Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 25: JD(S)?MLA?Y?S?V?Datta has sought the support of the Congress and the BJP for ensuring party MLC?Basavaraj Horatti's unanimous election as Chairman of the Legislative Council. Datta told reporters that Horatti has been elected to the Council for the seventh successive term. “It is a historic achievement. Hence, Horatti should not be considered as just a JD(S) legislator,” he said

Bengaluru, Jun 25: Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Jagadish Shettar mocked at the Siddaramaiah government saying that the BJP's charges of corruption against four ministers has led to their removal. At a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday, Shettar said the party had exposed the scams or maladministration by the then ministers Baburao Chinchansur, Shivaraj Tangadagi, Qamarul Islam and

Bengaluru, Jun 25: The rebellion in the ruling Congress, it appears, has begun to die down. Many of the disgruntled MLAs on Friday dispersed from Bengaluru as they could not muster the support of enough number of like-minded legislators to take on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The rebel camp led mainly by senior leader V Srinivas Prasad was supposed to hold a meeting at former minister Qamar-ul

Udupi, Jun 24: R. Vishal, Deputy Commissioner of Udupi district, has been transferred and posted until further orders as Director of Municipal Administration in Bengaluru. Priyanka Mary Francis, CEO of Udupi Zilla Panchayat, has been given concurrent charge of the post of Deputy Commissioner of Udupi district until further orders. Dr. Vishal had taken charge as the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi

Mangaluru, Jun 24: Rubbishing the reports the arrest of Namo Birgade leader Naresh Shenoy as baseless rumours, Mangaluru city police chief M Chandra Sekhar said that cops will not hesitate to announce the arrest of an accused. The commissioner of police, however, expressed confidence that the prime accused in RTI activist Vinayak Baliga murder case will be arrested soon. “We have not arrested him

Mangaluru, Jun 24: A 38-year-old man, who raped her 20-year-old neighbour and then promised her of marriage to continue regular sex, has been sentenced to four months imprisonment by a local court here. The victim, who hails from a village near Belthagady, had complained against Maila alias Mailappa only after he began to ignore her after she became pregnant. While pronouncing judgment the sixth

Bengaluru, June 24: Britain exiting the European Union (Brexit) would impact the Indian IT industry in the short-term owing to volatility in the exchange rate, uncertainty and terms of exit, a top industry representative said on Friday. "The impact of Brexit will certainly be negative in the short-term on account of volatility in the exchange rates, uncertainty in the markets and the terms on

New Delhi, June 24: In an alleged case of medical negligence, the wrong leg of a 24-year-old man was operated upon in one of the city's prominent private hospitals, family members of the patient have alleged. A complaint has been registered against the hospital. Ravi Rai, a resident of Ashok Vihar, fell from the stairs on Sunday, following which he was taken to Fortis hospital at Shalimar Bagh.

Mangaluru, Jun 24: The activists of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) on Friday staged a novel protest against the inordinate delay in commissioning the road underbridge on Padil-Bajal Main Road in the city. Members of the Bajal-Pakkaladka and Jalligudde units of DYFI as well as local residents took part in the fishing in the stagnant water' protest at the RuB at 10 a.m. In a release

Udupi/Mangaluru, Jun 24: As many as five suspected cattle transporters landed in police custody and also lost their cattle while transporting them in two different places in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Thursday. In the first incident reported from Mulki on the outskirts of Mangaluru, a team of police intercepted a vehicle carrying cattle at around 5: 30 a.m. The police had received