Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jul 30: VG Siddhartha, the son-in-law of former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna and founder of country's largest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, is reportedly missing since Monday night. There are reports doing the rounds that the billionaire who faced series of I-T raids last year jumped off the bridge into Netravati River near Tokkottu. Though a search operation is on, the police

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monsay withrdrw powers of boards and corporations in the state. He has directed department secretaries will work as in-charges. The move came after Yediyurappa on Monday won a vote of confidence in the Assembly. 76-year-old Yediyurappa, who was sworn in as Chief Minister on Friday after the fall of the Congress-JD(S) coalition

Belagavi, Jul 29: Hundreds of farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene (Green Brigade) staged protest in front of Deputy Commissioner's office today protesting against District Administration acquiring about 19 acres of fertile land for setting up Sewage Treatment Plant (SAP) near Halaga in the outskirts of the city. Agitating Farmers questioned why should

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has scheduled election to the Legislative Assembly Speaker’s Post on July 31 and has invited nominations to the post opened today. The Speaker post fell vacant following resignation of K R Ramesh Kumar earlier in the day, after the House passed the Confidence motion moved by the new Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and also after the House passed

Mangaluru, Aug 29: P Gopi Krishna, 54, has taken over charge as the new Chairman of Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB), a leading Regional Rural Bank of the country. Gopi Krishna holds an MBA in Banking and Finance. He is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. A native of Tenali (Andhra Pradesh) , Gopi Krishna carries with him a rich experience of 34 years in Syndicate Bank

Mangaluru, Jul 29: Veteran religious cleric and founder of Al Madina Islamic Complex at Manjanadi village on the outskirts of Manglauru, Al Haj P M Abbas Musliyar, passed away today after a brief illness. He was 73. Hailing from a religious family, he had dedicated his entire life for the religious causes. He was a senior Islamic scholar having thousands of followers across Kerala and coastal

Lucknow, Jul 29: All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) member and well known Sunni cleric Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali has said that prayers should not be offered by causing inconvenience to anyone. Reacting to a controversy over namaaz on roads, he said, "Namaaz is prayer before Allah. It is not right to offer prayers by causing inconvenience to anyone." He said namaaz on roads was

Barabanki, Jul 29: BJP leader Ranjit Bahadur Srivastava on Monday in a controversial statement said that cows belonging to Muslims should be taken away from them at any cost. "Cows in the houses of Muslims should be taken back. When we consider girls from our homes going to their homes as 'love jihad', shouldn't we consider 'gau mata' going to their homes 'love jihad' too? This is love jihad. Cows

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Monday announced his resignation after the House adopted the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and passed the Appropriation Bill. "I have decided to relieve myself from this office.... I have decided to resign," the Speaker said and handed over his resignation letter to the Deputy Speaker Krishna Reddy. Kumar

Bengaluru, Jul 29: After Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa won the vote of confidence, Karnataka Congress on Monday took an aim at the BJP leader claiming that he does not have people's trust in the state. "Shri @BSYBJP has never become @CMofKarnataka through People's Mandate. Everytime, his expertise in Horse Trading and Resort Politics have made him Chief Minister. Operation Kamala may have won him