Fri, 19 Jul 2019 19:41:33
Mangaluru: The Civil Aviation Ministry has said that expansion of the runway at the Mangaluru airport is not feasible.
Replying to queries by Nalin Kumar Kateel, BY Raghavendra and DK Suresh in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation (Independent Charge), said that the runway expansion at Mangaluru is not possible due to huge land fillings, hig
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Fri, 19 Jul 2019 19:39:39
Mangaluru: Heavy rains lashed parts of Mangalore on Thursday, bringing much-needed respite from humid weather.
However, the heavy downpour left commuters stranded. People faced a tough time as roads and low lying localities were flooded due to waterlogging.
Two-wheeler riders had to wade through knee-deep water to reach their destinations. Traffic was thrown out of gear in major areas and o
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Fri, 19 Jul 2019 19:36:22
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested and is questioning Mohammad Mansoor Khan, the main accused in the multi-crore IMA ponzi scam, who landed in the New Delhi airport here from Dubai in the early hours of Friday.
The questioning of Khan is being conducted at the ED office in the MTNL building here, sources said. The central agency had filed a case of money laundering against IMA Jewels.
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Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:21:17
New Delhi: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh on Thursday said the leader of Congress Legislature Party can exercise his authority on issues like whip against absentee members without any interference from his office.
"This House holds Supreme Court in the highest esteem. Let me make it clear to the leader of Congress Legislature Party that this Office is not restraining you from exercising
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Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:16:15
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala Thursday asked Assembly speaker K Ramesh Kumar to complete the process of vote of confidence moved by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy by the end of the day.
Vala's message to Kumar came after a BJP delegation called on him and requested to direct the speaker to conduct the vote of confidence Thursday itself, amid fears by the party that the ruling coa
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Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:10:49
Bengaluru:
Karnataka Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Thursday sought a detailed report from Home Minister M B Patil on rebel Congress MLA Shrimant Patil, who was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai after he complained of chest pain on Wednesday.
Expressing concern over the images shared in the House, Kumar observed that the situation "does not look natural".
"What kind of a Speaker I would
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Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:08:49
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give an urgent listing to a petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against states for their alleged failure in curbing mob lynching.
The bench comprising of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose declined the urgent listing on a petition filed by lawyer Sajan Parashar, who had contended that the a
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Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:07:12
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday suggested in the Assembly that a floor test in the House will not be appropriate until a clarification is got on the Supreme Court order allowing freedom to the 15 rebel MLAs from participating in the House proceedings.
"it is not appropriate to take a floor test in this session which is against the C
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Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:05:12
New Delhi: Congress on Thursday said that Supreme Court's judgement in Karnataka's rebel MLAs case was a clear violation of the Constitution.
Raising the issue in Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour through a Point of Order, Congress' Anand Sharma sought Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu's order to uphold the Parliament's sovereignty.
"There is a constitutional framework that separates between the executiv
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