Belagavi (Karnataka): Reeling under severe drought, Karnataka on Thursday urged the Centre to waive off 50 per cent of the farm loans, as the state government is ready to write off the rest. “We will write off 50 per cent of the loans if the central government waives off 50 per cent of the money

Belagavi (Karnataka): Karnataka government today said it has not been able to provide state-run bus transport service to 257 villages due to bad roads. This was stated in the Legislative Assembly by Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy in response to a question on rural bus connectivity through sta

Bengaluru: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has accorded initial operational clearance (IOC) to the upgraded Jaguar after its deputy chief flew the attack aircraft here, the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) said on Wednesday. “Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria gave the IOC

Bengaluru: In a daring daylight heist, the driver of a logistic agency today fled with a van laden with Rs 1.37 crore cash, collected from banks here, police said. Dominic, hired by Logicash, an outsourcing agency, drove away the van with the cash when two other employees had gone to a bank in th

BENGALURU: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday chargesheeted Abdul Wahid Siddibapa alias Abdul Wahid alias Khan alias Hafeez, 35, who hailed from Bhatkal and stayed in Dubai.This is in connection with a case where top Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives have been accused of planning to

Within days after G Janardhan Reddy's daughter's lavish wedding grabbed headlines for its uber splendour, Income Tax Department has raided the mining baron's offices in Bellari.  According to a report in OneIndia, a team of five I-T Department officials raided the former BJP lawmaker's Obulapuram M

The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered winding up of the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines Ltd for failing to pay $6 million (Rs 41 crore) dues to a British firm that supplied aircraft components to it. Pronouncing the order, Justice Vineet Kothari directed the official liquidator to take posse

Bengaluru: More than 100 students of Visvesvaraya Technical University (VTU) sat on a hunger strike on Saturday alleging a cock-up in the checking of their papers by the examiners, resulting in an unusual number of students failing. The students demanded that those failed be advanced to the next

Bhatkallys News Service/ Ismail Zaorez Shabab Mangaluru: Heavy protest came in against the Tipu Jayanti Celebration in Mangaluru by right wing organizations like Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists. The District administration celebrated Tipu Jayanthi at Zilla Panchayath auditorium on

Leading private carrier Jet Airways will operate a daily service to Singapore from here from December 14 to expand its connectivity in the Asean region, the airline said on Monday. “The new flight is introduced to meet the demand for a direct flight to Singapore from business travellers across sout

Bengaluru, 9 Nov 2016: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to review the new immigration policy and relax visa rules for Indian techies and students pursuing higher studies in Britain. “I request you to review the new policy and restore the 20,8

Bengaluru: Upping the ante against Congress government over the celebrations of “Tipu Jayanti”, Karnataka BJP President B S Yeddyurappa today asked the party cadre to scale up the protests against it on November 10 when the event will be held. Speaking at an “anti-Tipu Jayanti” rally here, as the

Mysuru: Former revenue minister V Srinivas Prasad launched a scathing attack on the chief minister at Swabhimana Samavesha in Nanjangud on Tuesday. Prasad, who was dropped in June's cabinet reshuffle, compared Siddaramaiah with the 14th century Delhi sultan, Mohammad-Bin-Tughluq, and said he's the m

Bengaluru: British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in this tech hub on Tuesday on the last leg of her maiden three-day official visit to India starting Sunday, an official said. “May has a busy schedule during her day-long visit on Tuesday as she will participate in as many as five events soon

Mysuru: A BJP worker, who is also a RSS activist, was found dead in mysterious circumstances near Magali in Mysuru district with his family and the party alleging that it was a murder. The body of Magali Ravi, in his early 30’s, with head injuries was found last night, police said, suspecting tha

The Bangalore district head of Popular Front of India, Azim Sheriff, was arrested on Wednesday night in connection with the murder of RSS activist Rudresh in October. Azim is allegedly associated with Irfan Pasha who was earlier arrested in connection with the case. During interrogation, some suspe

Bengaluru [India]: The Congress Party on Friday asserted that Mysore king Tipu Sultan was a secular warrior and that he had sacrificed his life for this state. Congress leader N.A Harris said, “If you were the king, then Mysore Maharaja would not have been there. These people have forgetting the

Bengaluru: Criticising the Sangh Parivar affiliates decision to not allow girl students to wear hijab, Karnataka Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi, has said that ‘hijab’ should not be identified with any religion. “It is a culture. Anyone can observe Hijab or wear a Burqa. There is no