Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 29: A press conference by founder president of Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) Padmanabha Prasanna Kumar turned ugly on Friday with some miscreants pouring engine oil on him at the Press Club of Bangalore. At the press conference, Kumar was claiming that he has proof to show that state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa had married Lok Sabha member Shobha Karandlaje. As soon as he took

Bengaluru, Oct 29: The Kannada and Culture department on Friday decided to go ahead with the Tipu Jayanti celebrations on November 10. The state-level celebrations will be organised in Bengaluru. This was decided at a meeting convened by Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree in Bengaluru. According to official sources, the meeting was convened after the state intelligence wing reportedly advised

Bengaluru, Oct 29: Noted environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka has been hospitalised for the past three days. She has been undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital in the city after she complained of breathing problems. According to her son Umesh, 105-year-old Thimmakka had stopped consuming food for a few days as she was breathless and was running a temperature. As her condition worsened on

Bengaluru, Oct 29: The prosecution had failed to prove there was a meeting of mind and dominant object of a conspiracy between B S Yeddyurappa and 12 other accused, the CBI court has held while acquitting him and others in its verdict in a Rs 40 crore graft case related to illegal mining. The court which pronounced its judgement on Wednesday, copy of which was available today, also did not find

Mangaluru, Oct 28: Issuing a stern warning to union government against trying to interfere in Islamic Shariah, a veteran Sunni cleric of coastal Karnataka has said that all members of Muslim community are ready to sink their differences to counter the politically motivated conspiracies againstthe religion of peace'. Speaking at a protest meet organised by the Federation of Sunni Organisations of

Bengaluru, Oct 28: Karnataka Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi has said that criminal action would be initiated against anyone troubling girls wearinghijab' orburqa'. Responding to queries of media persons regarding the anti-hijab agitation in some colleges in the state by Sangah Parivar backed students, the minister said thathijab' should not be identified with any religion. “It is a

Moodbidri, Oct 28: Minister for fisheries, sports and youth affairs Pramod Madwaraj said the greatest test of the courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing hearts, so everyone should accept the defeat with true sportsmanship. He added and said let sports win in this country and each one should strive for keeping the country high in the sports arena. He was speaking after distributing

Melbourne, Oct 28: In a horrific incident, a 29-year- old Indian-origin bus driver was today burned to death when a man poured some flammable liquid on him in front of several shocked passengers in Australia's Brisbane city, police said. Manmeet Alisher, a well-known singer in the Punjabi community, was driving a Brisbane City Council bus when he was targeted by the man who threw an "incendiary

Mangaluru, Oct 28: Now a visit to Mangaluru International Airport will surely trigger patriotic feelings in your heart as you will behold a mammoth Indian national flag fluttering atop a 100 feet pole. The tricolor measuring 30 feet wide and 20 feet long was formally dedicated on Friday morning in the presence of B Ramanath Rai, minister for forest, environment, ecology and DK district in-charge

Mangaluru, Oct 28: Low-cost airline SpiceJet is all set to start its much awaited daily flight service between this port city and Dubai from October 30. It is the second private airline to connect Mangaluru with the Middle East's dream city after Jet Airways. To attract more customers, the airline is offering tickets at all-inclusive introductory fare of Rs 6013. Airline will operate a daily