Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 11: The filing of nominations began on Monday for December 5 by-election to fill the 15 Karnatakaka Legislative Assembly seats, which has fallen vacant following the disqualification of MLAs by the then Speaker Ramesh Kumar on the complaint about violation of their respective party whips, even as the Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on petition filed by Legislators

Madikeri, Nov 11: The Kodagu district administration has permitted jeep owners to ferry tourists to Mandalapatti, with some conditions. Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy has stipulated the hire charges and the vehicle parking slot at the tourist. She had convened a meeting of Jeep owners, villagers, Gram Panchayat and other officials at her office here recently, according to a statement here

Mandya, Nov 11: Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, where the world-famous KRS Dam is built across River Cauvery, received a record rainfall of 166.8 mm, after a gap of 34 years, within 12 hours from 1900 hrs on November 8 to 0700 hrs on November 9. Rain water measuring gauge installed near the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd (CNNL) Office at KRS recorded 166.8 mm of

Chikkamagaluru, Nov 11: In the wake of Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict, BJ leader and Karnataka minister CT Ravi has said the state government will soon attempt an out-of-court solution to decades-old Dattatreya Bababudangiri dargah controversy. The minister said he would invite all stakeholders, including the dargah’s Shakadri family, along with documents from revenue and endowment departments

Madikeri, Nov 11: The local unit of Vishva Hindu Parishad on Sunday observed ‘Martyr Day’, to commemorate the death of outfit’s former district general secretary Devappanda Kuttappa, who died during the riots on the occasion of Tipu Jayanti in 2015. VHP and Bajrang Dal leaders offered special prayers at Omkareshwara Temple in Madikeri to commemorate the occasion. Bajrang Dal district convener

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Alleging that there was complete breakdown of constitutional machinery in Karnataka, Senior Congress leader K Siddaramaiah has written to President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking an appointment to apprise him of the situation. In his November 8 letter, Siddaramaiah referred to a recent leaked audio clip of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa purportedly expressing anguish against his party

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Nikhil, son of former chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, was briefly lambasted on social media by his own partymen on Sunday for being an “absentee” politician. In Tweets and Facebook posts, which were deleted within hours of them being uploaded, partymen hit out at Nikhil saying he is not “fit” to be president of the JD(S) youth wing. The posts said Nikhil is only

Mangaluru, Nov 10: Hundreds of Muslims participated in processions taken out to mark Eid Milad in different parts of Dakshina Kannada district on Sunday. On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, huge processions were taken out in Bunder in Mangaluru. The procession also comprised Daff played by children. Mangalore South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath has wished the Muslims in Beary

Lucknow, Nov 10: The Sunni Central Waqf Board on Sunday said a decision on whether to accept a five-acre land for building a mosque in Ayodhya will be taken at its meeting likely on November 26. In a unanimous verdict, the Supreme Court on Saturday paved the way for the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, while directing the centre to allot a five-acre plot to the Sunni

Srirangapatna, Nov 10: Despite Karnataka government shelving celebration of Tipu Jayanthi in the State, former Minister, MLA Tanveer Sait paid tributes to the tomb of Tipu Sultan, at Gumbaz in Historic town Srirangapatna in Mandya District of Karnataka to mark the 227th birth anniversary of erstwhile Mysore ruler, on Sunday. Interestingly, Tipu Jayanti coincided with festival of Eid Meelad. The