Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 9: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief Dr G Parameshwara has said that he would obtain complete information regarding the intention of forming Bharatiya Hindu Parishad (BHP) and contemplate on further action against the founder of the organisation. He was responding to the questions of media persons in Mangaluru regarding the removal of Puttur block Congress president

Feb 9: The album "Winds of Samsara" produced by, Bengaluru-based musician Ricky Kej won the Best New Age Album trophy at the 57th Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, in Los Angeles. Ricky Kej shares the award with Wouter Kellerman, a well-known flautist from Africa. Another Bengaluru-based leading musician Prakash Sontakke has co-composed the album. This is significant because it is the

Mangaluru, Feb 9: A part of a house in Homalke in Beluvai gram panchayat limits near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city was heavily damaged, injuring three persons, due to a blast from a possible gas leakage from the gas geyser in the bathroom. The injured are Noorjahan Syed (27), his wife Naseema (22) and 3-year-old daughter Zoya, who were immediately rushed to Manipal Hospital. A person

Mangaluru, Feb 9: Rubbishing the allegation of irregularities in denotification of BDA land meant for Arkavathi layout and violating court orders in the recent controversy against the Siddaramaiah government, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief Dr G Parameshwara on Monday reiterated that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had neither taken an illegal decision nor violated court orders with

Mangaluru, Feb 9: As a prelude to the 15th anniversary of city based Anupama women’s monthly magazine, a meeting was held in the city recently. The 15th anniversary logo of the magazine was released in the meeting. A reception committee was also formed in the same meeting. K A Rohini, founder president, Mahila Mandalagala Okkoota,Mangaluru, was selected honorary president of the committee

Riyadh, Feb 9: The Passport Department said Sunday it has blocked all passport- and iqama-related services for the residents who have not gone through the procedure of fingerprinting. “The department will continue to block these services to any expatriate who has not gone through the fingerprinting procedure at the offices specified by the department or local passport offices,” said Maj. Ahmad

Bengaluru, Feb 9: The Congress has decided to counter Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy’s nearly 500-page book on the controversy-ridden Arkavathi Layout with a book of its own. Addressing presspersons here on Sunday, C.M. Dhananjaya, chairman of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Legal Cell, said the book on the denotification of land in the layout was being brought out to

Mangaluru, Feb 9: The concept plan prepared by a private consultant for the construction of a state-of-the-art bus terminus for private buses at Pumpwell Circle, has been granted gave in-principle approval. Chairing a crucial meeting at deputy commissioner's office in the city recently, Ramanath Rai, Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada, instructed officials to take steps to place the proposal

Bengaluru, Feb 9: A contingent of 1,800 policemen, with specific intelligence inputs of the likelihood of VHP leader Praveen Togadia’s speech video being aired, failed to not only prevent the relay of the speech but also to cut it short. A major portion of the speech was aired at the venue of the Virat Hindu Samajotsava on Sunday evening, in open defiance of the Police Commissioner’s order banning

Tumakuru, Feb 9: A woman from the city has been charged with cheating 55 people to the tune of Rs five crore in a chit fund business. Housewives, engineers and traders from across the city have lost money in the range of Rs one lakh to Rs five lakh after investing with B?S?Shobha, wife of T?M?Ramachandra, a resident of Gangothri Nagar. Ramachandra is a money-lender and is said to be involved in