Karnataka

Meerut, Oct 2: The first ever bust of Nathuram Godse - Mahatma Gandhi's assassin- was installed and unveiled by the members of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha at their Sharda road office in Meerut on the occasion of Gandhi's birthday on Sunday. The statue, which had drawn controversy in December 2014, was finally erected as the members of the Hindu outfit also observed Gandhi's birthday as

Hubballi, Oct 2: Senior journalist and activist Gouri Lankesh, against whom a non-bailable warrant was issued connection with a defamation case filed against her by BJP MP Pralhad Joshi, was arrested and produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class II Court here on Saturday. She was later released on conditional bail. The development is related to the defamation cases filed by Mr. Joshi and

Haveri, Oct 2: In spite of boycott by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, the first formal convention of the Sangolli Rayanna Brigade held on Saturday in Haveri attracted thousands of dalits and backward class people. “It is just a beginning,” said K S Eshwarappa, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council and the brain behind this so called apolitical brigade, while addressing the

Bengaluru, Oct 2: JD(S) state president H?D?Kumaraswamy on?Saturday said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should take a tough stand on the Cauvery issue without worrying about losing power. Addressing the media in Bengaluru, he said when there is no water in the Cauvery basin, the question of releasing water should not arise before the government. “Power is not permanent. Even if the chief minister

Mangaluru: Oct 1: Mangaluru Dasara, also known as common man's Dasara got off to a colourful start with the consecration of the idol of Goddess Sharada at Kudroli Shree Kshetra on Saturday. The clay idol of the Goddess was taken out in a procession from the Vishwanatha Mantapa on the premises of the Kudroli Shree Gokarnanatha Temple, amid the beating of native drums, and consecrated at the Shree

Udupi, Oct 1: The District and Sessions Court granted bail to two accused in the Bhaskar Shetty murde case, who were charged with destruction of evidence, here on Saturday. Srinivas Bhat, father of priest Niranjan Bhat, and Raghavendra, driver of Niranjan's car, were arrested by the police on the charge of destruction of evidence on August 10. Bhaskar Shetty, a NRI businessman, went missing on

Mangaluru, Oct 1: In a shocking development, a couple of hundred people in Ullal and surrounding areas of Mangaluru taluk are reported sick after consuming a particular species of fish since Friday. According to sources, nearly 200 workers of Baraka Fish Oil Mill near Ullal fell ill after consuming fish curry meals on Friday night. Most of them complained of hand and foot spasms. Some others

Bengaluru, Oct 1: An all party meet in Karnataka decided on Saturday not to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on. The meet was called by the Government of Karnataka after the Supreme Court ordered it to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water till October 6. The Chief Minister is now likely to place the all-party resolution before the state Cabinet. Details awaited.

Bengaluru, Oct 1: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda today began an "indefinite" hunger strike, seeking "justice" for Karnataka in the ongoing row with Tamil Nadu over release of Cauvery water. The 83-year-old Janata Dal (Secular) supremo is sitting on fast near the Mahatma Gandhi statue next to Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat here. Gowda's sudden decision comes in the backdrop of the

Mumbai, Oct 1: MNS chief Raj Thackeray today blasted Bollywood star Salman Khan for opposing the ban on Pakistani artists in India, saying soldiers guarding our borders face real bullets unlike film actors. "Our soldiers don't have any personal animosity with Pakistan soldiers. The bullets our soldiers face are not filmy. Salman gets up after being hit by a bullet," Raj said reacting to Salman's