Udupi: “Instead of commenting on the union government on the drought relief funds, the state government should try to utilise the available funds wisely,” said state BJP President B S Yeddyurappa. While speaking to the reporters on Tuesday, he said that the state government should try to release the relief fund and then it should […]

Mangaluru: “Kambala is a traditional sport. No one has got hurt because of it. The state government should convince the Central effectively,” said BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa. He was speaking to the reporters at district BJP office on Monday. “We are hopeful that state HC will give order in favour of Kambala. Central […]

Mangaluru: “The state government led by Congress is ready to save Kambala. Congress is supporting it since a long time. The government has tried to put pressure on Central government regarding Kambala,” said district in-charge Minister Ramanath Rai. He was speaking felicitating winners of APMC elections at Congress office Mallikatta, on Monday. “The Central government […]

Chennai: DMK MLAs, MPs and party workers, led by its Working President M K Stalin, began a fast here today demanding permanent removal of the ban on jallikattu. DMK cadres and party functionaries from various districts are also participating in the fast. DMK said they wanted a permanent measure which will ensure conducting of jallikattu […]

Kasaragod: Kerala state intelligence bureau has warned the state government that naxalites are planing to attack 16 police stations in Kerala in revenge of the death of their colleagues Kuppu Devaraj and Ajitha who died in a police encounter near Nilambur in Kerala recently. Naxalites are very likely to attack the police stations located in […]

Mangaluru: The State government has cancelled the contract for the reconstruction of the Shiradi Ghat road as part of Package 2 as the contractor did not begin the work even 13 months after getting the work order. The National Highways division of the Public Works Department will now submit a revised estimate to the Union […]

Udupi: Members of the Udupi Sarkari Zilla Mahila Mattu Makkala Aspatreya Ulivagagi Nagarikara Samiti took out a procession and staged a dharna against the handing over of the District Government Maternity and Children’s Hospital to a private entity here on Friday. The State government had last year handed over the 3.88 acres of land belonging […]

Bengaluru: In all likelihood, Karnataka will get its first woman Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah selects senior IPS officer Neelamani N Raju for the top post. The post of the DG&IGP will fall vacant by January end when incumbent Om Prakash retires on superannuation. Names of four officers of […]

Bengaluru: The BJP is planning to seek Governor Vajubhai Vala’s intervention to stop the state government from rushing through the introduction of new textbooks in the 2017-18 academic year. There is confusion over when the new textbooks, for classes 1 to 10 in schools affiliated to the state board as per the curricula recommended by Baragur Ramachandrappa, […]

Bengaluru: The state government will rehabilitate only those tribals who submit the necessary documents to prove they have been living in Diddalli for many years now, Kodagu district in-charge minister M R Seetharam said on Friday. Government documents show that only 199 families have been living in the Diddalli reserve forest area for the past […]