Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 1: The Karnataka Government proposes to set up an Innovation Authority (IA), first of its kind in the country. Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan said that it has approved by the State Cabinet on Thursday. He was speaking at a function organised for installation of Dr Annayya Kulal as President of Indian Medical Association (IMA) branch here.

Mandya: MP Sumalatha Ambareesh from Karnataka on Thursday flayed the decision of the Karnataka Chief Minister to remove erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan from school textbooks. Opposing the move of BJP Government vehemently, she said: “Any unilateral decision taken without discussing with those who matter is also unfair.” Speaking to media, Sumalatha added: “Nobody is cent per cent sure about the

Mysuru, Nov 1: Former union minister and senior Karnataka BJP vice-president and Lok Sabha member V Srinivas Prasad on Friday strongly condemned the state government's proposal to remove lessons on Tipu Sultan from school textbooks. Speaking to the media here, Mr Parsad said the state was under stress due to severe floods and the government must bring more pressure on the Centre to release more

Bengaluru, Nov 1: Karnataka on Thursday became the 25th state in the country to launch the emergency response support system (ERSS). Toll-free number 112 will provide an all-in-one emergency service, including police, fire brigade and ambulances. In the first phase, 112 will be operational across the state except in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi. Chief minister BS

New Delhi, Nov 1: Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala in the growth trajectory of the country as they mark their respective statehood day on Friday. As Karnataka celebrates its "Rajyotsava", the prime minister referred to its "outstanding contribution" towards India's progress. "The state's natural beauty and people's warm-hearted nature are well known. Praying for Karnataka's development in the

Kuwait: On its 20th Anniversary Tulukoota Kuwait (TKK) celebrated the true spirit of Tulunadu by hosting a grand Tuluparba celebration under the able leadership of the dynamic president Mr. Ramesh S. Bhandary on Friday 25th October 2019 at American International School, Maidan Hawally Kuwait. The event started with a grand procession conceptualized by Suresh Salian. People belonging to various

Home Minister strongly defends govt’s decision to remove Tipu from text booksBengaluru, Oct 31: Defending Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa’s stand on removal of the erstwhile Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan’s references from school curriculum, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that children should not be fed with wrong facts over the history. Speaking to media after flagging off 5K

Mangaluru, Oct 31: Even as Cyclone Kyarr moved towards the Oman coast, Coastal belt of Karnataka is expected to receive heavy rain till November 1, according to India Meteorological Department. The fishermen were warned against venturing into sea as per IMD forecast of heavy winds till Sunday. The IMD has also predicted return of Cyclone Kyarr to the Arabian Sea as the air pressure in Bay of

Kundapur, Oct 31: Karnataka Forest officials on Thursday rescued 21 buffaloes while they were being illegally transported to a slaughterhouse in Kerala and arrested the duo involved here at Naykodi check post on the State Highway 27 near Kollur. Forest officers K Dayananada and Janardhana Poojary were conducting a routine check-up when they found 12 male and nine female bovines hurdled in one

New Delhi, Oct 31: The BJP government in Karnataka, surviving with a "wafer-thin majority", will fall after the December 5 bypolls to 15 Assembly segments, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said here on Thursday. In an interview to PTI, Moily said, "The people of Karnataka are fed up with the misrule, maladministration and inefficiency of (Chief Minister) Yediyurappa and after the December 5