Karnataka

Chikmagalur, February 7: Pleading ignorance about an incident of two of his ministerial colleagues caught on camera allegedly watching porn clippings in Assembly, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday said it was for the Speaker to take action against them if they were found guilty. In a guarded reaction, Gowda, here to participate in some public functions, said he was yet to learn about

Bangalore, February 7: In a huge embarrassment to the BJP government in Karnataka, two ministers caught watching blue film clippings on a cellphone during assembly proceedings in the first such ugly incident in the state legislative history. Several Kannada TV channels aired the footage of Minister for Cooperation Laxman Savadi and Minister for Women and Child Development C C Patil watching the

Bangalore, February 7: Yielding to the mounting pressure from opposition MLAs Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has ordered a probe into the Government sponsored rave party in St Mary's Island near Malpe coast in Udupi district. The Spring Zouk, the three-day rave party issue, rocked the legislative assembly on Tuesday with Opposition members, including three MLAs from coastal districts demanding

Bhatkal, February 7: Two people died on spot and several others injured in a frightening road mishap involving three vehicles on National Highway 17 between Shirali and Murdeshwar on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Asif (24) and Arshad (28) who were travelling in a mini lorry. The accident occurred at around at around 6:00 am, when a speeding lorry rammed against a KSRTC bus. Within

Mangalore, February 8: The Dakshina Kannada District unit of BJP Minority Morcha on Tuesday staged a demonstration in front of the DC Office here, defending RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, whose provocative speech at a Hindu Samajotsav last month had led to communal tensions in Uppinangady town and adjacent areas in Puttur taluk. Addressing the demonstrators, Karnataka State Minority

Mangalore, February 7: Godrej Properties Ltd. (GPL), the real estate development arm of the Godrej Group on Tuesday announced the launch of its residential project Godrej Alpine at a 4.5-acre plot in Yeyyadi, Airport Road, on the outskirts of Mangalore. The residential project consists of three towers of 19 floors each and offers a total of 449 apartments ranging from 2, 2.5and 3 BHK apartments

Mangalore, February 7: A convention of the Janata Dal workers of the Dakshina Kannada district will be held in Moodbidri on Sunday, February 12, said former minister and senior party leader Amarnath Shetty here on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference at Hotel Woodlands, Mr. Shetty said, a galaxy of leaders including former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy

Udupi, February 7: Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.T. Reju has downplayed the allegations of vulgarism and obscenity during the three-day festival at the St. Mary's Island off Malpe, but said he would seek a report from the police department and the excise department on the matter. The “Island Festival” held from February 3 to 5, has came under severe criticism from some political parties, for the

Mangalore, February 7: As yet another step in strengthening bilateral ties with the Zionist regime, India has decided to deport an Israeli spy couple without any legal action against them, keeping aside the interest of national security. The charge against the spy couple, who landed in Kochi, the major port city of the nearby state of Kerala on March 3, 2010 has already been reduced from

Mangalore, February 7: The UT Fareed Foundation in association with Dr M V Shetty College of Physiotherapy conducted the Haji UT Fareed Memorial Lecture. The workshop was held on Tuesday in memory of former Ullal MLA U T Fareed to mark his his fifth death anniversary at the seminar hall of M V Shetty College. Inaugurating the event, Dr M Ramgopal Shetty, Secretary of the Trust, recalled the late