Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 27: Beg, borrow or steal but pay the dues to sugar cane farmers, former prime minister H?D?Deve Gowda advised the State government on Friday. Addressing a press conference here, he blamed the government for taking a “lackadaisical” attitude towards the plight of sugar cane farmers. Gowda said he had told the prime minister during a recent meeting that farmers were being neglected in

Hyderabad, Jun 27: A local NGO has alleged that the products of fast-food giant KFC were unsafe for consumption, but the company refuted the charge saying it was an attempt to malign its reputation. "Lab tests conducted by Bala Hakkula Sangham concluded that KFC (product) is harmful. It showed that harmful substances like E Coli and Salmonella (bacteria) were present in KFC (product)," Bala

Mangaluru, Jun 27: The Karnataka State Bar Council has demanded the resignation of anti-corruption ombudsman and Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao in the light of allegations of bribery and corruption within the office of Lokayukta and urged a CBI investigation in this regard. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Friday, chairman of the council P P Hegde said that a person

Bengaluru, Jun 26: Amidst the Lalit Modi controversy, Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday trained guns against the former IPL Commissioner for creating confusion by levelling 'baseless charges' to rescue himself. "Today Lalit Modi has dropped names of Priyanka Gandhi and Robert Vadra. Tomorrow he may name somebody. Day after tomorrow he may name the owner of the channel which is

Kuwait, Jun 26: A bomb blast killed several worshippers at a Shia mosque in Kuwait on Friday, coming days after similar attacks on Shiite mosques in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, which were claimed by Isis. The blast occurred during the Friday prayers at the mosque in Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait, even as Muslims are observing the holy month of Ramadan. At least eight people are feared dead

Mangaluru, Jun 26: B Ramanath Rai, Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada, who had earlier set August as the deadline for completing the renovation of the town hall, on Friday directed Mangaluru City Corporation officials to complete work within next four months. Responding to a question by a BJP councillor at a meeting at the corporation, the Minister said that he did not rule out a “political

Bengaluru, Jun 26: The Congress government of Karnataka is set to launch ‘Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Nivasa’ scheme for building 1.5 lakh houses at a cost of Rs. 2,400 crore for the families belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Social Welfare Minister H. Anjaneya told presspersons here on Thursday that one lakh houses would be built in rural areas while the remaining would come up in

Mangaluru, Jun 26: Dakshina Kannada District Wakf Advisory Committee chairman S M Rasheed Haji has urged the management committees of Muslim religious centres in the district to give importance to cleanliness and promote greenery. In a statement issued here he said: “It is appreciable to see religious leaders and institutions concerned about improving greenery and cleanliness in their surroundings

Bengaluru, Jun 26: Believe it or not, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is a registered voter in Bengaluru! A voter Identity Card with her name, picture, date of birth, husband's name and all other personal details has been detected by some people. Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson S Prakash has posted a picture of Sheikh Hasina's 'Voter Identity Card' on his Facebook page

Islamabad, Jun 25: Pakistan today said the BBC report that alleged the MQM received funds and training from India confirmed its "suspicions" about an Indian hand in creating instability in the country. This was stated by Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan while talking to the media after meeting with British High Commissioner Philip Barton here after a scathing BBC report alleging that India