Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 15: Amid simmering discontent within the Congress in Karnataka over the induction of two Independent MLAs into the coalition government's ministry, the party's state unit chief on Saturday said a "reshuffle will definitely happen", and several senior leaders will be "taken into confidence". This comes a day after Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy expanded his cabinet by inducting R

Chandigarh, Jun 15: A 30-year-old doctor from Karnataka, who was pursuing his MD course from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Haryana's Rohtak, allegedly committed suicide in the hostel of the hospital's campus, police said on Friday. Onkar, who lived in Karnataka's Dharwad, allegedly hung himself from the ceiling of his hostel on Thursday night, Rohtak Police Station SHO Inspector

New Delhi, Jun 15: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and congratulated him on being re-elected for a second term. On the issue of the expansion of Karnataka Cabinet, Kumaraswamy told media that it is a political issue and he will manage it. "That is a political issue, leave it. We will manage it and there is nothing to worry," he said. Amidst coalitions

Bengaluru, Jun 15: The State Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, who are holding day-night dharna against the state government’s decision to grant over 3600 acres of land to the steel giants JSW Ballary, entered second day here on Saturday, have decided to intensify their agitation . The BJP leaders, including state party president B S Yeddyurappa, former Deputy Chief Minister R Ashok and deputy

Bengaluru, Jun 15: Bowing to the stiff opposition to grant a huge tract of land to the steel giant JSW Ballary, the state government has decided to review its decision and appointed a Cabinet Sub-Committee to look into the issue. Briefing the media persons, the Panchayath Raj minister, Krishna Byregowda, informed that the Cabinet, chaired by the Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, had informed that a

Udupi, Jun 15: The men in khaki will undergo a special training programme in Udupi district to be public friendly and polite. This in fact is an assurance by Nisha James, the superintendent of police during the phone-in programme to a senior citizen who complained that when he had gone to Udupi town police station to enquire about his passport, the police personnel did not behave respectfully with

Mangaluru, Jun 15: Apart from the 72 Indians who are expected to return home from Kuwait after cancellation of their visas, there are 53 more workers of the same company stranded in another labour camp. The Indian embassy has received above information from the Kuwaiti authorities. It is suspected that the workers, hired for another company and sent to Kuwait, were later diverted to a blacklisted

Bengaluru, Jun 14: IMA Jewels auditor Iqbal Khan has been arrested by Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the IMA Ponzi scam in Bengaluru, the investigative team confirmed on Friday. Iqbal Khan, a resident of Frazer town, has been the auditor of IMA for many years. According to an immigration form, the main accused, IMA Jewels founder Mohammed Mansoor Khan, has flown to Dubai on June 8. As per SIT

Mangaluru, Jun 14: Heavy rains and tidal waves caused severe loss to properties, with many houses being damaged in the coastal city of Ullal in Mangaluru district in Karnataka on Thursday. Around 15 houses were severely damaged after tidal waves hit them in the city. Fears gripped the area as a danger of cyclone Vayu loomed large on the citizens. A scientist blamed soil erosion as the root cause

Bengaluru, Jun 14: Seven people have been arrested in connection with a case where a woman was allegedly tied to a pole in Kodigehalli for not repaying a loan, police said on Thursday. The matter came to the fore after a video of the incident went viral. In the video, a woman is seen tied up to a pole and some men are standing around her. People can be heard saying "beat her with slippers and