Karnataka

Baghpat(UP), Oct 3: After realising that the local police are treating his son’s suspected murder as suicide just because of his religion, a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh has converted to Hinduism along with 12 members of his family. The bizarre incident took place at Badarkha village under Chhaprauli police station area in Baghpat district on Monday (October 1). After formal conversation, Akhtar

Bengaluru, Oct 3: A one-year-old girl is battling for life after her mother accidentally gave her toilet-cleaning acid stored in a water bottle to drink. The incident took place at Chinnappanahalli in east Bengaluru a few days ago when the family was attending a puja at a friend’s newly-built house and the girl has been admitted in Rainbow Children’s Hospital in Marathahalli. The victim, Payal, is

Newsroom, Oct 3: A two-day International Kannada Sahitya Sammelana will be held at The Indian Club, Bahrain from October 5. The event has been organised by Kannada Sahitya Parishat, in association with Kannada University Hampi and Kannada Sangha Bahrain. Minister for Kannada and Culture and Women and Child Development Dr. Jayamala will inaugurate the convention. Kannada Sahitya Parishat president

Mysuru/Mangaluru, Oct 2: The Karnataka police have managed to solve the case of Kidnapping of a Kerala based businessman and arrested seven alleged abductors from Mangaluru. The arrested have been identified as Mohammed d Mustaq (28), Mohammed Sesan (21), Mohammed Bashir (29), Ummar Farooq (29), Mohammed Sesan (25), Mohammed Asif (26), and Ibrahim Kaleel (25). All of them are said to be first-time

Udupi, Oct 2: Women and Child Welfare Minister Jaimala today faced major embarrassment in Udupi as she was gheraoed by Congress workers including a municipal councillor immediately after the completion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at the Congress Bhavan here on Tuesday. She is also the district in-charge minster of Udupi. They were demanding action against Superintendent of

Mysuru, Oct 2: Gita Gopinath, the daughter of an agriculturist from Mysuru, has done Karnataka proud with her appointment as IMF chief economist. The 46-year-old is the first woman and second Indian to take up the position at the Washington DC-based IMF, after Raghuram Rajan (2003-06), the former Reserve Bank of India governor. “Gita is one of the world’s outstanding economists, with impeccable

Mangaluru, Oct 2: The Intelligence and Criminal Investigation wing of The Income Tax will now track investments made by Indians in foreign countries too. D K Mishra, Director (Administration) of the wing, who inaugurating the new office of the wing in the city on Monday, said that the Income Tax Department would launch a pilot project from this fiscal to track investments by Indians in Dubai.

Madikeri, Oct 2: A 40-year-old BJP worker was shot dead allegedly by a political rivalry and Maragundu Gram Panchayat member belonging to Janata Dal(S) in the Kodagu district on Monday night. Police said on Tuesday that the victim was identified as local BJP Secretary Tilk Raj. The accused Murodi Nanda Nanaiah, who was talking to his party worker at Maragunda, saw Tilak riding on a bike, he

Bengaluru, Oct 2: Rich tributes were paid to Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi and late Prime Minister Lal Bahaddur Shastri on their birth anniversaries across Karnataka on Tuesday. Functions to remember the great personalities were held in different districts as part of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and 114th Birth Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri. Chief Minsiter H D Kumaraswamy paid

Hubballi, Oct 2: Expressing concern over the increasing narcotic drug menace, Deputy Chief Minister G. Prameshwara, who also holds the Home portfolio, has directed the police to initiate stern action against those involved in supplying narcotic drugs. Speaking after inaugurating the police staff and officers quarters here on Monday, Dr. Parameshwara said that the culprits involved in narcotic drug