Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jul 6: A couple of months ago, when Mangaluru was reeling under water crisis, the Muslims offered special prayers for rains braving the sun. Today, they braved the rains to offer Eid-ul-Fitr namaz in Eidgahs and mosques across the city. The festival of fast-breaking on Wednesday was celebrated across coastal Karnataka including in Udupi and Bhatkal with traditional gaiety and pomp as

Bengaluru, Jul 6: Tension prevailed in Matadahalli, RT Nagar, on Tuesday when the Army arrived to reclaim land on which the government had built three upper primary schools, one high school and a junior college. More than 1,700 students study in the five institutions. The Army agreed to allow the institutions to continue functioning after primary and secondary education minister Tanveer Sait

Mangaluru, Jul 6: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada has received excess rainfall than the normal in June this year. Kumar, additional deputy commissioner, said during a meeting with officials here that as against the normal average rainfall of 942 mm, the district has received 944 mm rainfall in June. The disrict and the coastal belt has been witnessing heavy downpour for the past few days

Bengaluru, Jul 6: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said he has not interfered in the incident where Mysuru Deputy Commissioner C Shikha was reportedly abused by Congressman Marigowda. In his reply to Opposition leader Jagadish Shettar, who raised the issue in the Legislative Assembly, Siddaramaiah said that neither was Marigowda his close associate, nor had he restrained the police from

Bengaluru, Jul 6: Repton School, one of England's historic schools, on Tuesday announced its expansion plans by opening satellite schools in Bengaluru. The first facility offering nursery courses will be opened at Whitefield in August 2016. The school initially plans to launch four such pre-schools and day care centres in various locations around the city. Repton Bangalore will offer the IGCSE

New Delhi, Jul 6: In the high decibel din of the Cabinet expansion and reshuffle of portfolios in the Narendra Modi government, the media seems to have forgotten about a certain BJP maverick MP – Subramanian Swamy – who until recently was its obsession. Where is he now in this celebration? Swamy neither figures in the list of new inductees, nor does he seem to be throwing tantrums over his

Bengaluru, July 5: Senior Congress MLA K B Koliwad was today unanimously elected as the 20th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Koliwad, a five-time MLA from Ranebennur constituency, had filed his nomination yesterday. He had served as Minister in the past. Koliwad succeeds Kagodu Thimmappa, who has been inducted into the Ministry as Revenue Minister by Chief Minister Siddaramaih in

Chikkamagaluru/ Belagavi, Jul 5: Kallappa Handibag, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) of Chikkamagaluru sub-division, who was accused of involving in a kidnap for ransom, was reportedly found dead at his relative's place at Muragod in Belagavi on Tuesday. The officer had been absconding since the complaint accusing him as one among five persons of kidnap and extortion was registered at

New Delhi, Jul 5: The tenure of IPS officer Satish Verma, who was earlier a member of Special Investigating Team (SIT) that probed the Ishrat Jehan case, as Chief Vigilance Officer of NEEPCO has been curtailed by the Centre. The services of Verma be placed at the disposal of Home Ministry, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training said. He was in August 2014 appointed as the CVO in

Kochi, Jul 5: Supporters of Kerala-based People's Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Madani, an accused in the 2008 Bengaluru blasts case, staged a protest at the Cochin International Airport after his arrival was delayed. Madani, lodged in a Bengaluru prison in connection with the blasts that left one person dead and injured 20 others, has been granted bail to visit his ailing mother in Kollam