Karnataka

Hubballi, Jun 12: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the ‘Karnataka bandh’ called by various organisations on Monday will not be successful. Speaking to media persons here on Sunday, the chief minister said that the state government had taken adequate precautions to ensure that normal life is not disrupted due to the bandh. Condemning the statement of BJP National President Amit Shah

Karwar, Jun 12: A massive landslide triggered by heavy rain claimed the lives of three children including a small child at Tandarakuli in Divagi village of Kumta in Uttara Kannada district on Sunday. The victims have been identified as Bhavya Ambiga (13), Yateen Ambiga (7) and one-and-a-half-year-old Dhanush Ambiga. Around eight houses adjacent to National Highway 66 and near the Aghanashini river

Shivamogga, Jun 12: Senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa has said that Sangolli Rayanna Brigade was now a closed chapter. “I have distanced myself from the Brigade on the strict instructions from BJP national president Amit Shah. The office-bearers of the Brigade have consented to join BJP. Shah has promised suitable position for Brigade leaders in the party,” Eshwarappa told reporters here on Sunday

Mangaluru, Jun 11: The Ullal Police have arrested two persons from Delhi who allegedly cheated a woman from the city of Rs. 21.58 lakh online. However, it is learnt that the accused were only conduits engaged by the main accused, said to be Nigerian citizens, to open bank accounts in their names. The police gave the names of the accused as Lanthan Mavia (34), native of Mizoram, and Coof Boi alias

London, Jul 11: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya was booed by a section of India supporters as he entered the Oval arena to watch India's crucial ICC Champions Trophy encounter against South Africa on Sunday. Mallya, who caused a lot of embarrassment for the Indian cricket team when he dropped in at Virat Kohli Foundation's 'Charity Dinner', was in for some embarrassment when he along with a

Doha, Jun 11: Qatar moved Sunday to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome to stay, while boasting of “business as usual” for vital gas exports. Iran also announced it had sent tonnes of vegetables to Qatar, which has seen food imports threatened after its neighbours cut air, sea and land links with the country. Nearly a week after Saudi

Gangavathi, Jun 11: JD(S) leader and Gangavathi MLA Iqbal Ansari has been accused of writing off all his property including bars in the name of Kannada actress Panchami, who is said to be his second wife. According to Iqbal’s brothers Azhar Ansari and Ahmed Ansari the MLA has written all the ancestral property in the name of Panchami, by cheating them. They said the father’s property was to be

Udupi, Jun 11: In what may be termed as a pleasant surprise for thousands of Hindus in United States of America, especially devotees of Sri Krshina, an old and neglected Church in New Jersey has been converted into a modern Hindu temple. It was Sri Sugunendra Teertha Swami, the chief pontiff of Udupi’s Puttige Mutt, who purchased the derelict Church sometime back with the sole intention of

Mangaluru, Jun 11: Dismissing the allegation that ‘plastic rice’ being supplied through public distribution system in Karnataka as baseless, minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs U T Khader urged the people not to worry about malicious rumours. “People need not panic about 'baseless reports' of arrival of ‘plastic rice’ and ‘plastic eggs’ as there is no confirmation for the same,”

Bengaluru, Jun 11: The state BJP said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released Rs 771.44 crore to the agriculture sector in Karnataka in the past three years. The funds released by the Centre to Karnataka as flood relief since 2014 amounted to around Rs 4,500 crore. There has been no shortage of fertiliser in the country after Modi assumed office. In addition, the price has come down by Rs 5,000