Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 27: The Karnataka Chief Minister on Tuesday launched a new mobile canteen named Saviruchi and also distributed retrofitted two-wheelers to the needy in Bengaluru. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah started an initiative to promote the female employment in the state by introducing a women-centric mobile canteen where the entire team of employees and managers shall comprise of women. He

Mangaluru, Feb 27: Dr C P Habeeb Rahman, Chairman and Medical Director of Unity Hospital, has received a coveted a award from the European Medical Association at the Arab Health Congress held at Dubai recently, in recognition of Best Health Practices at Unity Hospital for the past 4 decades. In the process, Dr Habeeb Rahman made a comparison between the role of the European Medical Association

Bengaluru, Feb 27: Serial rapist and murderer M Jayashankar committed suicide at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prisons in the early hours of Tuesday. Police suspect that he slit his throat using a blade that he got during a haircut/shave within the jail premises. The convict who was in isolation was kept in a separate cell and did not mingle with any other convict, the police said. He slit his

Kochi, Feb 27: Multi-religion scholar and educationist MM Akbar, who was arrested at Hyderabad airport on Sunday morning after he arrived from Australia, is now being grilled by Kerala police, who suspect that he tried to effect “conversions” through his organisation. The managing director of Peace Education Foundation, was on Monday produced before the Ernakulam Judicial Magistrate Court which

Bengaluru, Feb 29: While arguing against the bail of Mohammed Nalapad, the prime accused in Bengaluru’s UB City cafe assault case, at the City Civil and Sessions court on Monday Special Public Prosecutor Shyam Sundar, termed the attack on Vidvat “an act of terrorism and barbarism, which had created a fear psychosis among the people”. He said granting bail to the accused would hamper the

Chikkamagaluru, Feb 27: Two Dalits have been hospitalised after allegedly assaulted by a gang of Bajrang Dal workers at Alduru in Chikkamagaluru taluk two days ago. Tudkur Manju, Chikkamagaluru district convener of Bajrang Dal, is also among the accused. In his complaint, Dinesh Kuduvalli, one of the victims, said he and Girish Hededalu were assaulted by Manju and his associates Chetan and Prateek

Madikeri, Feb 27: Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde, who is known for communally provocative and anti-Muslim rants, on Monday lost his cool when a Muslim girl objected to his politically motivated speech during an interaction with students. The event was organized by the Ministry of Skill Development, in Madikeri. Rameeza, a college student, stood up and

Bengaluru Feb 27: JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that the Women's Reservation Bill, reserving 33% seats for women in state assemblies and parliament, is passed in the next parliament session. In a letter dated February 24, Gowda highlighted that the bill, despite its introduction 21 years ago in the Lok Sabha, had not been passed. "Former prime

Setting the stage for assembly elections in Karnataka, the Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce polling dates in the second or third week of April this year. The tenure of the Karnataka Assembly will end on May 28. Earlier it was expected that the EC would announce the poll dates in mid-March and the elections will be held in mid-April. The SSLC and PUC examinations in Karnataka have

Mysuru, Feb 27: Actor and philanthropist Prakash Raj aka Prakash Rai on Monday made it clear that he won’t support violence-mongers like Mohammed Nalapad who was arrested on charge of assaulting a youth in Bengaluru recently. The multi-lingual actor, who had once praised Nalapad, son of Shantinagar MLA N A Haris, in a programme for contributing money to help the poor, faced harsh questions from a