Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 10: The Imam of the grand mosque of Makkah, who is currently in India, has attracted unprecedented crowds in two prominent cities of Karnataka without much publicity. Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammad Al Taleb on Friday delivering the juma sermon before a mammoth gathering at the Eidgah in Rajiv Nagar in Mysuru and then addressed an Islamic conference at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru

Kollam, Apr 10: At around 3.30 AM, there was a massive explosion followed by tremors which were felt even a kilometre away from the 100-year-old Puttingal Devi temple near here as a massive fire tragedy struck there. This was the account of Girija who said such an incident had never occurred earlier. Giving an account of her experience, Girija, whose house is situated about a kilometre away from

Bengaluru, Apr 10: Karnataka government today said it would send a 10-member medical team with drugs and blood to Kollam in Kerala to provide relief to victims of the tragedy at Puttingal Devi temple complex in which 102 people were killed. "As an immediate relief measure, on the directions from the Chief Minister, we have decided to send in a medical team, medicines and blood to Kerala," Health

Kollam, Apr 10: In a huge tragedy, 106 people were killed and over 280 injured in a major fire that broke out in Puttingal Devi Temple complex near here in Kerala today during a display of fireworks for which there was no permission from the authorities. Thousands of people had gathered at the temple precincts to witness the display of fireworks which was underway since midnight when the blaze

Bengaluru, Apr 10: After Bharatiya Janata Party appointed former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa as its chief in Karnataka state, the Congress has intensified hunt for a powerful counterpart. The KPCC president G Parameshwara, who has completed the five-year term, has been continuing in the post even after being inducted into the State Cabinet as Home Minister.With the Congress high command busy

Mangaluru, Apr 10: The union government has promised Karnataka government to release Rs 200 crore for the development of ports in Dakshina Kannada, Ududpi and Uttara Kannada districts. Karnataka Port and Inland Water Development Minister Baburao Chinchansur, who met Union Minister for Road Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari, told reporters that the Union minister has promised to release the

Bengaluru, Apr 10: Heavy rains lashed Chikkamagaluru inundating low-lying areas on Saturday. Water gushed into several shops on MG Road. Aldur, Mallanduru, Joldal and several other places in the taluk received good showers. Coffee and pepper growers are happy that they are able to save their produce, which was withering away under extreme heat. Several districts in Karnataka also received good

Bengaluru, Apr 10: Former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Saturday said that he would be the “next Chief Minister of Karnataka” with the party confident of winning 150 seats in the 2018 Assembly polls. Speaking to media persons at his Dollars Colony residence in Bengaluru, he said it was people of the state who wanted him to head the state. Mr. Yeddyurappa, who occupied the coveted post of the

Mangaluru, Apr 9: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal-S state president H D Kumaraswamy today said the appointment of B S Yeddyurappa as the state president of BJP was not something to be celebrated. "BJP activists are celebrating this announcement as if he has become the Chief Minister. Let us wait and see. During his tenure as Chief Minister he had sowed the seeds of corruption,"

Mangaluru, Apr 9: Former Union minister B Janardhana Poojary said the appointment of B S?Yeddyurappa as the state BJP president has strengthened the Congress party. Addressing media persons here on Saturday, he said a corrupt politician, like Yeddyurappa, who was jailed on corruption charges, becoming the state BJP president is favourable to Congress party. But the BJP leaders think this would