Karnataka

Mandya, Oct 16: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has challenged former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to convince Prime Minister Narendra Modi to waive at least 50 per cent of the Rs 29,000 crore farm loan. After launching the works on the Yediyuru-Mandya State Highway 84 at Keregodu village in the taluk, he said, “Let Yeddyurappa, who is busy taking out Raitha Chaithanya Yatre, use his influence to

Mumbai, Oct 16: After a period of slowdown, a lot of interest from the investor fraternity is witnessed in the office rental yields with Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi topping the list of 20 global cities, a recent survey said. According to a report by property consultant Knight Frank on forecast of top 20 global cities with highest rental yields till 2015-end, Bengaluru topped the list offering a

As many as 39 villages located deep inside the forests of the Western Ghats in Karnataka may soon get power connections, with the Union Ministry of Power promising to provide all help to the State in executing the work. Interacting with officials from Karnataka through video conferencing on Wednesday, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal asked the Karnataka government to provide off-grid electricity

Kundapur, Oct 16: Two Bajrang Dal activists were reportedly attacked by a small group of youth in retaliation for shouting inflammatory slogans at Janata Colony in Kandlur in Udupi district. The two assaulted victims Manjunath (34) from Balkur near Basrur and Vijay Kumar (32) were admitted to a private hospital in Kundapur for treatment. In connection with the assault, Kundapur police have

Chandigarh, Oct 16: At a time when the ruling BJP is being criticized for incendiary statements by some of its leaders after the mob killing in Dadri of a Muslim man over beef rumours, Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar has hit another jarring note. In an interview, Mr Khattar has said that Muslims in the country must give up beef. "Muslim rahein, magar is desh mein beef khaana chhodna hi hoga unko

Bengaluru, Oct 16: JD(S) State president H?D?Kumaraswamy on Thursday suggested that former energy minister Shobha Karandlaje was indirectly responsible for the power crisis in the State. Addressing the gathering during the party convention in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy hit out at Karandlaje for setting the precedent of purchasing power from outside, which was now burdening consumers. “Karandlaje set

Udupi, Oct 16: A person was killed in a hit-and-run accident at Yedthare village in Byndoor police station limits in Kundapur taluk on Thursday. According to the Byndoor police, a person aged between 30 years and 40 years was killed when he was hit by a vehicle, which sped from the scene, early on Thursday. The man died on the spot. A case has been registered at the Byndoor police station and

Bengaluru: Oct 16: State BJP president Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should be held responsible for Kannada scholar Prof M M Kalburgi’s murder and not Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking to reporters after holding the State BJP core committee meeting, he said writers and intellectuals should protest against the Siddaramaiah government for not being able to arrest

Bengaluru, Oct 15: For 17 year-old Ria Vithasha, who has authored five novels, the killing of senior Kannada writer M M Kalburgi distressed her enough to take the decision to return her Karnataka Sahitya Academy award. Vithasha, known by her pen name Muddu Thirthahalli, whose novel "Kaada Haadiya Hoogalu" has been adapted into an award-winning film, said she was "pained" that the killers of

Mangaluru, Oct 15: In a shocking development, an elderly man, said to be a key eyewitness in the murder case of Bajrang Dal activist Prashant Poojary in Moodbidri has allegedly committed suicide on Thursday. 65-year-old Vaman Poojary was found hanging himself in a shed adjacent to his daughter's house, a week after six unidentified miscreants hacked Prashat Poojary to death. Vaman owned a small