Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 16: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa who had repeatedly taken U-turns after promising full farm loan waiver during his previous tenures, has repeated the same this time too. “We will give compensation for crop and houses damaged. But complete loan waiver of farmers is impossible,” the CM told reporters on Wednesday. "We have enhanced crop and compensation for reconstruction of houses

Bantwal, Oct 16: A working woman has allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the Netravati Bridge near Barimaru in Bantwal taluk. The deceased has been identified as Tulsi (25), a resident of Barimaru, who was working at a photocopy shop in Bantwal. Tulsi had gone missing from Monday morning, according to police. A complaint was filed at Bantwal Rural police station. On Tuesday morning, her

Dubai, Oct 16: A Dubai-based Indian businessman has bought one-way tickets for 13 foreign prisoners, including from Pakistan, Bangladesh, China and Afghanistan to return home after they were released from prison in Dubai, a media report said on Tuesday. Joginder Singh Salaria, the chairman and managing director of Pehal International Transport and founder of Pehal Charitable Trust (PCT Humanity)

Bengaluru, Oct 15: The Congress party is still indulging in an internal fight to finalise candidates for all 15 Assembly constituencies in the state, where by-elections will be held on December 5 later this year, sources said. To finalize the names of candidates, a meeting was held at Congress office here today. Among those present were Siddaramaiah, Dinesh Gundu Rao, KC Venugopal, Veerappa Moily

Mangaluru, Oct 15: Ms Pomila Jaspal has taken charge as Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), Director (Finance). She has been appointed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. She was serving as Executive Director-Corporate Finance in ONGC before being appointed in MRPL, according to a statement here on Tuesday. Ms Jaspal, joined ONGC in 1985 as Finance & Accounts Officer

Bengaluru, Oct 15: The management of the public sector aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) said the wage revision offer that included hike in emoluments for its employees between nine and 24 per cent was reasonable and good, but the Employees coordination committee which began the indefinite strike today said the management's claim was not in-tune with the wage agreements in other

Bengaluru, Oct 15: The All India Congress Committee General Secretary K C Venugopal accused the ruling BJP government at the Centre of misusing the Enforcement Agencies including ED and IT department to harass the opposition Congress leaders to settle their political goals. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, he blamed that "it is not coincidence that whenever elections are there the

Mangaluru, Oct 15: Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Varaha, commissioned by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Chennai on September 25, arrived at her home port, New Mangalore Port on Tuesday. Coast Guard senior officers Raj Kamal Sinha, Laxmikant Gajibhiye and CISF officer Ashutosh Gaur were, among others, who welcomed the Ship and crew members. According to a release here, the 98-meter long

Oct 15: A Delhi court on Tuesday extended till October 25 the judicial custody of Congress leader D K Shivakumar, arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar sent Shivakumar to further judicial custody on the ED's plea after the accused did not oppose it. ED's special public prosecutors Amit Mahajan, Nitesh Rana and N K Matta sought extension

Mysuru, Oct 15: Former chief minister and Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Monday rejected the demand for a separate district of Hunsur, saying that there was no need to divide Mysuru. Speaking to newspersons at T Narasipura, he said at present, Mysuru has only six taluks and if divided, it would become only three taluks and it was not possible to make the district with three taluks only