Karnataka

Udupi, Jun 24: Former chief minister and Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa has demanded the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to drop Minister for Forests and Environment B Ramanath Rai for directing a Superintendent of Police of Dakshina Kannada to arrest RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat if the latter attempted to disrupt peace in the society. Addressing presspersons here on Friday, Mr. Yeddyurappa

Mangaluru, Jun 24: Several media reports claimed that at least five of the accused in connection with the murder case of SDPI activist Ashraf Kalai were arrested yesterday by the police. Ashraf (33), president SDPI’s Ammunje zonal unit, was hacked to death by a gang of miscreants at Benjanapadavu in Bantwal taluk in broad daylight on June 21. The SDPI has called the murder a handiwork of Sangh

Dubai, Jun 24: Authorities in Saudi Arabia have foiled a "terrorist action" targeting the Grand Mosque in Makkah, according to officials. The Saudi interior ministry said in a statement on Friday that a man who planned to attack the mosque blew himself up when security forces surrounded a house in Makkah where he was hiding. At least 11 people, including five policemen, were wounded in the

Bengaluru, Jun 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa should now ask the Centre to waive farm loans obtained by farmers from nationalised banks. “Yeddyurappa had threatened me that he will demand loan waiver by grabbing my collar...Now, will he demand loan waiver from the Centre grabbing Modi (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) by his collar?” he raid, while

Bengaluru, Jun 24: Senior Congress leader and former MP A H Vishwanath on Friday formally quit the Congress by submitting his resignation letter to state Congress president G Parameshwara. Parameshwara later told reporters that Vishwanath is a senior leader and that he had tried to convince him not to quit the party. His resignation letter will be forwarded to the party high command, he added

Bengaluru, Jun 24: JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy on Friday demanded that the state government waive crop loans obtained by farmers from nationalised banks. “The NDA government has made it clear that it had no intention of waiving loans taken from nationalised banks. The state government should not go to the Centre with a begging bowl. Let the state government waive loans taken from

Bengaluru, Jun 24: The recommendations of the privileges committee of the Legislative Assembly, sentencing journalists Ravi Belagere and Anil Raj to one-year imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10,000 for breach of privilege, has been forwarded to Advocate General Madhusudhan Naik for an opinion. “The recommendations have been referred to Advocate General (AG) for further procedure.The reports with

Bantwal, Jun 23: The Dakshina Kannada district police claimed to have made headway in murder case of SDPI activist Ashraf Kalai as they have taken several suspects into custody for questioning. 33-year-old Ashraf was hacked to death by a gang of miscreants at Benjanapadavu in Bantwal taluk in broad daylight on Wednesday. The SDPI has called the murder a handiwork of Sangh Parivar. According to

Kasaragod, Jun 23: A rousing reception was accorded to M. Deepika, a Plus 2 Science stream student of Annapoorneshwari Higher Secondary School, Agalpady, for having helped India lift the gold medal in the recent World Throwball Championship held in Kathmandu earlier in June. As Deepika arrived here on Thursday by Mangala Lakshadweep Express from Delhi, the 17-year-old was greeted by her teachers

Bengaluru, Jun 23: Bengaluru is among 30 cities on a list of ‘smart cities’ announced on Friday under an ambitious Central government project to enhance liveability in urban centres. So far, six cities in Karnataka — Hubballi-Dharwad, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Davangere and Belagavi — have found their place in the Smart City Mission. With Friday’s announcement, a total of 90 cities have