Karnataka

Bangalore, Jul 5: BJP MLC Ganesh Karnik has been named Chief Whip of the party in the Legislative Council. Chairman D H Shankaramurthy, leader of the House S R Patil and Leader of the Opposition K S Eshwarappa greeted Karnik when he occupied the chief whip's chair on Friday. Capt. Karnik thanked the House and teachers who had elected him as MLC. Capt. Karnik, who hails from Kervashi village in

Mandalay, Jul 5: Threatening to kill Muslims in the month of Ramadan hundreds of Buddhist terrorists rode on motorcycles through Myanmar's second-largest city of Mandalay, raising the prospect of further communal violence after two people died in unrest earlier in the week. Inter-religious violence has flared throughout the country over the past two years, threatening to undermine political

New Delhi, July 5: Former Union minister O Rajagopal is likely to be named the new governor of Karnataka. Rajagopal's name figures among the seven cleared by the Modi government and sent to the President, said official sources on Friday. An announcement in this regard is expected to be made before the Budget Session of Parliament begins on Monday. The previous Governor H?R?Bhardwaj completed his

Mumbai, Jul 5: According to the Mumbai police, terror suspect and alleged Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal is "proud of himself" for carrying out the 2011 blasts. "Whatever I have done, I feel proud of myself," Yasin said in his confessional statement, recorded by the Mumbai police, a copy of which was sent to a few news agencies. The Maharashtra control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA)

Manipal, Jul 4: Manipal University Pro Chancellor Dr H S Ballal unveiled the sixth edition of Formula Manipal racing car FMX4' at the Innovation Centre of Manipal Institute of Technology, here, on Friday. The racing car is bound to compete in competitions at Germany and Czech Republic. While the Formula Student Germany would be held from July 29 to August 3, the Formula Czech Republic would be

Mangalore, Jul 4: Members of K Beedi Workers' Federation, affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), staged a protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner at here on Friday, demanding immediate payment of higher dearness allowance to beedi workers which is being delayed by owners of beedi companies. Several beedi workers participated in the demonstration demanded their

Udupi, Jul 4: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader has said that as many as 45 cases of dengue and 40 cases of rat fever have been reported from twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi till June 26. In reply to Karkala BJP MLA Sunil Kumar during Question Hour in the Legislative Assembly, Mr Khader said 41 cases of A(H1N1) were reported from the two districts. Of this, 35

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 4: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will lay the foundation stone of the state's fourth international airport at Kannur tomorrow and its commercial operations are expected to start in May 2016. The state government has 35 per cent stake in the airport, and the terminal would have the capacity to handle 2,000 passengers at a time, Minister for Ports and Airport K Babu

Mangalore, Jun 4: In order to curb traffic jams and control accidents in Mangalore city, the traffic police have continued their new experiments. Earlier this week, the city police changed the two-way traffic on this four-lane road to one-way from Horticulture Junction towards Bendoorwell Junction. Following Thursday's two accidents, the city traffic police closed a gap in the median near Hotel

Mangalore, Jul 4: A young woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well along with her two-year-old son in Santoshnagar, Pachanady on the outskirts of the city. Shruthi (26), a beautician by profession, was staying at her parents' home here along with her husband Ramesh Acharya and son Prathik, jumped into the nearby well. Though the exact reason for the extreme step not yet known