Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 21: Vehicles on roads passing through Nanthoor junction in the city were diverted for a few hours today after a bullet tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas toppled there. The mishap occurred around 3: 45 a.m. when the driver lost control over the speeding tanker which was returning from Mangaluru after filling the gas. It is learnt that a car had a narrow escape when the giant

Mangaluru, Nov 20: Bajrang Dal National Convenor Sohan Singh Solanki will be the keynote speaker at the Vishwa Hindu Parishad convention to build pressure on the Centre to resolve the Ramjanmabhooomi issue, at the Nehru Maidan here on November 25. Similar conventions will be held on the same day in Ayodhya, Nagpur and Bengaluru. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, VHP Mangaluru unit secretary

Mangaluru, Nov 20: Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande will formally inaugurate newly formed Kadaba and Moodbidri taluks on November 25, said Urban Development and district in-charge Minister U.T. Khader here on Tuesday. Talking to reporters, Mr. Khader said that Mr. Deshpande will inaugurate Kadaba taluk at 9 a.m. and Moobidri taluk at 2.30 p.m. Mr. Deshpande will also inaugurate the Indira Canteen

Bengaluru, Nov 20: Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today came down heavily against JD(S)-Congress coalition government and alleged that the State government has failed to FRP for sugarcane even after the Union government announcing Fair Remunerative Price(FRP) three months back. The State should fix State Advisory Price (SAP) but

Bengaluru, Nov 20: A policeman has been arrested on the charge of raping a woman home guard after she complained against the former for misbehaving with her in Karnataka’s capital. The alleged rape took place on Saturday night in the house of the victim, a 27-year-old home guard is posted on the Bangalore University campus. The accused, Chandrakumar alias Chandrashekhar, 36 a constable attached to

Mangaluru, Nov 20: In a heart-rending incident, a 6-year-old girl lost her life after accidentally falling into a bucket of boiling water at a remote village in coastal Karnataka. The victim has been identified as Tanvi, daughter of Ramesh and Bhavya couple from Kemminje Bedrala in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. She was a Class 1 student of Sandeepini Higher Primary School, Narimogaru

Bengaluru, Nov 20: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has faced an unexpected charge over his statement against a female agitator after a group of farmers laid siege to Suvarna Soudha and damaged public property in Belagavi. Quoting Sections 509 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a Bengaluru-based organisation, Karnataka Karmika Kalyana Prathishtana, has lodged a complaint with DG & IGP

Mangaluru, Nov 20: A large number of Muslims across coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi today celebrated the Eid Milad or Milad un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). Homes, mosques, dargahs and madrasas have been decked with flags, buntings and banners to mark the day, considered by many Muslims to be the most blessed in Islamic calendar. Sweets and biryanis were

Mangaluru, Nov 20: Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes has hailed the role played by churches in empowering youth and students, along with their religious activities. He was speaking as the chief guest at a ceremony organised to mark the glorious 450 years of celebration of the Holy Rosary Cathedral at the Rosario Cathedral Grounds on November 18, Sunday. The educational and health institutions

Bengaluru, Nov 20: The Karnataka Farmers' Association (KFA) on Monday gave the state government 15 days to meet their demands, including loan waiver, minimum support price for all crops and compensation for drought, failing which they would resume and intensify their stir. "We are suspending our agitation till December 4 and giving the government 15 days to meet all our 39 demands. If they are not