Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 22: Under attack from the ruling BJP in Karnataka, former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday claimed that the saffron party as also the JD(S) were "afraid" of him and hence were spreading false information. Ahead of the December 5 bypolls to 15 constituencies in the state, several BJP leaders have targeted Siddaramaiah claiming that there was resentment within the Congress over

Bengaluru, Nov 22: Kalaburagi, a backward district in Karnataka, found a spot in the country's aviation map today with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa inaugurating a greenfield airport there. Spread over 740 acres, the airport has been built at a cost of Rs. 230 crore. It is aimed at catering to other neighboring districts in North Karnataka. Mr Yediyurappa recalled how his previous government in

Wayanad, Nov 22: Students of a government school took out a protest march here on Friday demanding stern action against their teachers over the death of a 10-year-old girl after being bitten by a snake inside her classroom. Raising slogans and holding placards, the students in their uniforms, took out the march through Sulthan Bathery town and converged in front of the government vocational higher

Bengaluru, Nov 22: The high court on Thursday sought information from the government on the number of pubs/bars operating without valid licence issued under Licensing and Controlling of Places of Public Entertainment (Bangalore City) Order of 2005. A division bench headed by chief justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka gave this direction while hearing a PIL relating to nuisance created by pubs/bars in

Ahmedabad, Nov 22: Self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda, booked in a criminal case related to his ashram here, has fled the country, with the Gujarat police working to gather concrete evidence against him after taking two of his disciples in remand, officials said on Thursday. An FIR was registered on Wednesday against the controversial guru on the charges of kidnapping and wrongful confinement of

Bengaluru, Nov 21: Ruling BJP in Karnataka on Thursday expelled from its primary membership rebels Sharath Bachegowda and Kaviraj Urs, contesting the coming assembly polls as independent candidates, for anti-party activity. In separate letters to both Bachegowda fighting from Hoskote assembly constituency and Urs from Vijayanagara, BJP said, their contest against the party's official candidates

Mangaluru, Nov 21: The third cruise vessel of the season named "Silver Spirit" with 450 passengers and 300 crew members on board called at New Mangalore Port today. The passengers were welcomed in a traditional manner by showcasing local folk culture including Yakshagana. As many as 250 passengers had booked to visit various tourist destinations in and around Mangaluru. The vessel will be sailing

‘National Integration Day’ was celebrated by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Mangalore, Ministry of Youth affairs & sports, Government of India, in association with Father Muller Charitable Institutions and the Student Development Committee jointly organised program. This was followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp, lit by the dignitaries on the dais, who included, the Chief Guest, Lt.Col.Gracian

New Delhi, Nov 21: There were nearly seven lakh vacant posts in different central government departments as on March 1 last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. Of the total of 6,83,823 vacant posts, a total of 5,74,289 are in Group C, 89,638 in Group B and 19,896 in Group A category, as on March 1, 2018, according to a data given in a written reply by minister of state for personnel

Mysuru, Nov 21: Claiming that the attack on Congress MLA Tanveer Sait was because of ‘ideological differences’ and ‘political rivalry’, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that the activists of a political party had plotted the murder of the former minister. Speaking to media persons, Mr Bommai said that preliminary investigation showed that the arrested assailant Farhan Pasha was an