Karnataka

Kochi, Sept 9: In a major initiative to accelerate women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity, Kerala will set up the country's first International Women's Trade Centre (iWTC), in consonance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in Kozhikode. A key project of the state's Gender Park under the Department of Social Justice, it is envisaged as a safe space away from home

Bengaluru, Sept 9: Despite a marginal fall in outflows from upper reservoirs of Krishna River in Maharashtra, the flood situation remained grim in North Karnataka and elsewhere in the State as heavy rains continued to lash Western Ghat areas continued bringing copious inflows in to various rivers. Official sources said the flood level in Krishna River came down as the discharge from dams and

Panaji, Sept 9: Union minister Prahlad Joshi on Monday said a decision on banning cow slaughter in Karnataka will be taken while considering the sentiments of people of the state. When asked about the BJP's stand on cow slaughter, he said the party endorses Mahatma Gandhi's views on the issue. Notably, Mahatma Gandhi had firmly opposed the idea of beef consumption. Gau Samrakshana Prakoshta, the

Panaji, Sept 9: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday said the chief ministers of Karnataka and Goa should sit and negotiate to resolve the Mahadayi water dispute issue. Karnataka and Goa have been locked in a bitter battle over sharing of water of the Mahadayi river, which originates at Belagavi in the southern state. When asked about the dispute, Joshi said the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal

Bagalkot, Sept 9: Bharatiya Janata Party State president Nalin Kumar Kateel has claimed that former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had conspired to get former Minister D K Shivakumar arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged money-laundering case. Addressing presspersons in Bagalkot on Sunday, he accused the former Chief Minister of playing politics of hatred. He refuted allegations of

Belagavi, Sept 9: A 25-year-old youth has brutally beheaded his father and also severed limb for snatching the smartphone. The incident took place in Karnataka’s Belagavi district in the wee hour on Monday. The victim has been identified as Shankar Devappa Kumbar 60, a retired head constable a resident of Kakati in Belagavi. The previous night Shankar had snatched the smartphone from his son

Mangaluru, Sept 9: Three persons, including two children, died in wall collapses in two incidents following heavy rain in Mangaluru and Puttur of Dakshina Kannada since Saturday night. Two children died after a portion of a 20-ft high retaining wall collapsed on the room of their house in Shivanagar in Padil on the outskirts of the city on Sunday night. The Kankanady Town Police gave the names of

Mumbai, Sept 8: Karnataka government has released 2,20,000 cusecs of water from Almatti Dam on Sunday after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requested for the same. This step will decrease the chances of flood in the Kolhapur district of the state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, " In view of the heavy rainfall, the Maharashtra Government requested the Karnataka government to release water

Hubli, Sept 8: BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel on his maiden visit to Hubli held a meeting with other party leaders and office-bearers here on Saturday. While speaking at the meeting, Kateel said, "His party, BJP is growing day by day as it has not compromised with its principles and working style." He also lauded BJP's Shyama Prasad Mukharji by saying, "The party was formed out of Jansangh

New Delhi, Sept 8: The BJP on Sunday took a jibe at the IAS officers who recently resigned from their posts citing the shrinking space for "dissent and debate" in the country as the reason while accusing them of sharing a "cozy relationship" with the Left. "Three IAS Officers resigned from their positions just because a thought process other than that they were infected with moves on in the