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Mangaluru, Feb 11: The Bajpe police along with officials from Revenue and Mines and Geology Departments on Sunday seized three boats which were being used to extract sand illegally from the Phalguni (Gurupura) in Addoor village. A communiqué from Mangaluru police said the boats were worth about Rs. 5 lakh. Assistant Commissioner of Police (North) Srinivasa Gowda guided the operation led by Bajpe

Mangaluru, Feb 11: Within days after seizure of $ 10,000 from a Dubai bound passenger, the Customs at the Mangaluru International Airport have seized various foreign currencies valued at Rs 7.65 lakh from another Dubai-bound passenger. The Customs officials stated that on Sunday they seized US Dollars, Euros and Dirhams from a passenger, which was concealed in between clothes in the check-in

Madikeri, Feb 11: A peaceful bandh was observed in Kushalanagara town on Monday by the members of Cauvery Taluk Horta Kendriya Samithi demanding the formation of Cauvery Taluk. Schools and Colleges in the Taluk remained closed, Commercial establishments, petrol bunks and other activities came to standstill in support of the Bandh. Kushalanagara Chamber of Commerce extended support to the Bandh

Bengaluru, Feb 11: Karnataka Congress on Monday recommended disqualification of its four MLAs who did not attend the ongoing state budget, as well as the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meet ahead of the budget. The four MLAs - Ramesh Jarhikoli, Umesh Jadhav, Mahesh Kumatalli and N B Nagendra - did not attend the state budget session as well as the CLP meeting despite a whip issued by the party

Three Indian teams are among the 12 finalists who will vie for the top slot in the Microsoft Imagine Cup Asia Regional Semifinals in Sydney and move one step closer to win the grand prize of $100,000 at the world championship in the US. First place at the Asia competition will secure $15,000 and a spot in the world championship to be able to win the grand price of $100,000 at Microsoft's Redmond

Bengaluru, Feb 11: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Monday announced a comprehensive SIT probe to "bring out the truth" after an audio clip he released showed state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa in a purported conversation to lure a JD (S) MLA. Kumaraswamy made the announcement in the state assembly after Speaker Ramesh Kumar suggested a special investigation team probe the episode to

New Delhi, Feb 11: The issue of alleged horse trading in Karnataka echoed in Lok Sabha on Monday as the Congress cited a purported audio clip of B S Yeddyurappa to accuse the BJP of trying to lure ruling coalition MLAs, a charge firmly rejected by Union Minister Sadananda Gowda. Congress members, including Sonia Gandhi, staged a walkout from the House over the issue but returned a few minutes

Dubai, Feb 11: In a landmark decision, Abu Dhabi has included Hindi as the third official language used in its courts, alongside Arabic and English, as part of a move designed to improve access to justice. The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department on Saturday said it has extended the adoption of interactive forms of statement of claims filed before courts by including the Hindi language alongside Arabic

Kolar, Feb 11: In a startling revelation, Janata Dal (Secular) leader and Kolar MLA K Srinivas Gowda has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to lure him with a huge amount of money and ministerial berth. This comes on the heels of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy accusing BJP State president B S Yeddyurappa of trying to lure the son of the JD(S) legislator from Gurmitkal. “The BJP leaders

New Delhi, Feb 11: The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed uproar over Bharatiya Janata Party’s alleged bid to topple the coalition government of Congress and Janata Dal (Secular). As soon as the Lok Sabha assembled for the day, Congress MP K C Venugopal sought Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s permission to speak on the issue of “Operation Lotus” by the BJP. He alleged that the efforts to bribe the Congress