In The News

Manglauru, Nov 28: The issue of bars within residential areas was so far mere a question of right or wrong rather than anything to do with the law. However, U T Khader, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, has now suggested bringing an amendment to the law to prevent bars functioning in residential areas. On December 27, residents of Talapady Narlapadil (which falls under Mangaluru constituency

Udupi, Nov 28: General Thimmayya National Academy of Adventure will be organising a three-day adventure festival in Udupi from December 29. Minister for Youth Empowerment, Sports and Fisheries Pramod Madhwaraj on Modnay addressed the preparatory meeting on Udupi parba and Udupi adventure festival. The estimated cost of the adventure festival is Rs 60 lakh. The minister said that Udupi Parba and

Bengaluru, Nov 28: Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H D Deve Gowda has appointed his grandson Prajwal Revanna as one of the general secretary of the state unit of the party. According to official sources, the move is seen as push to meet the political aspiration of his grandson. Prajwal, the son of Gowda's second son and former minister H D Revanna has been aspiring for a bigger role in the party. He

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Even as environmentalists have continued raised voice against controversial Shishila-Byrapura Road, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has proposed a four-lane inter-corridor route connecting Mangaluru to Golden Quadrilateral Network through same route under the Bharat Mala project. The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial

Bengaluru, Nov 28: The co-founders and directors of e-commerce major Flipkart have been booked for allegedly cheating a businessman of Rs 9.96 crore by not clearing the dues the company owed him towards 12,500 laptops he had supplied. The Indiranagar police registered an FIR against Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, the co-founders, and other representatives of the company on the basis of a

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Nearly two months after a 24-year-old youth from Mangaluru taluk was abducted, the police came to know that he was murdered by the abductors. Safwan (24), a resident of 8th block in Chokkabettu, Katipalla near Surathkal was abducted by a gang of five miscreants in broad daylight on October 5 in a vehicle bearing registration No KA 20 MA 2844. Based on the information from an eye

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Decrying National Highway Authority of India’s apathy in restoring the battered National Highway 66 between Kuloor and Baikampady, Mangaluru North Youth Congress activists on Monday staged a protest demonstration at Honnakatte here. The protesters, who staged a rasta roko, also played cricket on the battered stretch of the national highway. Addressing party members, Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Nov 27: Officers of customs at Mangaluru International Airport arrested two passengers and seized 1.2kg gold worth Rs 35.45 lakh smuggled into the country from Middle East. While one passenger had hidden 804 grams of gold concealed in the sole of his sandals valued at Rs 23.67 lakh on Sunday, the other accused concealed around 400 grams of gold under his feet. Alert customs officials

Bengaluru, Nov 27: Shobha Karandlaje, general secretary of Karnataka BJP has accused the state government of deputing home minister’s adviser and former cop Kempaiah to protect tainted minister. “The government had deputed Kempaiah to "protect" Mines and Geology Minister Vinay Kulkarni by hushing up the murder case of Dharwad ZP member Yogesh Goudar,” Shobha said, while addressing a press

Akhila alias Hadiya, a Kerala-based girl, who was forcefully confined in her father’s house for several months for embracing Islam and marrying a Muslim man, has now got partial freedom. The Supreme Court on Monday allowed her to resume her homoeopathic studies. However, it appointed college Dean as Hadiya’s guardian whereas she wanted her loving husband, who has been fighting for her, to be her