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Karnataka CM seeks Modi's intervention in Mahadayi river dispute

Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help in resolving the Mahadayi water dispute between the state and BJP-ruled neighbouring Goa. "On behalf of my people, I urge you to help us resolve the Mahadayi dispute," the Chief Mini

In Bengaluru, PM Narendra Modi vows to make Karnataka 'Congress-free'

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday came down heavily on the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka over lack of development, political murders and appeasement politics. The Prime Minister also appealed to the voters to vote for BJP under 'farmer's son'  BS Yeddyurappa to u

Karnataka: Water bodies to be developed by gram panchayat committees

BENGALURU: After the unsuccessful implementation of the Kere Sanjeevini scheme, the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) is now planning to entrust the work of developing and protecting the water bodies that come under it to the Lake Development Monitoring Committee (LDMC) at all

Karnataka to sell school walls for ads

School walls across Karnataka could soon turn into billboards hawking anything from cars to cement, as the State government has decided to let private companies use government school walls to advertise products. The move, which critics describe as a desperate measure to raise funds, has drawn the ir

Karnataka Assembly election: PM Modi to address rally in Bengaluru on February 4

Now that Budget and Gujarat elections are done and dusted both national parties BJP and Congress have planned to concentrate big on Karnataka Assembly elections. BJP Karnataka has scheduled PM Modi's rally in Bengaluru on February 4th and expects around 4 lakh party workers to attend the event. P

Karnataka Sixth Pay Commission recommends 30 per cent salary hike for govt employees

The Karnataka government on Wednesday recommended 30 per cent salary hike to the government employees and pensioners in its Sixth Pay Commission. The move will benefit around 5.2 lakh government employees, about 5.3 lakh pensioners, and about 73,000 employees of government-aided educational insti

Bengaluru: Drug peddler arrested after filing tax returns for Rs 40 lakh

In a bizarre case, a Bengaluru-based drug peddler was arrested after he filed his taxes - honestly. Ranga Rachappa, who on paper works as a construction labourer, filed income tax returns for FY2016-17 against an annual income of Rs 40 lakhs, which raised red flags leading to his arrest. Accordin

Karnataka: State's first sea walkway in Udupi

Udupi district in-charge minister Pramod Madhwaraj inaugurated the state’s first 480-m Sea Walkway near the Malpe Tourism Jetty. The minister said that, in India, this is the second sea walkway after one in Kerala. To develop Malpe as a tourist destination, so far the government has spent more th

"Defeat Those Wanting To Change The Constitution": Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today made a veiled attack on union minister Ananth Kumar Hegde over his recent controversial remarks on the Constitution and said all those who love democracy should come together and "defeat such elements". In his Republic Day message broadcast o

BJP doesn't understand English properly: Karnataka Congress on withdrawal of cases against minorities

NEW DELHI: "BJP doesn't understand English properly," Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy today said after the saffron party objected to a letter written by the state DGP inviting opinion on withdrawing cases against 'innocent' people belonging to minority community. "BJP doesn't understand Englis

Karnataka Bandh evokes no response in Uttara Kannada district

Karwar: Normal life was not affected as the bandh called by pro-Kannada and farmers' organization over the Mahadayi dispute evoked no response in Uttara Kannada. There were no untoward incidents in the district, including Karwar and Joida, which border Goa. Educational institutions, business esta

Farmers seek urgent measures to get water from Karnataka

The standing paddy crop in many parts of the delta region requires water for irrigation for at least another 20 days and the State government should initiate urgent measures to get Tamil Nadu’s due share of water from Cauvery river to prevent the crops from withering, demanded farmers representative

Karnataka ahead in constructive industrial policies: Deshpande

Karnataka, which is rich in talent and skill, should become the hub of employment generation, Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development R.V. Deshpande has said. In his inaugural address at the two-day India Soft-2018 conclave which began here today he said that “The

Jan 25 Karnataka bandh: Buses, metro likely to run, private cabs may stay off road

With the Confederation of Pro-Kannada Organisations calling for a bandh on January 25 and February 4, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions said that government-run buses will ply that day. However, it is unlikely that private cabs will work. On Monday, President of the Confederation of Pro-Kannada O

Soon, Karnataka will have pink public toilets for women and kids

Pink toilets dedicated to women, girls and children will soon become a reality in the state. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had recommended the establishment of pink toilets in Karnataka based on the Delhi model where ‘pink’ toilets were recently set up. Followi

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: "Fight is between Allah and Ram," says BJP MLA

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA has declared that the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 will be a fight between Allah and Ram. V Sunil Kumar, BJP MLA from Karkala made the comments while addressing a rally in Bantwal constituency of communally sensitive Coastal Karnataka. While the BJ

Karnataka pushes for cultivation of millet, organic crops

Bengaluru: In 2008, 38-year-old Aiyanna Gowda took over his father’s farmland in Yeddaldoddi (Sindhnur taluk), Raichur—about 470km from Bengaluru. Though his family had cultivated paddy for decades, Gowda had new ideas after he met award winning agriculturist Subhash Palekar, who has popularized a

JD(S) to finalise candidates for Karnataka polls by Feb-end

MANGALURU, JAN 22:   The Janata Dal (Secular) is likely to finalise its candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections by the third week of February. Addressing presspersons in Mangaluru on Monday, HD Deve Gowda, former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo, said that the partly will try to finalise it