Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 10: Women constables in Karnataka may soon get to sport new uniforms. In place of khaki saris, they may have to wear shirts and trousers. Speaking to media persons here today, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister G Parameshwara said that Police department is thinking of making women constables wear trousers and shirts instead of saris. It is because many women constables have

Bengaluru, Aug 10: A college student lost his life in a fight with friend over a trivial but sensitive issue at a hotel room at VV Puram, near KR Market in Bengaluru. The deceased has been identified as Ronak Choudhary (23), a student of a nursing college and a native of Gujarat. Local police arrested Royal Choudhary (23) on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder after he allegedly

Aug 10: States have been asked to accept the driving licence, registration certificate or other documents in 'electronic form' presented through DigiLocker or mParivahan platforms, the government said. It also said that impounding of documents will be reflected electronically through 'eChallan' system. "The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued an advisory to states to accept

Kasaragod, Aug 10: The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) has sought to broaden the ambit of the investigation into the recent murder of CPI(M) loyalist Aboobakar Siddiq, near Uppala, to expose the alleged conspiracy behind the crime. “The shocking attack on Aboobakar Siddiq, 21, late on August 5 at Songal was apparently a fallout of resolute intervention by Left activists against

Mangaluru, Aug 10: Southern Railway will run two special fare express trains between Tirunelveli and Mangaluru and Nagercoil and Mangaluru in its bid to clear extra rush of passengers during Onam and Bakrid. Train No.06019 Tirunelveli-Mangaluru Junction special train will leave Tirunelveli at 5.55 p.m. on August 23 to reach Mangaluru at 12.30 p.m. the next day, an official release here said. In

Bengaluru, Aug 10: Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday hit back at detractors questioning him over the delay in allocation of funds for various government schemes. His retort — he doesn’t grow money on trees. “I am being accused of not allocating funds for the farm loan waiver, Shaadi Bhagya and other schemes. But I want to let them know that I don’t grow money on trees to distribute funds

Mysuru, Aug 10: With just two months left, Karnataka’s flagship Dasara festival has run afoul of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, which has opposed elephants in the celebrations. The organization will stage a dharna here on Thursday, calling for an end to the use of elephants in performances, including circuses and processions, and for tourist rides. This comes four days

Bengaluru, Aug 10: While the opposition BJP has already begun the spadework for the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled for early next year, poll preparations of the ruling Congress and JD(S) have hit a pause button because of the delay in arriving at a consensus on seat sharing. Leaders candidly admit that the delay is creating confusion among workers, sittings MPs and aspirants from both parties

Udupi, Aug 9: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Karnataka police set up to investigate into the murder of Journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, have taken into custody two people from Padubidri in Udupi District of Karnataka today. Sources said that the arrested were identified as Sandesh Shetty Padebettu and Yuvaraj Kanchinadka who are said to be members of right wing organisation Hindu

Mangaluru, Aug 9: Supporters of MLC Ivan D’Souza and those of District Youth Congress president Mithun Rai clashed with one another just after the end of a party function at the Town Hall related to Quit India movement. As the function ended, there was a heated exchange of words between Puneet Shetty, president of the Yuva INTUC, Dakshina Kannada unit, and Lawrence. Shetty reportedly questioned