Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 3: Three miscreants barged into the office of a prominent businessman at Raheja Arcade in Koramangala, an upmarket locality in southeast Bengaluru, on Saturday afternoon, and opened three rounds from a country-made pistol sending shockwaves across the business community. helmet-wearing assailants opened three rounds from a countrymade pistol on a businessman inside his office at

Mangaluru, Jun 2: A 75-year-old man allegedly murdered his 50-year-old son-in-law at Baditutte in Bantwal taluk following a drunken brawl today. Police arrested the accused Mutthu Poojary who murdered Rajaram by using a chisel. Rajaram, a native of Banakal in Chikkamagaluru district, was staying in his father-in-law’s house. The two worked as carpenters and were addicted to alcohol. There was

Mangaluru, Jun 2: J R Lobo, former Congress MLA, who had expressed strong suspicion over EVM and VVPAT after being defeated by BJP’s Vedavyas Kamath in recent assembly polls at Mangaluru City South constituency, has decided to approach the high court. Speaking to media persons, here Mr Lobo said that he would move his petition before the high court within a week. The Petition will be filed through

Kalaburgi, Jul 2: Bhagwanth Khuba, the Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Karnataka’s Bidar constituency today dropped a bombshell saying that neither his party nor prime minister Narendra Modi had ever promised to bring back black money stashed in tax havens and distributing it among the citizens. Giving a report card of the Modi-led NDA government’s performance in the last four years at a press

Udupi, Jun 2: Superintendent of police Laxman Nimbargi has confirmed the arrest of four suspects in connection with the recent attack on cattle transporters, after which one of the transporter’s body was found under suspicious circumstances at Perdoor in Udupi earlier this week. The arrested are Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Suresh Mendan alias Soori, and three Bajrang Dal activists Prasad Kondadi

Kozhikode, Jun 2: A 39-year-old woman, who was under observation for Nipah virus symptoms, died today. However, the samples of the woman were found to be negative, Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja told reporters. The cause of her death has to be ascertained, she said. A health department official said the woman had accompanied a patient to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital where a Nipah

Kalaburig, Jun 2: Four passengers, including three women teachers, were killed and 20 injured in a head-on collision between two government run buses near Yadrami village in Kalaburagi district on Saturday morning. The deceased included Ayesha Siddhique, Sahara Kathun, and Fareen Begum, teachers at government schools in Chigarhalli and Yalwar villages. Those seriously injured have been rushed to

Mangaluru, Jun 2: The mutilated dead body of a man was found stuffed in a sack which was thrown into a drain passing under a mini bridge at Chokkabettu on Suratkal-Krishnapura road on the outskirts of the city this morning. The victim has been identified as Mariyappa, aged between 45 and 50 years, hailing from Kabbaragi in Koppal. He is said to be a labourer. It appeared as a case of murder as the

New York, Jun 2: After Infosys co-founder and chairman Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini Nilekani, three more Indian-origin billionaires have joined the philanthropic initiative created by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, pledging to commit more than half of their wealth to charitable causes. The Nilekanis, BR Shetty and his wife Chandrakumari Raghuram Shetty, Aneel and Allison Bhusri

Udupi, Jun 2: Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwesha Tirtha Swami, who had faced the wrath of Hindutva extremists last year by hosting an iftar meet at on the premises of Krishna temple, has reiterated that he wanted to promote harmony among various communities of the society. Replying to a question by media persons at a press meet yesterday the seer said: “We were planning to organise an Iftar for members