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Bengaluru, Apr 12: Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa turned down the demand of the opposition Congress seeking his resignation after a contractor who had accused him of demanding 40 per cent commission was found dead in a Udupi hotel on Tuesday. Santosh Patil from Belagavi was found dead in his room in a hotel in Udupi. He had earlier accused Eshwarappa of

Riyadh, Apr 12: Foreign pilgrims will get a major chunk of 85 percent of the total number of one million pilgrims who will be allowed to perform Hajj this year. Domestic pilgrims constitute only 15 percent of the total pilgrims, Al-Arabiya channel reported quoting well-informed sources. According to the sources, the number allocated for domestic pilgrims will not exceed 150,000, while the number

Mangaluru, Apr 12: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has assured that an impartial probe would be conducted into the death of contractor Santhsoh Patil, who was found dead at Shambhavi Lodging near KSRTC bus stand in Udupi today. Patil, a BJP worker, had recently written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa of demanding 40 per cent

Udupi, Apr 12: A contractor and BJP worker, who had recently accused Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa of corruption, today found dead in Udupi. Santosh Patil had alleged that Eshwarappa demanded 40 per cent commission in sanctioned public works. He reportedly ended his life at Shambhavi Lodging near KSRTC bus stand in Udupi The incident came to light when police tracked

Bengaluru, Apr 11: In the wake of widespread hate campaign by Hindutva outfits against Muslims in Karnataka, former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today said that the government would not tolerate such activities. "Hindus and Muslims should live as the children of the same mother," he said. "Chief Minister (Basavaraj Bommai) has already assured action against elements that disturb communal harmony

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday that he would consider appropriate action against Karnataka student Muskan Khan, who was recently praised by Al-Qaeda terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri over the hijab row. The controversy erupted after Zawahiri in a nine-minute video praised Muskan, a college student from Mandya district, for raising the slogan 'Allahu Akbar' to

Bengaluru, Apr 11: BJP has formed three teams, led by senior leaders to travel across Karnataka from Tuesday, aimed at preparing the ground for the State Assembly elections next year, party strongman and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Monday. Making an appeal to end the flare-up of communal issues in the State, he said Hindus and Muslims should lead their lives as "children of one

Islamabad, Apr 11: Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president, was elected unopposed as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan by Parliament on Monday after rival candidate Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced that his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party will boycott the voting and staged a walkout. Shehbaz, 70, was the only candidate left in the race after Qureshi's boycott of the

Mangaluru, Apr 11: Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Mangaluru MLA U T Khader has called upon the people of Karnataka to foil any attempt of the "communal forces" to disrupt harmony in the society. Urging people to have patience and not get provoked by any attempt that aims at disrupting harmony, he said the BJP is trying to divert the attention of the people from the real issues bothering the

Ahmedabad, Apr 11: Police have arrested nine people after a procession on Ram Navami at Khambat in Gujarat's Anand district took a violent turn, while CrPC Section 144 has been imposed in Himmatnagar town of Sabarkantha following a similar incident there, officials said on Monday. Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi called a meeting of top police officials in Gandhinagar late Sunday