Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced that the state will waive off farm loans up to Rs 50,000 which were taken till June 20, costing the state exchequer Rs 8,165 crore. Siddaramaiah made the surprise announcement in the Assembly, putting the Opposition on back foot, at least temporarily. The BJP, principal opposition party in the state, welcomed the move

Bantwal, Jun 21: In spite of the prolonged prohibitory orders and tightened security measures, violence has recurred in Bantwal taluk. This time miscreants have brutally murdered an activist of Social Democratic Party of India at Benjanapadavu village in broad daylight. The victim has been identified as Mohammed Ashraf (33) a resident of Malluru Kalai and president of the SDPI’s Ammunje unit in

Riyadh, Jun 21: Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, as heir, in a major reshuffle announced early on Wednesday. A royal decree removed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a 57-year-old nephew of the king, as next-in-line to the throne and replaced him with Mohammed bin Salman, 31, who was previously the deputy crown prince. According to the official

Mangaluru, Jun 21: Westline Builders, the trendsetting, contemporary, much praised and one of the leading builders in the region whose growth has witnessed a rapid buildout and is now contributing along with the top construction houses in the country in erecting India’s marvellous structures, is now busy in the construction of their current flagship project 'Westline Signature', in our own

Bengaluru, Jun 21: The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday extended its interim order directing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing illegal mining cases not to arrest former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy till June 28, the next date of hearing. Special Public Prosecutor for the Lokayukta’s SIT P Govindan informed the court that they need to do custodial interrogation of Kumaraswamy in the

Bengaluru, Jun 21: A bill that proposes to bring all state universities under one umbrella was passed in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday amid accusations by the BJP members that the state government was trying to take control of varsities on the pretext of ushering in reforms in higher education. Piloting the Karnataka State Universities Bill, 2017, Higher Education Minister Basavaraj

Bengaluru, Jun 21: Almost all MLAs who are medical doctors by profession on Tuesday opposed the controversial bill to regulate private hospitals in its present form and suggested to the government to conduct wider consultations in this regard. Participating in a discussion on the bill in the Assembly, Dr A B Maalakaraddy (Congress) said doctors are already working under immense pressure. Vested

Shivamogga, Jun 21: Keertana B, a student of Poornaprajna Education Centre, Bhadravathi, was disappointed when SSLC results were announced last month as she had missed the second topper spot by just five marks. But now, her joy knows no bounds as she has got 624/625, post-revaluation. The girl had scored maximum marks in four subjects - Kannada (125), English (100), Social Sciences (100) and Hindi

Ayodhya (Faizabad), Jun 20: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has started stockpiling stones for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya and says it is confident there will be no "hurdles" now that there is a BJP government in Uttar Pradesh. The VHP has announced that construction work will begin within a year, notwithstanding whatever decision the Supreme Court takes on the Babri Masjid-Ram

Kasaragod, Jun 20: Even as Central investigating agencies are closely watching the whereabouts of the missing Keralites suspected to have joined the dreaded Islamic State terror group, a message received here confirmed the killing of one of the missing youths in Afghanistan. A Telegram app message, purportedly sent by Ashfak Majeed, 27, a native of southern coastal belt of Padanna in Kasaragod