Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Anil Menasinakai, the realtor who had unsuccessfully contested as a BJP candidate from Gadag Assembly constituency, has reportedly lost Rs 2.87 crore kept in his friend’s house at 3rd Block in Rajajinagar. Saroja Prabhu, sister of Anil’s friend V J Hariprasad, filed a complaint with the Rajajinagar police. She said in the complaint that Anil had given Rs 2.87 crore on April 19

Bengaluru, Aug 23: The ashes of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were immersed in Cauvery river by Karnataka BJP leaders on Thursday. The urn containing the ashes was taken in a procession from the party headquarters in the city to the temple town of Srirangapatna, about 130 km from here, and immersed in the Cauvery at Paschima Vahini, BJP said. The "asthi visarjan" (immersion of ashes)

Mangaluru, Aug 23: Janata Dal-Secular chief general secretary and MLC B M Farookh has said that incidents of communal attacks and immoral policing are preventing several companies from opening their units in Mangaluru. Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, the business tycoon-cum-politician said that many corporate firms were scared of opening their units in Mangaluru fearing attacks on their

New Delhi, Aug 23: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pay a visit to Kodagu and take stock of the situation in the wake of recent floods in the state. "As PM it is his duty, he visited Kerala, I demand that he should also visit Kodagu," Siddamaraiah said. On Saturday, PM Modi conducted an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged state where the

Bengaluru, Aug 23: The recent arrests made by the Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad (ATS) and the CBI have yielded an important breakthrough in the Gauri Lankesh murder case as one of the accused has confessed that he had links with those who involved in eliminating Karnataka’s leading journalist-cum-activist last year. Ten days after journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on September 5

Udupi, Aug 23: The opponents of Late Lakshmivara Thirtha, the departed chief pontiff of Shiroor Mutt have breathed a sigh of relief as the forensic experts in Karnataka have reportedly ruled out conspiracy theories. The seer, who had warned to expose the alleged corruption and anti-social activities in the Ashta Mutt, died in a hospital on July 19 at the age of 55 after he was admitted there in a

Mangaluru, Aug 23: The police have arrested seven persons owning allegiance to hardline Hindutva groups after they allegedly abused and assaulted boys and girls belonging to different communities for attending Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) festivities at their classmate’s house in Puttur Taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The incident took place on Wednesday (August 22) when a group of five male and five

Udupi, Aug 23: Two youths were electrocuted when they came in contact with a live wire at Farangikudru near Hoode coming under the Malpe Police limits on Wednesday. According to the Malpe police, friends Kirtan (20) and Rakesh (25) had gone fishing in a small country boat in the Swarna as it was a holiday. While they were fishing, it started raining and they rushed to the river bank. After

Newsroom, Aug 23: Noting that the 2016 National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) provides provisions to accept voluntary offers from foreign nations in the wake of calamities, the Kerala government has asked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government not to reject the UAE government’s offer of Rs 700 crore towards Kerala flood relief funds. The Kerala government also stated that if the

New Delhi, Aug 23: Eminent journalist and author Kuldip Nayar, who fiercely fought for press freedom and protecting civil liberties, passed away early today. He was 95. Nayar died at around 12.30 AM at the Escorts hospital, his elder son Sudhir Nayar said. He was suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital five days back, Sudhir Nayar said. The journalist is survived by his wife and