Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 19: Former minister G Janardhana Reddy, the main accused in the multi-crore illegal mining and transportation of iron ore case, will have to stand trial for offences under IPC section 409 (criminal breach of trust by a public servant) which entails life sentence. The Karnataka high court on Friday set aside orders passed by a special court for elected representatives, which

Bengaluru, Oct 19: Basavaraj Bommai, BJP leader and home minister of Karnataka has claimed that some terrorist sleeper cells were active in Bengaluru and Mysuru and their activities have intensified in coastal Karnataka as well as the Bay of Bengal. Speaking to reporters at Mysuru, Bommai said the National Investigation Agency suspects movement of terrorists belonging to the Jamat-ul-Mujahideen

Jubail, Oct 18: The Beary entrepreneurs in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are gearing up to launch the Jubail chapter of Mangaluru-based Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry on November 21. A preparatory meeting in this regard was held on Thursday, October 17 at Golden Fish Restaurant in Jubail, wherein Zakariya Jokatte, the vice president of BCCI, shed light on the history and achievements of the

Mangaluru, Oct 18: Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday slammed the BJP for its move to prop up Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar for the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. Alleging that Savarkar was one of the co-conspirators involved in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, he said the BJP might also felicitate Nathuram Godse with the highest

Sankeshwar, Oct 18: Slamming Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa for his remarks in favour of Maharashtra on the Mahadayi river water dispute, BJP legislator Umesh Katti on Friday said that the latter should first solve the water crisis in north Karnataka or else a new state should be bifurcated from the region. "Without implementing the Mahadayi project, giving such statements is strongly

Bengaluru, Oct 18: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said a detention center for the foreign nationals would coming up on the city's outskirts soon. Speaking to newspersons on Thursday, he said a detention centre was set up near Nelamangala, which would start operations soon, adding that it would be for the foreign nationals involved in illegal activities, until they were deported. "I

Madikeri, Oct 18: The Kodagu district administration on Friday issued a yellow alert expecting heavy rains during the next 48 hours. The district officials asked the general public and tourists not to venture outside. Rainfall in the range of 65 mm to 115 mm was expected during the next 48 hours, the Met department warned.

New Delhi, Oct 18: Not only raw milk but even processed milk, including that of major brands, have failed to meet the prescribed quality and safety standards, food regulator FSSAI said in a study. Releasing the study here on Friday, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO Pawan Agarwal said more than adulteration, contamination was a serious problem as substances such as Aflatoxin

Bengaluru, Oct 18: The Supreme Court Collegium has resolved to reiterate its move to appoint Karnataka District Judge P Krishna Bhat as a judge of the state High Court. The collegium had, on February 8, 2016, recommended the name of judicial officer Bhat for appointment as Judge of the Karnataka High Court but it has been stuck for 44 months over allegations of harassment levelled by a woman

Bengaluru, Oct 18: Karnataka has been ranked as the most innovative state in the country while the top ten states are concentrated mainly in southern and western India. These rankings were released by the NITI Aayog on Thursday under the India Innovation Index 2019. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Haryana, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh form the remaining top