Karnataka

Mysuru, Jun 4: Senior JD(S) leader and Karnataka tourism minister SR Mahesh on Monday pointed out that discontent was simmering not only in the parties of the ruling coalition, but also in the BJP. “MLAs from the BJP have communicated with leaders in the JD(S). But we will not launch any operation to rope them into our party fold,” said Mahesh, adding that there was no need for the JD(S) to engage

Mangaluru, May 4: Prof. Palale Subrahmanya Yadapadithaya has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor Mangalore University by the Governor and Chancellor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala. The 60-year-old academician with 33-years of teaching and research experience and nearly 10-years of administrative experience in different statutory positions is the first academician from the portals of the 38-year-old

Dubai, Jun 3: UAE-based businessman, LuLu Group chairman M.A. Yusuffali has become the first expat to get the exclusive Permanent Residency 'Golden Card', Wam reported on Monday. The Abu Dhabi-based Keralite tycoon is worth $4.7 billion - ranked the richest expat in UAE according to Forbes magazine's 2019 list of billionaires. The UAE has started issuing the permanent residency documents to select

Bengaluru, Jun 3: Calling the 'Grama Vastavya' initiative of Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy a "gimmick," Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda Monday said it was a ploy to shift focus from the bickerings in the Congress-JDS coalition. His comments come a day after Kumaraswamy announced he would resume his 'Grama Vastavya' (village stay) programme to find out the challenges facing the state

Hyderabad, Jun 3: Senior BJP leader P Muralidha Rao Monday said his party would not try to destabilise the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka but indicated the coalition may fall before the year-end. The party general secretary in charge of Karnataka affairs said the BJP has maintained in the past year that the coalition government is not a stable one, it cannot survive and it would not last

Bengaluru, Jun 3: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka will form an alternate government if the ruling JD(S)-Congress coalition government loses majority in the Assembly, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda said today. Addressing a Press conference here on Monday, he said that "BJP having emerged as the single largest party in the 2018 Assembly elections will

Before the completion of the blessed month, Ramadan, its last few days provide you with an exceptional opportunity to assess and test the quantum of Taqwa and apply its power. Yes, we are talking about that Taqwa which has been nourished with days of fastings and prayers. This could be one of the most relevant questions to seek for, isn’t it? But to know its answer a parameter is quite essential

New delhi, Jun 3: Over 6,800 cases of bank fraud involving an unprecedented ₹71,500 crore have been reported in 2018-19, the Reserve Bank of India has said. A total of 5,916 such cases were reported by banks in 2017-18 involving ₹41,167.03 crore, it said. As many as 6,801 cases of fraud were reported by scheduled commercial banks and select financial institutions involving an amount of ₹71,542.93

Mandya, Jun 3: Three people were killed and three others injured when a car, in which they were travelling, and a tempo collided head-on at Talagavadi Ghate near Mallavali on Sunday night. Police said on Monday that the victims have been identified as Aashok (35), Janaki (52) and Sowbhagya (56). The injured have been admitted to Government Hospital here.

Kottayam, Jun 3: Kerala Government has ordered a probe into a women patient's allegation that she was administered the first dose of chemo medicine without confirming cancer at the Government Medical College hospital here. State Health Minister KK Shylaja ordered the probe after receiving a complaint from the patient hailing from Alappuzha that she was treated on the basis of a test conducted at a