Karnataka

New Delhi, Sept 8: Legendary lawyer and former Union law minister Ram Jethmalani passed away early on Sunday morning. He was 95. Jethmalani had been on round the clock medical help for last two weeks. He is survived by his son, noted lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani, and a US-based daughter. His other daughter Rani Jethmalani had pre-deceased him. Ram Jethmalani breathed his last at 7.45 am at his

Mangaluru, Sept 7: A college student died on spot and many others injured, some of the critically, when a speeding Scorpio met with an accident on Udupi-Mangaluru highway at Chelyar cross near Mukka on the outskirts of the city. The deceased has been identified as Gloria (24), a student of Manipal School of Architecture and Planning. The tragedy took place when the Scorpio rented by zoom cars was

Belagavi, Sept 7: Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayatraj K S Eshwarappa today said that a two-day reviewing meeting will be held at Suvarna Soudha here on September 8 and 9 to take stock of the flood situation in the State. Speaking to newsmen at Manjari bridge in Chikkodi Taluk after inspecting the crop loss in the catchment area of river Krishna on Saturday, he said that the

Mysuru, Sept 7: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa today expressed hopes that there would be no difficulties in sharing Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu this year, thanks to bountiful rain in the State. Speaking to media persons after offering 'Bagena' to Kabini Reservoir on the occasion of water level reaching maximum capacity of 2284 feet, he said, “By God’s grace, we are getting good rain. I

Belagavi, Sept 7: Within a gap of one month, North Karnataka is reeling under severe flood situation following heavy discharge from Reservoirs in Maharashtra where heavy down pour is reported in catchment areas. Following heavy discharge, many major rivers including Krishna, Doodganga, Vedganga rivers are overflowing and Ghataprahba, Malaprabha, Naveeltheertha Reservoirs are receiving heavy inflow

Bengaluru, Sept 7: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Dinesh Gundu Rao today criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for not uttering any words on providing financial assistance from the Center to the flood victims, during his two-day visit to Karnataka. Speaking to newsmen here on Saturday, he said that the Prime Minister despite knowing the plights of over ten lakh flood

Bengaluru, Sept 7: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Saturday said that the nation is proud of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and obstacles are learning's that lead to greater accomplishments in future. Lauding efforts made by scientists of ISRO, Deve Gowda tweeted, "We as a Nation are proud of ISRO for their hard work on Chandrayaan-2. Obstacles are learnings that lead us to

Benglauru, Sept 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sept.7 asked ISRO scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the moon mission Chandrayaan-2 and asserted that there will be a "new dawn and better tomorrow". ISRO's plan to soft-land Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module on the Lunar surface did not go as per script in the early hours of Saturday, with the lander losing communication with ground

Mangaluru, Sept 7: Sindhu B Rupesh today assumed office as the Dakshina Kannada district. The government on Friday transferred and posted the 2011 batch IAS officer, as the new DC of the coastal district. The appointment came along with 20 other IAS officers in the State. Ms. Rupesh was serving as the CEO of Udupi Zilla Panchayat till yesterday. The post of DK DC fell vacant after the resignation

Udupi, Sept 6: Preeti Gehlot, Assistant Commissioner, Kumta Subdivision, Uttara Kannada, has been transferred as CEO of Udupi Zilla Panchayat. She will replace Sindhu B. Rupesh, the present CEO of Zilla Panchayat, who has been transferred as the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district in the place of S. Sasikanth Senthil. Ms. Gehlot is an IAS officer of 2016 batch.