Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the State government will take stern action against the communal forces if they try to disturb social harmony. Without naming any particular organisation, Mr. Siddaramaiah, while addressing a gathering at Surathkal before winding up his day-long tour on Thursday, said that the government was not appeasing any community. He said

Bantwal, Apr 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while vouching for reservation as a solution to empowering people in a caste-ridden society averred that reservation is losing its efficacy in an era where more jobs are being created in private rather than government sector. Observing that caste system is deep-rooted in society and creates socio-economic imbalances, the CM said it is important to have

Mangaluru, Apr 21: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has made a fresh promise to seriously consider the demand of the people for setting up a government medical college at the District Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru during the next year's budget. Speaking at a formal programme after launching several development projects in the city, he said that as many as 12 medical colleges have been

Mangaluru, Apr 21: Chief Minister Siddramaiah on Thursday dropped a bombshell in Mangaluru by reiterating that Karnataka government is committed to commitment to implement the Yettinahole project and expressed confidence that the project will not fail. Speaking to reporters after landing at Mangaluru International Airport the CM said the government will also form separate corporations for

New York, Apr 21: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, tennis star Sania Mirza, actress Priyanka Chopra, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and founders of Flipkart Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal have been named by Time magazine in its list of the '100 Most Influential People in the World'. Time's annual list, released today, includes pioneers like American composer Lin Manuel-Miranda, leaders like IMF head

Mangaluru, Apr 21: Three achievers from three different fields will be honoured with prestigious Abbakka awards this year. BM Rohini, a well-known writer has been chosen for Veera Rani' Abbakka Prashasti, while film actor Harini and sportsperson Lalita Jayaram Ira have been chosen for Rani' Abbakka Puraskara. Jointly instituted by the Department of Kannada and Culture and Veerarani Abbakka Utsava

Kottayam, Apr 21: The age-old Juma Masjid at Thazhathangadi, believed to be among the 11 mosques constructed by Malik bin Dinar, the eighth century religious preacher from Arabia, will, for the first time, be opened for women. Women believers can enter the mosque on April 24 and May 8 from 8 a.m. till 12 noon and then from 1 p.m. till 3.30 p.m. and later from 4.30 p.m. till 6 p.m. The timings have

Mangaluru, Apr 21: Police have registered a case against a Christian priest for beating up a Class 3 student at a church in Peruvai in Bantwal taluk. Sources said that Fr Andrew D'C0sta, the priest of Our Lady of Fatima Church remained untraced after a complaint was lodged against him with the jurisdictional police station. Even though the incident took place on April 12, it came to light a couple

Mangaluru, Apr 21: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday formally inaugurated the exit road of Mangaluru International Airport at Kenjar on the outskirts of the city. Mr Siddramaiah is on a day long Dakshina Kannada tour to launch a series of development works. The exit road of the airport was constructed by Karnataka Road Development Corporation Ltd. In the 1,125-metre long road, 740

New Delhi, Apr 21: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought more time from a Mumbai court to file a charge sheet in the 2008 Malegaon blast case involving members of Abhinav Bharat, even as Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi refused to decide whether the agency should retain the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act in the case. Though the case was transferred to the NIA in 2011, it has