Mangaluru : The Roman Catholic Bishop of Mangalore, Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha has congratulated Dr D. Veerendra Heggade, the Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmashala on having been nominated as the member of the Rajya Sabha. In his congratulatory message, the Bishop observed that Dr Heggade, through his unique and multifaceted service, has earned […]

Bengaluru : People of Karnataka are very happy at the nomination of Dr. Veerendra Heggade for Rajya Sabha. His vast experience would benefit the country, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. Speaking to media persons Bommai said, Mr. Heggade has been serving the people for over four decades not only as the Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra […]

Mangaluru : D. Veerendra Heggade, philanthropist head of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala, is among four eminent persons nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday; the others being Olympic sprinter P.T. Usha, music composer Ilaiyaraaja, and screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad. His nomination fills the void the coastal region of Karnataka has had in the Upper House. After […]

Mangaluru : Former Union minister and member of Rajya Sabha Oscar Fernandes passed away on September 13. The 80-year-old Congress leader was admitted to Yenepoya hospital in Mangaluru on July 19 following intracranial bleeding suffered after a fall in his house during a routine workout on July 18. He underwent operation for removal of a […]

Mangaluru : The BJP government started to sell the India’s prime assets to its close capitalists, said Opposition Leader in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday. Addressing reporters in Mangaluru, he said the government at the Centre has started selling one after another the numerous public sector units built by Congress governments over the years. […]

Bengaluru : Amid speculation that he will be considered for Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said it will depend on what the Congress high command decides and he was a disciplined soldier of the party. “is it in my hands? It is in Congress party high command’s hand. It […]

New Dehli : President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday gave his assent to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, turning it into an Act. According to an official notification, the Act comes into effect with its publication in the official gazette on Thursday. According to the Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian […]

New Delhi : Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said the dynamics in the Rajya Sabha were different from that of the Lok Sabha and asserted that the government will have to answer their queries on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, before they can expect support from the Maharashtra-based party. The bill is scheduled to […]

New Delhi : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill an “attempt to ethnically cleanse the North East” hours before the Rajya Sabha debates the contentious legislation. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said: “The CAB is an attempt by Modi-Shah Govt to ethnically cleanse the North East. It is a criminal attack […]

Bengaluru : The Centre is studying the long-pending Rs 17,000 crore suburban rail project for Bengaluru city and will give a nod after getting details about land from the Karnataka government, Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi said in Rajya Sabha on Friday. Responding during the Question Hour, Angadi said the project has been […]