Karnataka

Karwar, Jan 23: The toll in the boatcapsize touched 12 on Tuesday with the recovery of four bodiesin different places off the Karwarshore. Those who survived said there were at least five other boats in the vicinity when theirs sank near the point where river Kali reaches the sea, but none of them came forward to help. Passengers on those boats, in fact, whipped out their smartphones to click

After limiting the number of times you can forward a message in India, WhatsApp is reportedly spreading the policy to include other countries as well. WhatsApp has announced that it is lowering the forwarding limit worldwide from 20 people or groups to just five users. The update placing the limit on the forwards begins to roll out this week, starting with Android users and then moving to iOS

Bengaluru, Jan 22: Protests by BJP and some pro-Kannada organisations, citing the three-day mourning announced for the death of Siddaganga Math head Shivakumara Swamiji, forced the cancellation of a Karnataka government seminar on Tuesday. The seminar titled 'Conversations of the Constitution', which was organised by the state social welfare department and a television channel, was called off

Tumakuru, Jan 22: The mortal remains of Dr Shivakumara Swamiji, the revered pontiff of the Siddaganga Mutt, was laid to rest, as per the rituals of the Lingayath religion, in the Mutt premises, amidst the galaxy of the dignitaries, who had paid a tear-ful homage to the departed soul on Tuesday. Former Prime minister, H D Deve Gowda, Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, Union Defence minister Smt

Kannur, Jan 22: Thanks to the intative by "janakeeya kootayama" (peoples collective), a 45-cent land will be gifted to the Government to construct building for a police station. The people of the politically-sensitive grama panchayats of Muzhakunnu and Thilankery in Kannur, had mobilised Rs.18 lakh and acquired the land to construct a building for the Mazhakunnu police station. The fund was

Amaravati, Jan 22: The Centre will soon take up a major project to link rivers Godavari and Cauvery that will resolve water issues between four southern states, Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari announced on Monday. The objective of the project, expected to cost upto Rs 60,000 crore, is to make good use of about 1100 tmcft of Godavari water that currently drains into the sea, he said

Bengaluru, Jan 22: The Ramanagara district police who are investigating into the incident of alleged assault on the Congress MLA, Anand Singh by fellow legislator J N Ganesh, both from Ballari district were, looking on the whereabouts of the accused, who is facing the charges of attempt to murder. According to sources, the accused MLA, who had denied the charges of assault on Mr Singh, is

Tumakuru, Jan 22: Tens of thousands of devotees made a beeline leading to Sri Siddaganga Mutt on Tuesday, to have a glimpse of the ‘Walking God’ Sri Shivakumara swamiji the who passed away at an age of 111 years due to age related issues, here yesterday. Large numbers of devotees who stood in the queue that spanned for over six kilometer to have the darshan of their most loved sage, and the air

Bengaluru, Jan 22: Acclaimed social scientist Shiv Visvanathan, who recently earned the wrath of a section people for criticising the wrongdoings of armymen, has strongly defended his stance saying that he cannot justify heinous crimes such as rapes and extra judicial killings in the name of nationalism. “I am a scholar and have to follow the logic of truth. I have to speak what I think is the

Lucknow, Jan 22: Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board Chairman Waseem Rizvi, who is known for his provocative and controversial rants, has now claimed that madrasas promote ISIS ideology. Rizvi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to shut all madrasas across the country so that students are not influenced by the terror ideology. "If madrassas are not shut, in 15 years, more than half of