Karnataka

Kathmandu, Apr 25: Nepal was today struck by the worst earthquake in 80 years, leaving nearly 1,500 people dead in flattened houses and buildings including the iconic Dharhara tower and renowned Darbar Square in the heart of the capital. The quake measuring 7.9 on Richter scale, which was followed by 16 aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or greater, striking heavy casualties in Kathmandu and injuring

Bengaluru, Apr 25: The Karnataka state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party, which has enrolled nearly one crore members in its enrolment drive, is now looking at grooming some of them as a crop of dedicated full-time workers. The state unit is set to launch a three-month campaign to visit their doorsteps to turn them into ‘party workers’ The campaign being launched from May 1 to July-end is part of a

Kasaragod, Apr 25: Amid a festive ambience, Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty on Friday inaugurated the construction of Kerala Cricket Association’s (KCA) cricket stadium at Mundottu in Badiadukka grama panchayat in Kasaragod. The state-of-the art international stadium is coming up on 8.26 acres land of the KCA, 9 km from here. The stadium modelled on the lines of those in New Zealand and

New Delhi. Apr 24: Amid the raging debate over Net Neutrality, mobile operators on Friday sought a “level playing field” with Internet-based over-the-top (OTT) services such as Skype and WhatsApp. The mobile operators feel that in the absence of a level playing field, they would be forced to hike data rates to keep their business “viable”. While extending their support for Net Neutrality, Cellular

Mangaluru, Apr 25: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday inaugurated the new building of Hira Women’s Composite Pre University College at Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city. Speaking on the occasion, he said that his government has been giving priority to the education of girls in the state. He said that the Right Education Act passed by UPA government has been implemented across the

Bengaluru, Apr 25: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Friday visited the house of Hanumantharayappa, father-in-law of IAS officer D K Ravi, who was found dead at his official apartment in the City on March 16. The CBI officials spoke to Hanumantharayappa at his house in Nagarabhavi and also took the Digital Video Recorders (DVR) of CCTVs of his house from him. Sources said that

Udupi, Apr 25: The police arrested a youth on the charge of sexually assaulting two minors in a village in Kundapur taluk. The arrested has been identified as Thimma (30) The police said Thimma allegedly sexually assaulted two minor girls aged around 10 and eight, when their parents were not at home. A case had been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Thimma has

Bengaluru, Apr 25: The tussle between Energy Minister D?K?Shivakumar and JD(S)?leader H?D?Kumaraswamy took a personal turn on Friday with the latter questioning the minister’s past. “In Sathanur (Kanakapura), people know what kind of movies used to be screened in the tents owned by Shivakumar. Why would I stoop to his level?” asked Kumaraswamy, who is also a film producer. He said if he had wanted

Ullal, Apr 24: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has called upon the people of coastal Karnataka to uphold communal harmony and shun intolerance. Speaking after offering special prayers at Sayyid Madani Dargah at the historic town of Ullal on Friday, the chief minister said that achieving social justice and establishing hunger free society are among the priorities of his government. Calling

Mangaluru, Apr 24: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday laid the foundation stone for the new Congress Bhavan at Mallikatte in the heart of the city, in the presence of Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, urban development minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, health minister U T Khader and other Congress leaders. Speaking at a stage programme at Kadri after laying the foundation