Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sept 8: The Karnataka witnessed its first ever conviction in a cyber crime case on Friday when a court in Bengaluru sentenced Shivaprasad Sajjan, a software engineer-turned-lawyer, to two years imprisonment and Rs 25,000 fine. Sajjan (38), a resident of Bagalkot, had quit his engineering job to become a lawyer and defend himself in court! The conviction at the Additional Chief

Mangaluru, Sept 8: By arresting two youths from Kerala, the crime intelligence bureau of Dakshina Kannada district police has managed crack the murder case of a man whose dead body was found in a stream under the limits of Uppinangady police station recently. The accused are Aurangazeb, 37, a resident of Ernakulam, and Mohammed Shamnaz, 23, a resident of Palakkad. The two accused have confessed to

Belthangady, Sept 8: In a bizarre incident, a teenage boy, instigated by his neighbors, thrashed his own mother as part of a conspiracy and then the neighbors attacked two policemen who had visited the spot to nab the accused. The incident took place at Moojinadu in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada. The police have arrested four persons including the minor boy in connection with the two

Mangaluru, Sept 7: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday said that his government would focus more on developing Mangaluru as the hub of economic activities since it is next to Bengaluru when it comes to revenue generation in the state. Speaking to reporters after holding a review meeting of development works and rain-related damages in the district, Mr Kumaraswamy said he would convene another

Belagavi, Sept 7: The Congress high command avoided a tug-of-war between the Hebbalkar and Jarkiholi groups in the election to a local cooperative, by electing compromise candidates. Mahadev Patil was elected president and Bapu Saheb Jamadar as vice president of the Belagavi taluk co-op and rural development bank in Belagavi on Friday. They are said to belong to the group of Lakshmi Hebbalkar, but

Manglauru, Sept 7: Congress leader and MLC Ivan D’Souza today said that so far at least 28 organisations in Mangaluru have pledged support to the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress on September 10 to protest against the rising fuel prices. Speaking to media persons here, he said that the only intention behind the bandh is brining the plight of the common people to the notice of the union

Madikeri, Karnataka, Sept 7: A Central team is expected to visit flood ravaged Kodagu District to assess the damages caused due to rain and floods last month. Deputy Commissioner P I Srividya has received a letter to this effect, according to an official release issued here on Friday. At a review meeting she directed the officials to be prepared with details so as to provide relevant information

Bengaluru, Sept 7: A city based advocate has filed a police complaint against Jnanpeeth award winner playwright Girish Karnad on Friday, for branding himself as an 'urban naxal' during an event in the city to mark the death anniversary of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh who was murdered last year. In his complaint the lawyer Amruteesh alleged in his complaint that "naxalites are those who spread

Bengaluru, Sept 7: Urban Development and Housing Minister U T Khader, who undergoing naturopathy treatment at Jindal Naturecure Institute in Bengaluru is expected to be discharged within three days. Mr Khader was admitted to JNI last Tuesday following complaint of leg pain and stress. The treatment started on Wednesday. According to doctors, he is positively responding to the treatment and on

Mangaluru, Sept 7: A 22-year-old youth has been jailed for five years after a local court found him guilty in ganja smuggling case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on him. Pradeep Kumar, a resident of Manjeshwar in Kasargod was caught at Mangaluru International Airport on October 20, 2017 with 1kg ganja valued at Rs 80,000. Kumar was scheduled to travel to Bahrain when officials from