Karnataka

New Delhi, Jan 25: Former Union Minister Sharad pawar and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi have been made it to the list of Padma awards announced on Wednesday. Veteran plyback singer K.J. Yesudas, late Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, late Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma, late Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Sunder Lal Patwah will also be accorded the second highest

Mangaluru, Jan 25: Ranganmane Cultural Centre of Sullia, has chosen K.V. Akshara, director, playwright and writer in the Kannada language forRangamane Award-2017', said Theater Director, Rangamane Cultural Centre Head Jeevanram Sullia. Magsaysay awardee KV Akshara, presently heads Ninasam, the theatre group and cultural complex, in Heggodu, Karnataka, founded by his father K V Subbanna. Being head

New Delhi, Jan 25: Senior BJP leader Vinay Katiyar today triggered a controversy by saying they were "more beautiful women star campaigners than Priyanka Gandhi." Priyanka is one of the star campaigners of Congress for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and has also played an important role in forging an alliance between Congress and SP. To a question, the BJP's firebrand leader said,

New Delhi, Jan 25: Property sales are expected to fall by at least 20-30 per cent in 2017 due to demonetisation and a cautious approach of buyers, according to Fitch Ratings. The real estate developers are likely to cut property prices on subdued demand, it said. "Fitch Ratings expects property sales in India to fall by at least 20-30% in 2017, owing to disruption caused by demonetisation and

Washington, Jan 25: US President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting on Wednesday that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries, say congressional aides and immigration experts briefed on the matter. The president is expected to sign the first actions — including the measure to

Bengaluru, Jan 25: The three coastal districts of Karnataka have been reeling under unusually high temperatures in the last one week. On Monday, Puttur in Dakshina Kannada (DK) district and Kumta in Uttara Kannada (UK) district reported 39 degrees Celsius, while parts of Udupi district have reported 38 degrees Celsius. Describing the temperatures as unusually high, S S M Gavaskar, scientist at

Bagalkot,?Jan 25: A girl student from Kozhikode, Kerala, has set a record of sorts by bagging as many as 18 gold medals at the sixth convocation of the University of Horticultural Sciences here. Delna Rose, the medal-winning student, has secured the 54th rank in the national-level entrance test conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. She is now pursuing MSc in plant pathology at

New Delhi, Jan 25: Fifty-seven national and regional political parties collected donations of Rs 11,367.34 crore between 2004-05 and 2014-15, but 69% of it were from “unknown” sources, an analysis by a private election watchdog said on Tuesday. The Association for Democratic Rights (ADR) has demanded that full details of all donors be made available for public scrutiny under the RTI as a very

Mangaluru, Jan 25: A local court has sentenced an elderly man to five years imprisonment on finding him guilty of possessing 870 counterfeit notes of Rs. 100. Principal District and Sessions Judge K.S. Bilagi pronounced the judgement. The convict is Abdul Khader (61), a resident of Bantwal. According to the chargesheet, then constables attached to Mangaluru North police, Mohan K.V. and Ashok, were

Mangaluru, Jan 25: The District Kambala Committee will organise Kambala (buffalo race) at Kadalakere Kambala field in Moodbidri on January 28 as a mark of protest against the ban on the traditional sport. At a meeting on Tuesday, District Jodukere Kambala Committee president Shantharam?Shetty said Kambala fans will assemble at Swaraj Maidan in Moodbidri and proceed towards Kadalakere field. About