Karnataka

Udupi, Jul 22: Rubbishing the media reports of arrest of the suspects in connection with the death of Shiroor Mutt seer Lakshmivara Teertha Swami as mere rumours, Udupi Superintendent of Police Lakshman Nimbargi has said that the cops were investigating the case from all angles. Teams led by DySP Belliappa and Brahmavar Circle Inspector Srikanth, had been constituted to probe the case, he said

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Documents of property worth around Rs 500 crore and Rs 14 crore assets, including Rs 7.8-crore diamonds and gold, Rs 5.7 crore cash (Rs 3.9 crore in foreign currency) were recovered from lockers at the badminton court of Bowring Institute, an elite club, on St Mark’s Road in Bengaluru following a search operation. In fact, a casual complaint about the non-availability of lockers

Bengaluru, Jul 22: The former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he would not contest the Lok Sabha elections. “... I have said that I will not contest for Parliament; I will not contest,” Mr. Siddaramaiah told reporters here. After Mr. Siddaramaiah’s recent induction into the Congress Working Committee, speculation has been rife that he may be considering contesting the Lok Sabha

Kasaragod, Jul 21: Noted short story writer S Hareesh has withdrawn his Malayalam novel Meesha (Moustache), which was being serialised in the Mathrubhumi Weekly, following threats from the extremist elements in Sangh Parviar. The novel, about life in Kerala half-a-century ago, had raised the hackles of Sangh Parivar activists, who found portions of a dialogue between two characters in the novel

Bengaluru, Jul 20: Noted Journalist and author Chidanand Rajghatta launched his latest book 'Illiberal India: Gauri Lankesh and the Age of Unreason', published by Westland under their new literary imprint, Context at Higginbothams, Bengaluru. The event witnessed a riveting discussion between author Chidanand Rajghatta, Vasanthi Hariprakash, Founder of Pickle Jar, the curating platform and

Mangaluru, Jul 21: Amidst nationwide uproar over the murders and attacks carried out by the so called cow protectors linked to Sangh Parivar, the Dakshina Kannada district unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal has decided to form ‘Gau Raksha Dal’ and indirectly threatened to take lawn into their hands to “protect cows”. “We have lost faith in police. We must take drastic steps to protect

Mangaluru, Jul 21: Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Minorities Welfare, Haj and Wakf B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan today symbolically flagged off the Haj pilgrimage from this coastal city. Speaking at the symbolic inaugural programme held at Ansar School at Bajpe, near MIA the minister urged the pilgrims to pray for the welfare of their community and the country. P M Ibrahim Musliyar Bekal, Khazi of

Udupi, Jul 21: Urging the cops to consider the crimes against women seriously, deputy commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis has warned that she would recommend to the Home Department to take action against erring police staff if they showed negligence in registering such cases. Chairing a meeting of various committees under the Department of Women and Child Welfare at the District Offices Complex

Fatehabad, Jul 21: A 60-year-old self-proclaimed savior of Hindutva and mahant of a prominent temple in Haryana’s Fatehabad has been arrested by police for allegedly raping more than 120 women and making video clips of the rapes. The arrest was made on Friday after videos of Baba Amarpuri alias Billu of Baba Balaknath temple raping several women surfaced online. He used the rape clips to blackmail

Mangaluru, Jul 21: There is no need to submit individual income certificate for adding the name of a family member to the ration card online, according to B Z Ameer Ahmed Khan, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies. Speaking at a meeting of officials of the Department of Food and Civil Supplies, he said that he would begin inspecting the ration shops in the State from July 25 from Karwar. Prameela