Karnataka

Kannur, Jan 19: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was stabbed to death at Andalur under the Dharmadam police station limits in Kerala's Kannur on Wednesday. The police identified the deceased as Santhosh (30). The police said that his body was found with multiple stab injuries near his house close to the Andalur Kavu temple around 11 p.m. The police reached the spot and took the body to the

Varanasi, Jan 19: With SP and Congress engaged in finalising the nitty-gritty of a pre-poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh, posters have appeared at several places in the city depicting Rahul Gandhi as Lord Krishna and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as Arjuna on a chariot. Akhilesh holds bow and arrow on the back seat, whereas Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is driving the chariot. The posters also

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Speculation is rife in political circles that senior leader and BJP MLC V Somanna may join the Congress. Sources in the Congress said he is weighing the possibility of returning to the ruling party. The Congress leaders are said to be having an open mind in this regard. Somanna, who is a known party hopper, joined the BJP in 2009 when B S Yeddyurappa was the chief minister. When

Bagalkot, Jan 19: The government has planned to set up district-level authorities to dispose of disputes pertaining to land acquisition. An order in this regard was issued on January 10, under Section 64 of the land acquisition Act, 2013. The first additional district and sessions judge will be the presiding officers. The additional district and sessions judge will be the presiding officer

Chikkamagaluru, Jan 19: The forest department has planned to cut 40,000 to 50,000 trees inside the forests in Chikkamagaluru, much to the chagrin of environmentalists. The Koppa division of Chikkamagaluru circle of the department has initiated a drive to fell teakwood,nandi,' rosewood and other trees in 22 plantations. The drive has commenced in the reserve forest on Balehonnur-NR Pura Road

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday that the honorarium given to priests inC' category Muzrai temples will be increased up to Rs 50,000 per year. He was speaking at the state-level convention of Akhila Karnataka Hindu Temples - Archaks, Agamiks and Upadivants Federation in Benglaluru on Wednesday. At present, the priests receive an honorarium of Rs 100 per day which

Udupi, Jan 18: Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Services and Sports, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a Mini Vidhan Soudha on 1.64 acres of land at the premises of the current taluk office at Bannanje here on Wednesday. The building is expected to constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 7.5 crore. The construction is expected to be completed within a year

Bengaluru, Jan 18: Senior BJP?leader K?S?Eshwarappa has reiterated that he would hold talks with party president B?S?Yeddyurappa only if he gets an assurance that the appointments of office bearers and other functionaries are reviewed. In an informal chat with reporters in Bengaluru, Eshwarappa said he is ready for a patch up with Yeddyurappa but at the same time, he is not willing to disassociate

New Delhi, Jan 18: Veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Narayan Dutt Tiwari joined BJP in the presence of party president Amit Shah here today. Though the 91-year-old leader is no longer politically much active, his joining the saffron party is being seen as a boost to it ahead of the Uttarakhand Assembly polls on February 15 due to his vast experience

Mumbai, Jan 18: In a vitriolic attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, the Shiv Sena today said he had dropped a "nuclear bomb" on the country through the decision and turned the economy into "Hiroshima- Nagasaki", the Japanese cities devastated by the US during the World War II. "Modi appears to be not in a mood to listen to anybody today... Deaf and dumb parrots have been