Karnataka

Mangaluru, Sept 30: The police have registered cases against six popular recruitment agencies in this coastal city for lack of permit and alleged fraud. It is alleged that they were engaged in fraudulent recruitment of jobseekers for employment in foreign countries. P.S. Harsha, Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru, these agencies did not have the requisite permission and licence from the Union

Mangaluru, Sept 30: In what can be termed as family suicide pact, a 55-year-old woman and her two children died after jumping into River Nethravathi at Panemangaluru in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district late on Saturday night. The family, which lived in a rented house in Mysuru's Vijayanagara Stage IV, resorted to the extreme step after the death of the family head. The family's pet dog

Kalaburagi, Sept 30: After the Election Commission (EC) deferred by-polls to 15 Karnataka Assembly constituencies, former state Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah alleged that the electoral body is acting at the behest of the BJP government. "Election Commission is acting at the behest of BJP government. The decision of EC to conduct by-elections in the state is only to favour

Dammam: The Dammam unit of Jam’iyyatul Falah, a Karnataka state award winning NGO, conducted its 31st Annual General Body Meeting (AGBM) at Royal Zaika Restaurant in Dammam. The master of the ceremony Mohammad Siraj opened the meeting with Islamic Greetings and invited the Chief Guest Mr. Mohammad Imran (Chairman of IISD Managing Committee), Mr. Abdul Waris (Ex-Chairman of IISD), Dr. Zaheer Baig

Bengaluru, Sept 29: Amidst reports of BJP’s continued effort to lure more leaders from opposition parties, former Congress legislator Anil Lad is planning to jump the ship to saffron party. Anil Lad, also the former Rajya Sabha member, is said to have met CLP leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday and expressed his displeasure for being ignored in the party. He is believed to have informed Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru, Sept 29: Alleging that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is using third-degree methods on MLA and former minister D K Shivakumar, Congress MLC C M Lingappa has lodged a complaint with the Karnataka Human Rights Commission (KSHRC), seeking action against the central agency. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Lingappa said, "The ED officials are treating Shivakumar, who is being

Kalaburagi, Sept 28: Taking serious exception to the cap on quantity set by the Union government for procurement of Greengram and Blackgram, leaders of different farmers organisations on Saturday demanded the removal of cap, enabling growers to sell their entire crop at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 7,050 for green gram and Rs 5,700 for black gram a quintal. Addressing a press conference

New Delhi, Sept 28: Delhi High Court has decided to hear the bail plea of senior Congress leader from Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, on September 30, who is currently in Tihar Jail in a money laundering case. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, who is also hearing former Union Minister P Chidambaram's bail petition in the INX Media case, will hear Shivkumar's plea. Shivakumar, a Congress heavyweight, on

Belgaum, Sept 28: All Railway Double lines will be completed before 2022 in the country, Union Railway Minister of State Suresh Angadi said here on Saturday. Already, Miraj to Belagavi double line works have started, which is expected to be completed before 2021, with electrical line. After the double lines complete up to Bengaluru from Pune, more trains will run between Bengaluru, Belagavi and

Bengaluru, Sept 28: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's official residence at Cauvery effectively means that Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah would have to vacate the premises. According to a note issued by the protocol division of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Yediyurappa’s official residence was originally the Race View quarters on Race Course Road, next to