Karnataka

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

Bagalkot, Sept 7: At least seven persons including former Hungund MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar suffered injuries when workers of Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress clashed during elections to posts in the primary agriculture credit co-operative bank. Polls were being held for the posts of president and vice president. Trouble started when Congress leader Kashappanavar entered the bank office and

Bengaluru, Sept 7: A mentally challenged youth was tied to a tree and beaten up by an unruly mob that mistook him for a child-lifter at Patalamma Layout near Kadugodi in East Bengaluru last evening. As the 25-year-old youth from Odisha entered a house in Patalamma Layout around 4.30 pm, residents came out of the house screaming. Passerby and neighbours caught him and tied him to a tree. Meanwhile

Bengaluru, Sept 7: In a first for Karnataka, the commercial taxes department of Karnataka has apprehended two Bengaluru-based businessmen for alleged goods and services tax (GST) violations. The duo had committed serious fraud by raising fake invoices to pocket Rs 8.2 crore in the form of Input Tax Credit (ITC). Commercial tax sleuths found the accused had availed ITC without selling any goods or

Manglauru, Sept 6: Ace sprinter M R Poovamma, who was part of the gold-medal winning Indian 4x400m relay team in the Asian Games, was given a rousing reception on her arrival at Mangaluru International Airport on Thursday. The Mangaluru City South MLA, D Vedavyas Kamath, was among those greeting the athlete, who is a native of Mangaluru, and felicitating her. Mr Kamath said Ms. Poovamma has been

Mangaluru, Sept 6: National award winning film director B Suresha opined that as a powerful medium film can be used effectively for nation building, while noted documentary film maker Natesh Ullal pointed out that film as a medium in the wrong hands can create havoc. They were speaking at a panel discussion at the two-day Chrysalis-2018 film festival organised by the PG department of Journalism