Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 28: The rift between Karnataka BJP leaders BS Yeddyurappa and KS Eshwarappa has widened sharply with the latter's camp urging the national leadership to resolve all internal differences wracking the party by May 10. The key demand is to replace Yeddyurappa with Eshwarappa as the party's state unit president. The demands were made at a 'save BJP' rally attended by two MLCs, three

Mangaluru, Apr 28: On the occasion of world asthma day on May 2, 2017, Mangalore Chest Association has pledged to help Mangalureans breathe better. With the theme better air, better breathing, this organisation has decided to emphasise on the importance of clean air in controlling asthma and other breath oriented problems. Asthma camps will be set up around hospitals in Mangaluru at A. J

Dubai, Apr 28: India has topped the list of Dubai's 100 tourist source markets for the second time, with a total of 1.8 million visitors last year. The Annual Visitor Report 2016 was released by Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) during this year's Arabian Travel Market. Saudi Arabia (1.6 million) and the UK (1.2 million) were other prominent names on the list

Mumbai, Apr 28: India will overtake Germany in 2022 as the world’s fourth-largest economy and push Britain out of the top five, based on analysis of growth projections by the International Monetary Fund. But the challenges the South Asian nation must surmount to get there are many. These include executing a wide-ranging overhaul of the tax system, sorting out the biggest pile of distressed assets

Udupi, Apr 28: Naxalite-affected Amasebail Gram Panchayat of Udupi is now first fully solar GP in the coastal district. Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Affairs and Sports, on Thursday formally declared this. The Amasebail GP has three villages — Amasebail, Rattady and Machattu — with 1,872 houses. While 1,000 houses have been provided with four solar lamps, 497 houses have

Bengaluru, Apr 28: The “Save Party Organisation”?convention organised by a section of the BJP?workers at the Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on Thursday witnessed fisticuffs between supporters of senior leaders B?S Yeddyurappa and K?S?Eshwarappa. State BJP vice president M?B?Bhanuprakash, while addressing the gathering, said unilateral decisions were being taken in the party and people who had once

Hubballi, Apr 28: JD(S)?state president H?D?Kumaraswamy has accused the Narendra Modi-led Central government of misusing constitutional bodies and creating ‘political terrorism’ to suppress its rivals. Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Kumaraswamy said the Centre was misusing institutions like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to conduct raids on

Bengaluru, Apr 28: A BJP?faction led by K S Eshwarappa on Thursday defied party president B S Yeddyurappa and set a May 10 deadline for him to review party appointments. The faction met at Palace Grounds on Wednesday. Eshwarappa, former deputy chief minister, turned up, despite a party directive against the rally. He launched a no-holds-barred tirade against Yeddyurappa, saying his style of

New Delhi, Apr 28: A survey conducted by a private think tank has ranked Karnataka India’s most corrupt state. Its findings were announced on Thursday. The CMS-India Corruption Study said more than 33% of households in the state believe the state government is “not at all committed” to reducing graft. Among the households surveyed, 77% said they had to pay bribes for public services, signalling an

Mangaluru, Apr 27: It’s a HealthShop, a new concept of walk-in one stop shop for the needs such as Medicines, Cosmetics, Ayurvedic, Herbal, Organic and other day products. The shop pre-dominantly focuses on providing customers with low prices on anything and everything you buy. Mr. Nasir Mohideen, the chairman and founder of the Westline Group said, “The Company plans to grow into tier-3 cities in