Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 13: BS Yeddyurappa, who is known as the only former chief minister of Karnataka to be arrested on corruption charges, now calls himself a “completely changed person.” In an interview, Mr Yeddyurappa, who is set to take over as the Bharatiya Janata Party State unit president for the fourth time on April 14, said: “I am not the same old Yeddyurappa. I have learnt from the past

Udupi, Apr 13: Chain-snatchers struck in Udupi again and took away the gold chain from a woman at Paniyadi area on Tuesday. According to the Udupi Town Police, Shyamala Upadhyaya (53) was walking towards a store, when two unidentified persons came on a black motorcycle and stopped by her side at around 3.30 p.m. near Paniyadi Junction. One of them spoke to her in Hindi. Even as she was about to

Bengaluru, April 13: Former union minister K H Muniyappa on Tuesday threw his hat in the ring in the race to become the State Congress president. Speaking to reporters, he said he was ready to take on the responsibility if the Congress high command directs him to. “I am not aspiring to become president (of KPCC). But I am willing to shoulder the responsibility if told by the high command,” he

Bengaluru, Apr 12: The politically weak Muslim community is in fact the second largest group in Karnataka after Dalits, according to a leaked data of a recent caste survey, which finally busted myth of Lingayat and Vokkaliga clout in the state. As per the fresh survey report, Dalits are the largest group in Karnataka constituting 24% (1.08 crore) of the state's 6 crore population. The report

Mangaluru/Udupi, Apr 12: For second PU students in Dakshina Kannada who appeared for the chemistry paper for the third time, the exam was an easy pie. Around 12,758 students from the district appeared for the chemistry paper after rigorous preparation in the district. "Compared to the first exam, this paper was easy. However, it depends on how one attempts the paper," according to Sourav Patage, a

Mangaluru, Apr 12: Most multi-village drinking water schemes in Karnataka are yet to be completed as the government owes Rs 2,500 crore to contractors, said KS Eshwarappa, Leader of the opposition in the legislative council. Eshwarappa added the state government has failed utterly in tackling the drought situation and drinking water crisis. "The BJP has formed 12 teams to study drought and

Kasaragod, Apr 12: Two students including a 12-year-old boy lost their lives after they drowned in a rivulet at Bedadka Kundaguyi near Kasaragod on Tuesday. The victims have been identified as Jabir (12), son of Abdulla from Kelathuru Kalladakutti and his friend Zainul Abideen (20), son of Aboobakar from Kozhikode. They were among a group of students who headed to the rivulet after attending a

Mandya, Apr 12: A group of extremists claiming to be “saviors” of Hinduism staged a protest here on Tuesday, opposing a Hindu family's decision to get their daughter married to a Muslim man, calling it an act of "love jihad". The protesters shouted slogans of 'love jihad' outside the girl's house, while alleging that religious conversion was happening in the name of love and marriage. The duo

Mangaluru, Apr 13: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Ullal and surrounding areas in Mangaluru taluk after a 40-year-old fisherman was found dead with his face disfigured near Kotepura on Tuesday. Jurisdictional Ullal police said that the dead body of Raju Kotyan was found lying amidst a heap of debris in front of Barakah factory near Kotepura. Local residents are of the suspicion that either someone

Bengaluru, Apr 12: The state government has no plans to abolish the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Home Minister G?Parameshwara asserted on Monday. Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Parameshwara said the government, if required, would bring in changes in the functioning of the ACB. He said the Karnataka High?Court had recently stayed the transfer of cases from the Lokayukta to the ACB. Chief