Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 1: JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy has said that Congress is his “first enemy”, as it is making concerted efforts to dent the regional party's prospects. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Kumaraswamy said that the Congress was trying to harm the prospects of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council polls. As both the JD(S) and BJP have fielded a second

Mangaluru, Jun 1: The Career Guidance and Information Centre, Mangaluru will be organizing a pre-counseling guidance camp for CET students at Badria P. U. College Auditorium Kandak, Mangaluru on Friday, June 3. It will commence at 9.30 a.m. Detailed information and guidance will be given on online counselling methods for Medical, Dental, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Yunani, Yoga-Naturopathy, B. Pharma

Mangaluru, Jun 1: Dakshina Kannada district police have busted a motorcycle theft racket and arrested four persons, including two teenagers. As many as 11 two-wheelers worth Rs 7.5 lakhs stolen from different parts of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts have also been sized by the cops. The arrested youths are: Mansoor (19), son of Abdul Majid, residing near Susrutha Hospital, Puttur Kasba

Ahmedabad, Jun 1: The Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is set to start its India operations from Gujarat. The international financial institution which has its headquarters in Jeddah has chosen the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up its first branch in India. The state will also get 30 medical vans as part of IDB's social sector initiatives. Islamic Development

Mangaluru, Jun 1: The 61-day ban on fishing, which has been imposed to facilitate the breeding of fish, came into effect in Mangaluru and Udupi from Wednesday. The ban during the breeding season helps replenish the fish stock in the sea by preventing large-scale netting of young fish and eggs. The ban orders were imposed under the Karnataka Coastal Fishing (Regulation) Act 2014. During the period

Aligarh, Jun 1: For the first time a prominent BJP leader and a senior minister in Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the centre has admitted the fact that innocent Muslims were being framed in terror cases in India. “Cases of arrest of Muslim youths on false terror charges are a matter of concern,” said DV Sadananda Gowda, the Union Minister for Law and Justice during his Aligarh visit for the

Guwahati, Jun 1: Overcoming financial hurdles, a waiter's son in Guwahati topped the Assam class X board examination, the results of which were declared on Tuesday. Sarfaraz Hussain, 16, a student of Sankardev Sishu Niketan, a cluster of schools run under the RSS- affiliated Vidya Bharati, scored 590 out of 600 marks (98.3% ) to clinch the top slot. About four lakh students appeared for the exam.

Mangaluru: Jun 1: Congress MLA BA Mohiuddin Bava's younger brother BM Farooq, who is contesting the Rajya Sabha elections on a JD(S) ticket, is the richest among the candidates who have filed their nominations so far. Mr Farooq's total assets are valued at around Rs 750.2 crore, as per the details available on the Karnataka legislature website. Farooq, who filed his nominations on Monday, holds

On June 1, 1996, he became the first politician from Karnataka to assume charge as the prime minister of the country. Twenty years down the line, the JD(S) supremo HD?Deve Gowda still remains relevant in both state and national politics. In a freewheeling interview, Gowda, who has achieved several milestones recounts his political and personal journey. Here are the excerpts. When the United Front

Mysuru, May 31: The mortal remains of writer De Jaware Gowda (De Ja Gow) who passed away on Monday, was laid to rest, sans any rituals, but with state honours on the premises of Kuvempu Vidyavardaka Trust at Jayalakshmipuram here on Tuesday. His son Prof J?Shashidhar Prasad, a former vice-chancellor of University of Mysore, performed the last rites without any rituals associated with funerals. The