Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 5: The Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has appointed 10 Congress legislators as parliamentary secretaries, who will enjoy the rank of ministers. The parliamentary secretaries will assist the ministers. The please-all exercise by the chief minister comes close on the heels of effecting an expansion of the council of ministers. The ministry is full with all the 34 berths being

Mumbai, Nov 5: Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has claimed that its popularity among the minors was on the rise, as 65 per cent of its shakhas in Maharashtra were composed of members between the age group of 12 and 18 years. Shakha is a place where RSS volunteers gather every day and currently, there were 50,432 shakhas across the country. As per the RSS data, out of the 3,429 shakhas spread

Udupi, Nov 5: A police sub-inspector attached to the Karkala town police station in Udupi district has been booked for assaulting a youth who had allegedly misbehaved with former’s wife in a public place. The counter-case against Sub Inspector Imran was registered at the same police station based on a complaint lodged by Raghavendra Moily (28), who had got himself admitted in a hospital after

Mumbai, Nov 5: Twenty-four more names from the film fraternity including noted filmmakers Kundan Shah, Saeed Mirza and writer Arundhati Roy today returned their National Awards in support of protesting FTII students and against the growing environment of intolerance in the country. The movement was kick-started by writers, who gave away their Sahitya Akademi awards in a symbolic show of protest

Mangaluru, Nov 5: Dakshina Kannada district Congress Committee has condemned the recent inflammatory and provocative speeches made by Sangh Parivar leaders including Shivamogga BJP leader SN Channabasappa, who threatened to behead chief minister Siddaramaiah. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Mr Kodichal, ad-hoc president of the DK Congress, said that the inflammatory statement made

Imphal, Nov 5: A headmaster of a government primary madrasa was lynched in Manipur over unproved allegations of calf theft. His family members have strongly argued that the allegations are false. Police have also said that there is no proof for allegation. The body of the headmaster was found at Keirao Makating village in Manipur's Imphal East district early on Monday, the police said. Fifty five

Mangaluru, Nov 5: In view of upcoming Zilla Panchayat and taluk panchayat elections, Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee (DKDCC) has nominated six members as spokespersons for the district unit of the party. Announcing this at a press conference, Congress district in-charge president Ibrahim Kodichal said that six party members - former mayor Shashidhar Hegde, former mayor Mahabala Marla

Kundapur, Nov 5: Udupi district level poets’ meet and Puttanna Kulal youth poet award function was organised at Rotary Laxmi Narasima Kalamandira in Kundapur on Wednesday by All India Radio, Mangaluru along with Kundaprabha Trust, Puttanna Kulal Pratistan, and Govt. P.U. College of Kundapur. Welcoming all the guest, poets, the host U. S. Shenoy briefed on the objectives of progressive thinking

Mangaluru, Nov 5: Commuters to Mangaluru International Airport will have to wait until the New Year for the exit road, closed for traffic for more than two years, to get ready as a concrete road. The stretch of road being upgraded by Karnataka Road Development Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL) was expected to be ready by last May. But the government agency has not been able to get it ready as expected

Mangaluru, Nov 5: In an apparent murder attempt, a man barged into the house of his friend in the night and hit his head with a knife in Bajal, here. The injured has been identified as Abdul Sattar (43), a fish vendor and resident of Bajal. The accused has been identified as Yogish, said to be the victim’s friend. According to Mangaluru Rural Police, around 2 a.m., on Wednesday Yogish entered the