Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 24: The Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare has approved the Karnataka government's proposal for establishment of three new medical colleges in the state, under the Centrally-sponsored Scheme. According to a notification issued on October 23, the new medical colleges will be established in Chikkamagaluru, Haveri and Yadgiri districts. Under the scheme, the Central and state

Bengaluru, Oct 24: Senior Congress leader M Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday termed party's performance in Maharashtra and Haryana assembly polls as "good" and said it has "reached the position mobilising things in a short period". Thanking those who voted for Congress inMaharashtra and Haryana, he said, "I feel this is a good result.. people are with Congress." Speaking to reporters, Kharge said,

Mangaluru, Oct 24: The Indian Coast Guard has rescued a 33-year-old fisherman, who was missing for about 12 hours in the Arabian Sea. The rescued fisherman has been identified as Goraya Rao, a native of Orissa. "A distress message was received from the Office of SP CSP Malpe, Udupi regarding missing of one fisherman from FB Shaional Angel with Reg No IND KA/01/3820. The FB left from Mangaluru port

New Delhi, Oct 24: To highlight the issues such as unemployment, unprecedented economic slowdown, rise in prices of essential commodities, collapse of the banking system and farmers distress, the Congress will launch nationwide protests from November 5. Congress General Secretary K. C. Venugopal said that the protests will highlight the plight of the common people. The party will protest against

Kasaragod, Oct 24: Indian Union Muslim League has managed to retain Majeshwar Assembly Constituency as its candidate M C Kamaruddin secured victory in the by-poll the result of which was announced today. Kamaruddin defeated his closes rival Ravish Tantri of BJP by a margin of 7,923 votes while LDF candidate M Shankar Rai finished third. Kamaruddin polled 65,407 votes whereas Tantri polled 57,484

Bengaluru, Oct 24: Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday stated that the investigation into the case of low-intensity explosion at the Hubballi railway station is intensified, in coordination with Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra police. speaking to media persons he said, Samples of the explosives are sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and the report is expected to give more details

Mangaluru, Oct 24: The district administration has sounded a red alert in Dakshina Kannada in the wake of continuous rains lashing the state unabated since October 18. Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh on Thursday sounded a red alert in the district after the Meteorological Department predicted heavy rain in the three coastal districts of Karnataka for the three days. She, however, said no

Bengaluru, Oct 24: An undergraduate student of the University of Agricultural Sciences was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the railway track that criss-crosses the campus of Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra (GKVK) in Bengaluru. Gagan, a first-year BSc (Agriculture) student is suspected to have jumped before a moving train on Tuesday night. It is suspected that Gagan, a native of

Bengaluru, Oct 24: The release of Vokkaliga stalwart D K Shivakumar has come as a shot in the arm for the Congress at a time when it was struggling to gear up for fthe December 5 bypolls in Karnataka. Shivakumar’s presence on the state scene is expected to give the Congress — reeling from poll debacles, desertions and scandals — much-needed traction. “His release will boost our campaign and

Bengaluru, Oct 24: The return of Congress stalwart D K Shivakumar to Karnataka, who was granted bail by the Delhi high court is not only a good news for his own party, but also for Deve Gowda family which is facing rebelling from a section of Janata Dal (Secular) leaders. Twenty-seven legislators, including 11 MLCs, have reportedly decided to quit the JD(S) in protest against the alleged