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Mangaluru, Aug 20: People in Dakshina Kannada have started raising voice against acquisition of their lands for the ongoing work of liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline from Kochi to Mangaluru. The project is being carried out by the Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL). Like in Kerala, many land owners in Dakshina Kannada have expressed fear of losing dwellings, agricultural lands and plantations

Bengaluru, Aug 20: KAS officer H Basavarajendra, one of the accused in the Shivaram Karanth Layout land denotification case along with former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, approached chief secretary Subhash Chandra Khuntia on Saturday, with a complaint, alleging “pressure” from ACB officials. In his complaint, Basavarajendra said ACB deputy superintendents of police Balaraj and J K Anthony John

Bengaluru, Aug 20: With exams only a month away, students in many private schools teaching state syllabus are still using photocopies of textbooks as they have not received the books for this academic year. “For many classes, even now, we have not received Part I textbooks. When we ask the department, they say the distribution is completed. But our students don’t have any study material to read at

Hubballi, Aug 20: A serious discussion about the demand for independent religion status for Lingayatism was held at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) baithak (meeting) chaired by Sarasanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat at ‘Keshav Kunj’ here on Saturday. The discussion focused on the stand to be taken by the RSS on the issue. A leader who attended the meeting said Bhagwat felt efforts should be made to

Udupi, Aug 20: Vishwesha Tirtha Swami, spiritual leader of Hindus and chief pontiff of Paryaya Pejawar Mutt will undergo surgical procedure for hernia at the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal on Sunday. Raghuram Acharya, Dewan of Pejawar Mutt, last night said that the seer will leave for the hernia operation after completing the ‘Maha Pooja’ at the Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple around 10 a.m. on Sunday

Udupi, Aug 19: Athul Rao, who was a close friend of Padmapriya, wife of BJP leader and former Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat, would face no further investigation into charges of adultery or driving her to commit suicide. He, however, would face trial of offences of cheating, forgery etc for allegedly projecting himself and the deceased as husband and wife. Raghupathi Bhat’s family had accused Athul Rao

Mangaluru, Aug 19: The Dakshina Kannada police have arrested two more persons in connection with the murder of RSS activist Sharath Madiwala, on Saturday. The police gave the names of the arrested persons as Suleha alias Swaleh (27), Sadiq Pasha (35), both residents of Hassan, and Rahim Alady (32), a resident of Uppinangady. They have been charged with harbouring persons involved in the murder

Mangaluru, Aug 19: In what can be termed as a crime of passion, a working woman was brutally hacked to death by her husband at a residential locality in Kottara Chowki in Mangaluru last night. The victim, Blossom Lobo (30), was an employee of a private firm. It is learnt that suspecting Blossom’s fidelity, her husband William Lobo (35) hacked her to death. According to police, William, who worked

Belagavi, Aug 19: Janata Dal (Secular) National President H D Devegowda said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has reduced Indian National Congress to being Siddaramaiah Congress and voice of senior leaders of the grand old party has been silenced during his regime in the state. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Gowda said, minus Siddaramaiah there was no voice of Congress party or its senior

Bengaluru, Aug 19: BJP Karnataka unit president B S Yeddyurappa today sought 10 more days to appear before the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in connection with an alleged illegal land de-notification case. The former chief minister had been asked to appear before the bureau today for questioning in the case of de-notification of over 257 acres in Dr K Shivaram Karanth Layout in northern Bengaluru