Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 21: The three sisters: Sr Anitha Shaila Veigas, Sr Priya Mariette Pinto and Sr Sujatha D'Souza, of the Congregation of Sisters of Charity of Mangaluru Province made their perpetual profession on November 21, at Guardian Angel Church, Angelore. It was significant day of commemoration of presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and day of foundation (21.11.1832) of the Congregation of

Belagavi, Nov 21: Four students feared drowned in Savagaon pond in Belagavi District of Karnataka on Wednesday when they went for swimming. Police said that the victims were identified as Salil, Chetan, Aman Singh and Gautam. They had gone to the pond in two bike telling their parents that they are going to attend a birth day party. The students had gone to the pond for swimming when the mishap

Bengaluru, Nov 21: Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, on Wednesday announced that his party will not rest until Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is removed from the party for allegedly accusing the farmers of the State as goondas and robbers. "The JDS, though has won only 38 seats in the May 12 election to the Assembly , with the

Vijayapura, Nov 21: Six road construction labourers were killed and two others injured when a van, in which they were traveling, collided with a lorry at Honaganahalli here on Tuesday night. Police said on Wednesday that the labourers hailed from Maharashtra State and were identified as Vikasa Vilasa Survamshi of Charegaon in Sathara District, Mustafa Isak Mangarold of Nanded District, Gajanana

Bengaluru, Nov 21: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths have successfully trapped and caught BBMP, Town Planning ADTP and Assistant Engineer while accepting Rs 5 lakhs bribe for showing official favour. According to a ACB release here, a resident of Bengaluru had sought building Plan approval for which the officials demanded Rs 5,00,000 bribe. On Tuesday, the officials laid a trap and caught ADTP

Chennai, Nov 21: Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president MI Shanavas died on Wednesday following complications caused due to a liver transplant. Shanavas, a Member of Parliament (MP) from Wayanad constituency was admitted in a private hospital in Chennai. The 67-year-old leader had survived from cancer a few years ago, but cancer had recently spread to his liver. Shanavas, who

Hyderabad, Nov 21: As efforts to forge an anti- BJP front gather momentum, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said Wednesday his party's president Rahul Gandhi is the "best material" to become the prime minister. Moily said TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu was "doing well" to unite opposition parties. The former Karnataka chief minister, on the campaign trail in

Bengaluru, Nov 21: Justice A M Farooq, a retired judge of Karnataka High Court, whose name was once considered for the post of Lokayukta in 2016, passed away today morning in Bengaluru. Justice Farooq served as judge of the Karnataka HC from 1995 till he retired after a long innings as state public prosecutor. He also served as president of the Karnataka Judicial Academy till his retirement and

Mangaluru, Nov 21: In another relief to RSS veteran Kalladka Prabhakara Bhat and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, the High Court on Tuesday quashed the case registered against them by Bantwal police for protesting in violation of prohibitory orders and creating unrest following the murder of RSS worker Sharath Madiwala. Justice Ashok G Nijagannavar quashed the proceedings against them while

Bengaluru, Nov 21: A 70-year-old man who objected to the marriage of his granddaughter, a minor, was bludgeoned to death by his son, the girl’s father, and the father of the bridegroom in Karenahalli, Doddaballapura, on Monday. Police said Eshwarappa, a resident of Karenahalli, was murdered by E Kumar, a weaver, and Subramani, father of the bridegroom. Mohan Kumar, deputy superintendent of police