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New Delhi, Jan 17: Delhi High Court has chided the Narendra Modi-led NDA government for installing 15,000 CCTV cameras within weeks for US President Barack Obama's upcoming visit here, but failing to act fast when it comes to meet the needs of the citizens. So "let's get someone from outer space," a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva remarked. The bench was hearing an

Bengaluru, Jan 17: The Lokayukta police have registered eight FIRs in relation to the Rs 1,000 crore worth of irregularities in the execution of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme between 2008 and 2012. Based on the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report, the State government had handed over the investigation to the Lokayukta under section 7 (2) (a) of the

Bengaluru, Jan 17: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru police on Friday raided a house in BTM Layout here and detained a person for his alleged links with terror suspects. “We detained a person in the south (police) division of Bengaluru on Friday night in connection with the explosives seized in Bhatkal recently,” Bengaluru Police Commissioner M?N?Reddi said. Reddi clarified that the

Puttur, Jan 17: In spite warning by the Dakshina Kannada district administration and the presence of around 1,500 policemen and Rapid Action Force personnel at the venue, speakers at the ‘Virat Hindu Hrudaya Sangama’ crossed the limits and apparently mocked and abused non-Hindu Indians. Thousands of Sangh Parivar activists had gathered at the Mahalingeshwara Temple grounds in Puttur on Friday

Mangaluru, Jan 16: Provocative speeches delivered by the firebrand Hindutva leaders at a massive convention of Hindutva extremists held amidst tight security in Puttur town, yield immediate result on Friday night as self proclaimed saviours of ‘Hindu rashtra’ unleashed violence against innocent people in communally sensitive areas of Dakshina Kannada district while returning home from the venue

Mangaluru, Jan 16: Dismissing the speculations that a Dalit leader may replace him as Karnataka chief minister, Siddaramaiah has said that he would complete his term. Responding to questions of media persons on his arrival at Mangaluru International Airport here on Friday, he vehemently said: “I am the CM and would complete my term.” Asked on the recommendations of Kasturirangan report, he said

New Delhi, Jan 16: Former AAP leader Shazia Ilmi on Friday joined the BJP party ahead of crucial Delhi Assembly elections. Shazia Ilmi's induction into the BJP comes a day after former IPS officer and supporter of Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi joined the party. The former top cop is expected to be projected as the BJP's chief mineral candidate for Delhi. Earlier in the day, she met BJP President

Mangaluru, Jan 16: A minor fire broke out in the main building of District Wenlock Hospital at Mangaluru on Friday, causing panic and confusion among hospital staff and patients in the building. According to eye-witnesses, the fire was caused by a short-circuit in the CT Scan room located in the ground floor close to the entrance of the building at about 11.30 a.m. The fire triggered panic among

Mangaluru, Jan 16: The Pulse Polio immunization programme will be launched state-wide in Karnataka on Sunday, with the state health department making arrangements to set up as many as 32,628 booths across the state to serve the purpose. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said that the two rounds of the pulse polio programme for 2014-15

Mangalore, Jan 16: To celebrate the birth moth of the final Prophet, the members of the Sunni Students Federation (SSF), organized a massive Milad rally and public gathering in the city on Thursday under the slogan ‘Ilal Habeeb’. Thousands of youths took part in the well-disciplined rally that started at Ambedkar Circle and culminated at Nehru Maidan where a conference was held. Speaking after