Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 26: Five eminent people from Karnataka are among the Padma awardeesthis year. Saalumarada Thimmakka(social work -- environment) Fondly called the Tree Woman’, 108-year-old Thimmakka is a green crusader who has planted over 400 trees on a 4-km stretch between Hulikal and Kudur in Bengaluru Rural district. Thimmakka and her husband decided to plant and nurture banyan saplings like

Bengaluru, Jan 25: The JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka will face a threat from dissident Congress MLAs, though they are in small numbers, ahead of the 10-day Budget Session that begins from February six. While the coalition government partners, constantly put on tenterhooks by the Opposition BJP posing a threat to its stability, the persistence of the threat of rebel MLAs in the Congress

Bengaluru, Jan 25: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who also holds Finance portfolio, will present the State Budget for 2019-20 on February 8. This is the second full fledged Budget to be presented by Mr Kumaraswamy after formation of JD(S)-Congress Coalition government. Governor Vajubhai Vala will address the Joint House of the Legislature on February 6.

Bengaluru, Jan 25: Karnataka ministers will tour drought-hit districts across the state to assess the ground situation, including supply of drinking water in the affected areas, said the ruling JD-S-Congress coordination committee chairman Siddaramaiah on Thursday. "The ministers heading each of the four teams the state government formed last month will tour the drought-hit districts they have

Bengaluru, Jan 25: At a time when only the rich can afford and have access to quality healthcare in India, a doctor in a private hospital in this tech hub is offering free angioplasty to the poor, who are no less deserving of it. "I have been wanting to treat the poor for free as they can't afford the prohibitive cost of quality treatment," Kiron Varghese, head of cardiology at St John's Medical

New Delhi, Jan 25: The NIA on Thursday arrested a 33-year-old man, accused in the 2006 Kozhikode twin blasts cases, from the Delhi airport after he landed from Saudi Arabia, the agency said. It said Mohammed Ashar, a resident of Thalassery in Kannur district of Kerala, had been absconding and was charge sheeted by the National Investigation Agency in 2010. He was arrested on Thursday from the

Bengaluru, Jan 25: The Congress and the JD(S) appear to be struggling to seal a seat-sharing deal for the forthcoming general election after a brief discussion on the issue during the coordination committee meeting yesterday failed to yield meaningful results. The coordination panel, which comprises key leaders from the two parties, decided to hold another meeting involving JD(S) supremo HD Deve

Belagavi, Jan 25: BJP workers took out a protest rally in the City and staged dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner 's office in protest against holding official function by Minister for Social Welfare Priyank Kharge despite the State had announced mourning following death of 111 year old Shivakumara Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt, Tumakuru, who passed away recently. The agitators demanded

Mysuru, Jan 25: Janata Dal (Secular), Karnataka President A H Vishwanath today alleged that the recent announcement of 10 per cent Reservation to the upper caste and building Ram Mandir are election gimmick of NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it will not have any impact in the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, he said that Mr Modi's charisma

Tumakuru, Jan 25: Karnataka Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader SR Mahesh entered into an altercation with Tumarku Superintendent of Police Divya Gopinath during the funeral of Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami, leaving the latter in tears. The incident occurred when Gopinath stopped him from entering a restricted area after which the minister lost his cool and shouted at the woman officer