Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 12: Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik has hailed the acquittal of the 25 of the 30 accused in 2009 Mangaluru pub attack case as a victory of the truth. In keeping with the line the Sene has taken since, Muthalik apologised on behalf of the men who carried out the attack but said their intention was justified. The Sene, he added, “shall not tolerate the youths of the country

Mangaluru, Mar 12: Expressing severe disappointment over the “wholesale acquittal” of all the accused in the Amnesia Pub Attack of 2009,the Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development said that the court verdict was entirely unexpected when the citizens had been hoping for the strictest punishment for the guilty as per law. In a release issued here, Forum Coordinator Vidya Dinker and Core Group

Kozhikode, Mar 12: Akhila alias Hadiya, who was tortured for a prolonged period by her family, media and Hindutva groups for embracing Islam and marrying a Muslim man, on Monday Monday said she was grateful to the Supreme Court for allowing her to reunite with her husband. Days after the apex court set aside a Kerala High Court order annulling her marriage with a Shafin Jahan, Hadiya told

Bengaluru, Mar 12: An educationist and founder of a school in Bengaluru breathed his last at a private hospital a day after he suffered severe injuries when a two-wheeler knocked him down. The victim is Gopalakrishna Reddy, founder of Subhash School and the district president of private schools managements’ association. Reddy was injured on Friday night when three boys were said to be wheeling on

Bengaluru, Mar 12: Demanding an immediate meeting between IPS Officers Association and the Chief Secretary, BJP spokesperson Suresh Kumar on Monday alleged that the common man and police officers are not safe in Karnataka, ' which Chief Minister Siddaramaiah claims is the number one state.' "The common man and police officers are not safe in Karnataka, claimed to be number one state by Chief

Mangaluru, Mar 12: In what can be termed as a setback for the victims of 2009 Mangaluru pub attack, which had tarnished the image of the coastal city internally, a local court has acquitted 25 of the 30 accused in the case due to lack of evidence. The activists of Sri Ram Sena celebrated victory on Monday in the city after the Third JMFC Court Judge Manjunath pronounced the much awaited verdict.

Udupi, Mar 12: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led government has announced its first-ever sports policy for Karnataka weeks ahead of State Assembly pols. Giving details of the policy at a press meet here on Sunday, Sports and Youth Empowerment Minister Pramod Madhwaraj said that the policy lays emphasis on nurturing sportspersons who can excel at national and international levels. "The Cabinet gave

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 12: The Kerala government Monday temporarily banned trekking in state forest areas in the backdrop of the fire at Kurangani hills in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, in which nine people were killed. A decision to this effect was taken by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, a statement issued by the chief minister’s office said. As many as nine people, who were part of

Mangaluru, Mar 12: Following demand of local people, all four Indira Canteens in Mangaluru will now start providing boiled rice in addition to white rice. U T Khader, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, told media persons that many Mangalureans have complained that they cannot swallow white rice. “Many people have demanded boiled rice. Normally, people from Mangaluru prefer boiled rice, while

Two-time Independent member of the Rajya Sabha and media entrepreneur Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been announced as Bharatiya Janata Party’s sole candidate from Karnataka for March 23 biennial polls to the upper house. Mr. Chandrasekhar won twice in 2006 and 2012, both times taking additional votes from BJP and JD(S). In 2006, he won against Kannada writer U.R. Ananthamurthy. Active in Bengaluru’s