Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 2: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Karnataka state?president Pralhad Joshi has said that minority communities in India are safer compared to any other country. He said this reacting to a query on the criticism against the NDA government at the Centre regarding the security of minority communities. “Law and order is a State issue and the State government has to tackle the issue if somebody

Bhopal, Nov 2: Madhya Pradesh Animal Husbandry Minister Kusum Mehdele landed in a controversy after a footage showing her kicking a boy was aired on TV channels. The incident took place on the premises of Panna district bus stand, where she had come to participate in the “Swacch Abhiyan” on the occasion of the state’s 60th foundation day on Sunday afternoon. According to sources, the incident took

Bengaluru, Nov 1: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday asked the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to make changes in textbooks, in a way that they promote the rich cultural heritage and unity of India. “Children should be taught to respect other religions and not communal hatred. We are a secular country,” he said, addressing thousands of schoolchildren during the 60th Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 1: Youthful zest marked this year’s State Rajyotsava award ceremony. The ceremony began with the official release of ‘Baarisu Kannada Dimdimava,’ a six-minute video produced by the Information department. The video, which aims to catch the attention of youngsters in the State, encouraging them to embrace Kannada, was released by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. This video will be played

Mangaluru, Nov 1: A proposal for complete reconstruction of Charmadi Ghat at a cost of Rs 202 crore has been submitted to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Informing this at Karnataka Development Programme review meeting here Executive Engineer Ramesh said that as of now, the sharp curves on the Ghat stretch have been straightened to some extent and widening has been done wherever possible

Puttur, Nov 1: In an unfortunate incident, seven persons including a Kadaba police constable, a student and three women suffered injuries when they were allegedly bit by a rabid dog near Hegde Arcade close to Puttur town police station in the weekend. The injured are Kadaba police station constable Mahesh (33), Gulabi Rai (70), wife of Seetharama Rai, resident of Karnoor in Mudnoor village in

Mangaluru, Nov 1: A fatal collision between a jeep and a tanker near Kottara Chowki, here claimed the lives of two retired Catholic priests and injured another on Sunday. The victims have been identified as Fr Maxim Furtado and Fr John D'Souza, both aged around 75 years. They were staying at Vianney Home for Retired Priests. Incidentally, both were ordained to the priesthood on the same day

Bali, Nov 1: Underworld don Chhota Rajan, who was arrested on arrival from Australia, today received consular access with an Indian diplomat meeting him at Indonesian police's detention centre in this popular tourist city. First Secretary (consular) Sanjeev Kumar Agrawal met Rajan for nearly half an hour at the detention centre here where he has been lodged since his arrest last Sunday, sources

Mangaluru, Nov 1: The 60th Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations were observed with fervour and a sense of pride at the district-level Rajyotsava programme organised by the district administration at Nehru Maidan here on Sunday. After receiving the guard of honour, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai inspected the parade and hoisted the national tricolour on the occasion

Mangaluru, Nov 1: A total of 21 achievers were conferred with the prestigious Dakshina Kannada district Kannada Rajyotsava Awards 2015 at the district-level programme at Nehru Maidan here on Sunday. The district administration conferred the awards in the presence of DK district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai and Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim on Sunday. The Kannada Rajyotsava awardees in