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New Delhi, Oct 7: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy met the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan here on Saturday and sought early clearance of pending claims for expenditure incurred by the state for procurement of cereals, pulses and coarse cereals. Mr Kumaraswamy said the dues amounted to Rs 1127.77 crore for the period 2006-07 to 2015-16. Mr

Davanagere, Oct 6: A Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) driver was suspended after a video of him allowing a Langur to take control of the steering wheel went viral. In the 55-second video, the bus driver from KSRTC's Davanagere division can be seen comfortably seated in the driver's seat with a Gray Langur is perched on the steering wheel. The clip was shot by a passenger, who was

Mangaluru, Oct 6: In a fresh case of hooliganism by toll collectors, a woman suffered injuries when the staff of a toll booth at Brahmarakootlu, 20 km from Mangaluru, allegedly broke the glass of a car after the driver refused to pay toll. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon, when complainant Sadakat was travelling to the city in his personal car. The toll staff stopped him and demanded

Newsroom, Oct 6: If your vehicle’s insurance is expired, stay away from using it until you get the insurance renewed. Otherwise, you may lose your vehicle permanently in case you meet with an accident. The Karnataka state government has introduced a new law to impound and auction uninsured vehicles if the owner fails to furnish proof of a third-party insurance policy in case of mishaps. In a

Mangaluru, Oct 6: The High Court of Karnataka has quashed a four year-old criminal case against Congress leader and former union minister B Janardhana Poojary in connection with the violation of election code of conduct. The case was registered by the Mangaluru city police during 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Mr Poojary had filed a petition before the High Court. Justice P S Dinesh Kumar passed the

Udupi, Oct 6: Activists of Bharatiya Janata Party led by Karkala MLA VSunil Kumar staged a protest against the proposed toll plaza on Karkala - Padubidri State Highway Number 1 at Belman in Karkala taluk on Friday. Belman is a junction, where roads coming from Shirva, Karkala- Nitte, Mundkur and Padubidri meet. The people from the surrounding villages visit Belman often for different reasons. They

Bengaluru, Oct 6: The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Sri Krishna, an accused in the assault that took place at a restaurant involving Shantinagar MLA N.A. Haris’ son Mohammed Nalapad Haris. Justice B.A. Patil allowed the plea and directed the petitioner, who has been arrayed as accused number three, to surrender to the investigating agency within 15 days. Sri Krishna was

Mangaluru, Oct 6: The additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM) court has served warrant to RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat in connection with the suicide of Shyam Prasad Shastry of Kedila village in Puttur. The court also has issued a summon to Ramachandrapura Mutt seer Raghaveshwara Bharati, and another warrant to Puttur Havyaka Valaya Bonantaya president Shiva Shankara Bhat, on Friday, and

Do organizations say what they intend to do? Not necessarily. This came out clearly from the three long lectures by RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat. The event was supposed to be a dialogue, but the maximum of dialogue one could see was his answering few questions at the end of lectures. This normal practice of answering the questions was underlined strongly, as probably this must have been novel

Kalburagi, Oct 6: The Karnataka Police on Friday arrested 51-year-old Basavaraj, a physical education teacher in the Government Girls High School in Kalburagi, for sexually abusing and molesting female students. The teacher has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POSCO) Act and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The Child Welfare