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Mangaluru police launches crackdown on Ganja peddlers, several raids and arrests made this week, in a latest raid a 18 year old who grow Ganja in flower pots arrested

Bhatkallys News Bureau/ I. Zaorez Shabab Mangaluru 09 Nov 2017: Joshua D'Souza an 18 year old youth was on Thursday arrested by Economic and Narcotics crime department's sleuths in Mannur locality. Working on a tip off, a team of Economic and Narcotics crime department led by Inspector Muhamma

Karnataka HC refuses to grant stay on Tipu Sultan Jayanti celebrations

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday refused to stay Tipu Sultan Jayanti celebrations to be held across the state on November 10, reported news agency ANI. Earlier on Friday, the High Court had sought to know whether the expenditure to be incurred on the celebrations had the “authority”

Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal gets 6-month extension to submit report

New Delhi: The Centre has given a six-month extension to the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) to submit its report, according to an official order. The tribunal, which is looking into the dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over sharing of Cauvery water, was to submit the report by Thu

Tax officials quiz Karnataka Minister, kin over assets

Bengaluru: Income Tax officials on Monday questioned Karnataka Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar and his family members over seized documents pertaining to their assets including cash, jewellery and other properties, an official said. “Shivakumar and his family members were questioned in continuati

JDS chief Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal to contest the 2018 Karnataka assembly elections

HASSAN: Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna would be contesting the 2018 Assembly elections from Rajarajeswari in Bengaluru or Belur assembly constituency in Hassan district, said Bhavani Revanna daughter-in-law of Gowda. Bhavani Revanna said that Deve Gowda had al

K’taka representatives meet Bihar CM, discuss aspects of alcohol ban

Patna (Bihar):The representatives of the Karnataka State Temperance Board (KSTB), inspired by the alcohol prohibition in Bihar, met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to discuss the different aspects of the ban. The 31-member delegation of the KSTB, headed by Chairman H.C. Rudrappa, visited to take tips

Hindu terror exists in India: Cong

Bengaluru (Karnataka): The Congress party on Thursday asserted that Hindu terror exists in India Congress leaders Dinesh Gundurao, dubbing cow vigilantes as terrorist, said all the people who take law in their hands and terrorise people are terrorist. “Yes, there is (Hindu terror). Who killed

Two-wheelers below 100 cc get HC nod for pillion seats

In a relief to both users and manufacturers of two-wheelers, the Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed the State government’s rule, which prohibits two-wheelers below 100 cc having a pillion seat, that was enforced for the past 10 days though the rule existed in the law book since 1989. The court

Kharge backs Siddaramaiah in making Kannada compulsory in school

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday supported Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s efforts towards creating an atmosphere for learning Kannada and making it compulsory in primary schools. Speaking to ANI, Kharge said, “The CM of Karnataka has written a

Amit Shah an ‘ignorant tourist’ in election season: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah for targeting Tipu Jayanti celebrations in the state, saying it was a desperate attempt to communalise the atmosphere. “We celebrate birthdays of 26 leaders and builders of #NavaKar

Bengaluru private hospitals wear an empty look as 60000 doctors go on strike

Empty waiting halls greeted visitors at Bengaluru’s Vikram, Manipal and Fortis hospitals. Two doctors each were handling the emergency wards in these hospitals, the Outpatient Department was closed and patients who had made appointments for consultation, were rescheduled, due to the doctors’ strike

Pothole-free Bengaluru by April, says KJ George

Bengaluru: Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George has assured that by April next year the city would be free from bumpy rides and pothole ridden roads. With the assembly elections scheduled for next year, the government is eager to improve its sagging image by providing motorable roads, high ris

Bengaluru now has reserved parking for women

The civic authority in Bengaluru has come up with a novel idea to make women feel safe. The city will soon have as many as 1000 parking spots reserved for women across its busy, prime areas. The project has been implemented in Brigade Road so far and will be extended to 85 prime areas of the city

Amit Shah attacks Siddaramaiah: Celebrating Tipu Jayanti and doing vote bank politics will not benefit Karnataka

BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday hit out at the Siddaramaih-led Congress government in Karnataka over Tipu Jayanti celebration saying the state government was enthusiastic about Tipu Jayanti, not Karnataka Mahotsav. Addressing the BJP state unit’s ‘Nava Karnataka Nirmana Parivarthana Yatra’ rally in

Will take call on Karnataka flag based on committee’s report: Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that a call will be made based on the report of the committee formed to decide on whether to change the previous flag or to retain it. “We have formed a committee to decide on the state flag. It’ll decide if the same f

Bengaluru May Soon Get A Suburban Railway Network

NEW DELHI: The Railways is working on a proposal to create a suburban railway network for Bengaluru, much like the one in Mumbai, to decongest the city and link it to the airport, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today. Mr Goyal said the idea was suggested to him before he took over as the rail

Karnataka gets first woman police chief

Bengaluru: Neelamani N. Raju, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1983 batch, has been appointed the first woman Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP) of Karnataka, it was announced on Tuesday. She succeeds Rupak Kumar Dutta, who is retiring. Raju, 57, was earlier th

Kannada actor Upendra announces new political party

Bengaluru: Kannada film superstar Upendra on Tuesday announced formation of a new political party which will contest the coming assembly elections in Karnataka early next year. “I want my party to be run by the people for the people to meet their needs. It is an open platform for people to bring