Karnataka

Mangaluru, Sep 21: Expressing concern over Prime Minister Narnendra Modi's reluctance to intervene in Cauvery river water dispute, Congress leader UT Khader has reminded him that Karnataka is an integral part of India and not Balochistan. Mr Khader, who is also the minister for food and civil supplies and consumer affairs in Karnataka, said: Mr Modi has so much of concern over the developments in

Hyderabad, Sep 21: The Congress leadership believes there was not “enough reason” for former Karnataka Minister K J George to resign, senior party leader Digvijaya Singh said on Tuesday, hinting at his (George's) likely return to the Siddaramaiah Cabinet. “As far as we are concerned, merely a complaint or statement by a person who commits suicide is not enough reason for anyone to resign,” the

Bengaluru, Sep 21: After the Supreme Court's Tuesday's direction on the Cauvery issue, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is in a dilemma whether to take a hardline decision or continue to release water to Tamil Nadu. Prominent politicians of all parties and representatives of farmers have built pressure on the state government, in particular Siddaramaiah, to stop further release of water to Tamil Nadu

New Delhi, Sep 21: A citizens' group led by philanthropist Kiran Mazumdar Shaw today moved the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the ongoing legal battle between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over distribution of Cauvery water and protection of drinking water rights of residents of Bengaluru and surrounding districts. Noting that it was a dispute between two states, an apex court bench headed by

Madikeri, Sep 21: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which has filed a B-report in the case of abetment to suicide of?DySP?M?K?Ganapathi (in pic), has given a detailed analysis of the mental status of the officer preceding the days of his death. Sources said that according to the report before the JMFC court here, Ganapathi was suffering from mild atrophy cortical,' actually diagnosed in

Shivamogga, Sep 20: : Akbar Basha, a driver from Sagar in Shivamogga district of Karnataka working in the city of Najran in Saudi Arabia, has alleged ill-treatment by his employer and has requested for help from the Indian government. Mr Basha went to Saudi Arabia 14 months ago. In a video message sent to his friends on WhatsApp, he has alleged that his employer had not paid him so far. The video

Mangaluru, Sep 20: Mangaluru, Hubbali-Dharwad, Shivamogga and Tumkaru cites from south Indian state of Karnataka made it to the list of 27 Smart Cities that was announced on Tuesday. PM Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, Vadodara, Agra, Nagpur, Ajmer, Amritsar, Gwalior, Thane and Thanjavur are some of the other cities that have been named to be developed as smart cities. The 27

New Delhi, Sep 20: Karnataka will have to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu from tomorrow till September 27, the Supreme Court said today while raising the quantum the fixed by the Supervisory Committee by 3000 cusecs. The apex court also gave liberty to both states to file objections against the directions of the Cauvery Supervisory Committee yesterday, asking Karnataka

Mangaluru, Sep 20: A 23-year-old man ended his life by throwing himself before a moving train near Marnamikatte in the city on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Victor Jackson D'Cunha, son of Valerian and Cecelia D'Cunha from Naguri in the city. He was a trainee in the fire and safety department at Fr Muller's Hospital. The youth was last seen at his workplace at around 6 a.m. today

Bengaluru, Sep 20: The high court on Monday granted bail to Ashwin Y, son of former Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao, and other accused in the alleged extortion racket within the institution of Karnataka Lokayukta. Justice Rathnakala asked them to furnish a Rs 1-lakh bond, not to threaten witnesses and tamper with evidence. The petitioners have been asked to cooperate in the investigation. The other