Karnataka

Belagavi, Jun 22: The special investigation team probing the assassination of journactivist Gauri Lankesh has taken terrorist Parashuram Waghmore, who was arrested earlier this month to the jungles of Khanapur, bordering Karnataka and Goa, for investigation. The team reached Khanapur on Thursday and is expected to stay for a few days in the Belagavi district. The team is testing claims by some of

Bengaluru, Jun 22: A fresh row erupted in Karnataka today after a minister said he would discuss with the chief minister renaming of the 'Haj Bhavan' after Tipu Sultan, an 18th-century ruler of the Mysore kingdom. Minority Welfare and Wakf Minister B Z Zameer Ahmad Khan's statement drew a sharp attack from the BJP which said it would launch a statewide protest against the proposal. Khan said that

Vijayapura, Jun 22: Moulana Tanveer Peeran Hashmi, a Muslim cleric from Karnataka, whose recent remarks on animal slaughtering sparked a nationwide uproar, has accused the media of twisting his statements to mislead people. Replying to a statement of lyricist Javed Akhtar who took exception to the cleric’s statement given during his Eid-ul-Fitr public address, the cleric said that he did not make

Bengaluru, June 22: Karnataka minister Zameer Ahmed Khan on Friday blamed the media for exaggerating his demand for a Toyota Fortuner SUV for official use. "Media has made it a huge issue. I simply made a request for an SUV, and not for any particular brand. Am I asking for Lexus or BMW? I am used to travelling in an SUV. One has to tour the entire district. I am asking for a car under the

Udupi, Jun 22: Nearly 2,000 old ration cards were found in a bag in a pit near a school at Shiroor village in Byndoor taluk here on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis said that these were about 2,000 old ration cards which had been taken back while issuing new ration cards. They belonged to Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. “We have written to the Department of Food and

Bengaluru, Jun 22: Janata Dal (Secular) leader G T Deve Gowda who had refused to accept Higher Education portfolio in chief minister H D Kumaraswamy led cabinet and sought a major portfolio, has finally related. He will take charge as the Minister for Higher Education on Friday, according to sources close to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Disappointed with the allocation of Higher Education

Mangaluru, Jun 22: A case of cheating has been registered at Sullia police station in Dakshina Kannada against a consultancy firm’s representative for alleged failure in getting visa issued to a local resident. In a complaint, Ponnamma Murugesh stated that Amarjeet (47) of Certis Cisco Consultants received from her on May 7 Rs. 75,000 towards cost of getting visa to Malaysia for her son. She has

Kasaragod, Jun 22: Excise officials arrested two youths and seized 32 kg of ganja while the contraband was being transported in a car at the excise check-post at Tholpetty on the Kerala-Karnataka border around yesterday. The arrested were identified as Neeraj, 21, of Narankovil at Puzhathi and Yasar Arafath, 23, of Cherucath at Kunhipally in Kannur district. A team led by M.K. Sunil, excise

Bantwal, Jun 21: Bantwal police today arrested three persons including Tulu film actor Surendra Bhandary for their alleged involvement in a case of an attempt to murder three persons in Baddakatte in Bantwal on June 11. The trio was accused of assaulting Bharatiya Janata Party activists Ganesh, Pushparaj and Charan at a hotel in Badakatte. Ganesh and Pushparaj were admitted to a hospital. The

Mangaluru, Jun 21: An unidentified thief made a futile attempt to break open an automated teller machine (ATM) and steal money at Panemangaluru on the outskirts of the city today. According to a complaint with the Bantwal Town police, the manager of Syndicate Bank’s branch in Panemangaluru got a call from a man around 4 a.m. informing of a siren from their ATM. The manager went to the branch to