Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 7: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday defended his government’s decision to celebrate the birth anniversary of the 18th century legendary king Tipu Sultan (1750-99) and termed the opposition to it as a “conspiracy” by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and other communal forces, to disturb harmony in society. Several individuals and organisations including Christian outfits in

Kasaragod, Nov 7: The keenly contested local body election saw the Left Democratic Front (LDF) slowly consolidating its position in the district. However, it failed to retain the district panchayat which it has been ruling since 2000. But the front improved its performance in the block panchayat and municipal elections. The United Democratic Front (UDF) secured eight seats, just one short of

Mangaluru, Nov 8: The State government on Saturday appointed K. Chinnappa Gowda, a senior professor of Kannada at Mangalore University as the Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka Janapada Vishwavidyalaya, Gotagodi, Shiggavi taluk, Haveri district. Mr. Gowda has also served as the Registrar (administration) of Mangalore University. He has more than three decades of teaching experience. His fields of

Bengaluru, Nov 7: Amidst the row over the bribery sting involving the wife of Karnataka minister Anjaneya, BJP today approached the governor for his sacking even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he is still collecting information regarding the allegation. "I'm still collecting information; after that, I will tell you what I have decided," he told reporters here. In a video clip aired by a

Mangaluru, Nov 7: The government of India is making all possible efforts to ensure the release of nine Indian expatriate workers, who were reportedly detained by authorities in Kuwait on charge of indulging in superstitious practice and illegal gathering, according to a BJP MP. Nalin Kumar Kateel, the MP of Dakshina Kannada, told media persons in Mangaluru on Saturday that Sushma Swaraj, the Union

Ranchi, Nov 7: In a bizarre statement, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Friday claimed that he was denied a Nobel Prize because he is 'black'. According to a ETV report, Ramdev during a yoga event in Ranchi stated that he would have been honoured with the Nobel Prize by now if it wasn't for the colour of his skin. "If I would have been a fair-skinned person, the Nobel Prize would have been awarded to me

New Delhi, Nov 7: Now a prominent Hindu religious guru has raised his voice against increasing intolerance in the country and held Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for the deteriorating situation. In his reaction to the current situation in the country, Acharya Pramod Krishnam has equated Mr Modi with terrorists and said that people fear Mr Modi as much as Indian Mujahideen. The Hindu

Mangaluru, Nov 7: Mangaluru North MLA B A Mohiuddin Bava said that the collection of toll from vehicles at the toll plaza on the national highway near NITK in Suratkal was unscientific and a process had been initiated to file a public interest litigation against this in the Supreme Court. Addressing media persons here, the MLA said that the Karnataka High Court had given its approval for the toll

Ajman, Nov 11: Dr D Veerendra Heggade, the Dharmadhikari (Administrator) of the historic Dharmasthala Temple in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India visited Gulf Medical University (GMU) campus in Ajman UAE, on 7th November, 2015. Dr. Heggade was accorded a warm welcome by Mr. Thumbay Moideen - Founder President of the Board of Governors of GMU, Prof. Gita Ashok Raj - Provost of GMU, Mr. Akbar

Bantwal, Nov 7: On the pretext of a pointless allegation that his father is involved in cattle transportation, a college student belonging to Muslim community was brutally assaulted by a group of four students belonging a Hindutva outfit, at Siddakatte Government PU College in Bantwal taluk on Thursday evening. The victim had been identified as Mohammed Sulaiman, a first-year PUC student in the