Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 27: Senior Congress member and Billava community leader Harish Kumar has been appointed the president of the Dakshina Kannada district Congress Committee. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G Parameshwara had reportedly consulted several local leaders before elevating Mr Kumar to the new post. The appointment is seen as an apparent attempt by the Congress to woo Billavas

Mangaluru, Jun 27: The new team of Office Bearers of Winners Club Toastmasters for the year 2017-2018 led by President Shwetha D’souza was installed at a glittering function held last evening (25th June) at Senate Hall of Hotel Deepa Comforts in the city. In tune with the chosen theme of the evening ‘Explore the Spirit of Adventure’, a Bangalore based young adventurer Mrs. Supriya B. S., was

Bengaluru, Jun 27: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar on Monday dubbed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah a “hypocrite” and a “confused” politician. Speaking at an event “Emergency — A Remembrance” organised at the BJP headquarters in Bengaluru, Kumar recalled that Siddaramaiah had fought against the Congress during the Jayaprakash Narayan movement. “But for the sake of power

Bengaluru, Jun 27: Bengaluru-based health startup Dozee cofounder Mudit Dandwate was rushed to a hospital after a crocodile ripped his left arm when he ventured into a water body in Ramanagaram. Dandwate, 26, an IIT Bombay alumnus, was visiting Thattekere lake, located inside a forest area about 55 km from the city, with a friend. The duo was accompanied by two dogs. On seeing the lake, the dogs

Bengaluru, Jun 27: As a part of its election strategy, the state BJP is planning to create at least 5,000 WhatsApp groups in a bid to reach out to the electorate ahead of the next year’s Assembly polls. The party has started identifying its workers who could be appointed as the administrators of the WhatsApp groups. “We are planning to create at least 25 WhatsApp groups in each of the 224 Assembly

Lucknow, Jun 27: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the death of IAS officer Anurag Tewari who was found dead on the road in the state capital last month, on Monday visited Baharaich, the native town of the officer, and quizzed his childhood friends. According to sources here, the CBI sleuths gathered information about Tewari’s habits and daily life from some of his old

Mysuru, Jun 27: The consumption of beef by the organisers of a seminar at Maneyangala hall in Kalamandira here on Sunday has attracted official action as well as condemnation from pro-Hindu organisations. While the district administration has blacklisted Charvaka Social and Cultural Trust for serving beef to the chief guests at the seminar, Deputy Commissioner D Randeep has slapped a notice on

Udupi, Jun 27: Vishweshateertha Swami of Pejawar Mutt on Monday defended the iftar party organised for members of the Muslim community at the Krishna Mutt here on Saturday. The pontiff’s defence comes in the backdrop of Sri Rama Sene founder Pramod Muthalik’s criticism of the event being held in the Mutt. The seer said he had done nothing wrong to hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindus

Bengaluru, Jun 27: The Sanjaynagar police have arrested an HR manager of a private company for his anti-Kannada and anti-Kannadiga remarks. The arrested is Satwik Sachchar, a resident of Sanjaynagar. Sachchar had ordered dinner through a mobile app to be delivered at his house. There was a little delay in the delivery. Sachchar lost his cool and yelled at Anil, the delivery boy, when the latter

Mangaluru, Jun 26: Dakshina Kannada district police probing the murder of SDPI activist Mohammed Ashraf Kalai last week, arrested the prime accused Divyaraj Shetty on Monday. With this, the number of persons arrested in connection with the case rise to six. Police had arrested five persons on Saturday. Divyaraj along with another rowdy sheeter Bharat Kumdelu had hatched the murder plot and