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Bengaluru, Mar 9: Lokayukta Justice P Vishwanath Shetty, who was stabbed by Tejraj Sharma, has told members of his family that the attacker did not even give him any time to react and, stabbed him. Justice Shetty's son Shashi Kiran Shetty, senior counsel at High Court of Karnataka, told DH that his father told him on Thursday that he was no way connected with the complaints filed by Sharma. "His

The transfer of Hassan deputy commissioner Rohini Sindhuri Dasari will be put on hold till March 13, the state government informed the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Thursday. The2009-batch IAS officer moved the Bengaluru bench of the CAT after the government, on Wednesday, issued an order transferring her as the Commissioner, Department of Employment and Training. This is the second

Bengaluru, Mar 8: State BJP president Yeddyurappa today lashed out at the Siddaramaiah government over deteriorating law and order in Karnataka and said the chief minister was running the state like 'Tughlaq darbar" ahead of the state assembly polls. His remarks come a day after the state's most senior anti-corruption officer P Vishwanatha Shetty was hospitalised after he was stabbed repeatedly at

The Karnataka High Court has issued notices to Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde and Chikkamagaluru MLA C T Ravi while hearing a matter regarding their derogatory comments against Tipu Sultan, the 18th century Mysore ruler. Justice R B Budihal was hearing a petition filed by Alam Pasha challenging the rejection of his private complaint report by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court. Pasha had

Mangaluru, Mar 8: Prof. I Chikkappa Rai (84), former Head of the Department of Botany, St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, succumbed to old age this evening (Thursday, 8th March 2018). He passed away at about 7:00 p.m. at his residence on Suvarna Road, Kankanady, Mangaluru. Hailing from the reputed Ichilampady family, Prof. I. Chikkappa Rai is survived by his wife Shankari Rai, two sons Subodh and

Poets are an asset to the society. Many a poets have vindicated the age-old saying, ‘Pen is mightier than the sword’, by challenging norms and addressing grievances. Poems are synonymous to eye-openers. Reality-checks via poems could be the upcoming recipe to mend a society that prevails on undercurrents of hypocrisy and insensitivity. Mafazah Sharafuddin, the youngest among the three children of

Mangaluru, Mar 8: Beacons-2018, the two-day national level media fest of Nitte Institute of Communication commenced on Thursdayat the institute’s Deralakatte campus in the city. The fifth edition of the fest, themed 'Dissent is Necessary' was inaugurated by Prakash Belawadi, renowned actor, theatre artist, journalist, activist and media personality. Dr C S Shastry, Principal, Nitte Gulabi Shetty

Mangaluru, Mar 8: The Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy in association with Muslim Mahila Sahitya Sanghaon Thursday observed International Women’s Day by holding seminar, poetry meet and felicitating achievers. Social worker Khairunnisa Sayed, young English poetess Mafazah Sharafuddin, and rank holder Ayishat Rafeeza were given a warm felicitation on the occasion for their achievements in various

Mangaluru, Mar 8: Congress corporators K Bhaskar Moily and Muhammad Kunjathabail have been elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Mangaluru City Corporation on Thursday. Mysuru regional commissioner Shivayogi C Kalasad conducted the election to the mayor's post at MCC Council hall. Members to different standing committees were elected unopposed. Mr. Moily and Mr. Kunjathabail got 37 votes each while

New Delhi, Mar 8: In a relief to Kerala-based Hindu-convert-Muslim woman Hadiya, the Supreme Court today set aside the high court order annulling her marriage to a Muslim man. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, however, said that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) may continue its investigation in the matter. The apex court had in