Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 5: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa joined many BJP leaders and right wing groups in Karnataka in welcoming abolition of Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the "historic" decision. "Article 370 and 35 A will be removed from Jammu and Kashmir, This state will be Union Territory. Good

Bengaluru, Aug 5: Brushing aside the criticism by the Opposition Congress leader Siddaramaiah over the delay in the expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet, Chief minister B S Yediyurappa said that it will be done soon. Speaking to newsmen, here on Monday, before leaving for an Aerial survey of the flood affected areas in five districts of Northern Karnataka region, he said, “I am visiting New Delhi in

Belagavi, Aug 5: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa made an aerial survey of flood affected districts in North Karnataka, even as the situation continued to be grim and river Krishna is in spate following unabated heavy discharge from Reservoirs in neighbouring Maharashtra State. Official sources told UNI that, Schools were declared holiday for three days as flood waters have entered School

Newsroom, Aug 5: In a major development, Home Minister Amit Shah has moved a resolution seeking to introduce a Bill revoking all provisions of Article 370. PM Narendra Modi called up NDA allies before the announcement by Mr. Shah. Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh to be Union Territories The State of Jammu and Kashmir has been bifurcated into two union territories (UT) -- the Union Territory of Ladakh and

Mangaluru, Aug 5: The season of festivals — Shravana — arrived with a bang as thousands of Hindus lined up in front of Naga Sannidhis (abode of the snake) in Dakshina Kannada district to celebrate Nagara Panchami today. Renowned pilgrim centre Kukke Subrahmanya witnessed heavy footfall of devotees on this special occasion, who performed various sevas, including Naga Pratishthe, Ashlesha Bali

Bengaluru, Aug 5: Mohammed Mansoor Khan, the founder of notorious I-Monetary Advisory (IMA), was too generous in paying bribes if reports are to be believed. Khan, the prime accused in multi-billion Ponzi scheme has reportedly told his investigators that he has paid around Rs 1,750 crore in bribe to politicians and bureaucrats from central and state governments, besides local leaders including

Mangaluru, Aug 5: A week after Café Coffee Day chairman V G Siddhartha allegedly ended his life by jumping off the Nethravati bridge, another person from Kadur in Chikkamagaluru, tried to commit suicide in a similar way. However, he was rescued by local fishermen and others who were present at the spot. Girish, 32, a resident of Kadur in Chikkamagaluru, was shifted to a private hospital for

Mangaluru, Aug 4: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has recorded loss of Rs 500 crore in the first quarter of 2019-20 as against a net profit of Rs 361.96 crore in the corresponding period of previous fiscal. Addressing presspersons in Mangaluru on Saturday, Shashi Shanker, Chairman of MRPL, said the water scarcity in Mangaluru during the period led to force major shutdown of some

Bengaluru, Aug 4: The situation in flood ravaged three districts of North Karnataka turning to grim as there is no respite in rain and release of water from Koyna and other Reservoirs in neighbouring Maharashtra State as heavy down pour continuing in the catchment areas. More than 400 people, 300 cattle stranded in marooned villages were rescued and sent to gruel Centres and cow shelters so far

Mysuru, Aug 4: Former Karnataka JDS President A H Vishwanath, who was disqualified recently by the Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar for violating party's whip, on Sunday declared that he will retire from election politics. Speaking to newsmen here on Sunday, he said that neither the rebel MLAs nor BJP was responsible for fall of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the State. He alleged