffron activists after a week long search and investigation. The arrested have been identified as 1) Rajesh Naik from Karopadi, 2) Narasimha Shetty from Mani, 3) Prajwal, a resident of Belandoor, 4) Pushparaj, 5) Sachin and 6)

Rampur, Apr 29: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the Muslim community to find a proper solution for triple talaq, the Samajwadi Party criticized the former saying that he should also speak up on other issues which are being faced by the Muslim women. "Prime Minister Modi should also focus on other problems of Muslim women. Muslim women are losing their husbands and son due to

New Delhi, Apr 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the Muslim community to ensure that the triple talaq issue was not "politicised", and hoped that intellectuals from the community would come forward to fight the practice. Addressing an event marking the birth anniversary of Kannada philosopher Basaveshwar here, Modi voiced the hope that Muslims in India would "show the path of modernity"

Mangaluru, Apr 29: The murder case of engineering graduate Karthik Raj has finally been cracked as the Mangaluru CCB police arrested three persons including the victim’s own sister. The killer trio: Kavyashree, Gautham and Gauvrav Karthik Raj, a resident of Sudarshan Nagar in Pajeer was murdered during his jogging routine on October 22, 2016 near Asaigoli under the limits of Konaje police station

Udupi, Apr 29: Condemning the recent Bajrang Dal attack on a Koraga family at Angodi near Trasi in Kundapur taluk over beef eating, activists and human rights and Dalits staged a protest in front of the office of Udupi superintendent of police on Friday. A group of miscreants belonging Bajrang Dal had barged into the house of gram panchayat member Shakuntala in Koraga Colony alleging that they