Karnataka

Udupi, Feb 20: Close on the heels of Congress MLA N A Haris’ son Mohammed Haris Nalapad brutally assaulting a businessman, a Congress councillor from Udupi City Municipal Council along with his supporters has allegedly beat up two youths at Gundibailu in the coastal district over a property issue. According to a complaint given by Ganesh Acharya (27) to the Udupi Town Police, he (Mr. Acharya)

Udupi, Feb 20: The Udupi district unit of the Congress Information Technology (IT) Cell on Monday urged Bharatiya Janata Party supremo Amit Shah to come clean on various issues, including corruption. Addressing presspersons here, Vishwas Shetty, president of the district Congress IT Cell, said that Mr. Shah should explain what was the status of investigation of his son, Jay Shah’s illegal property

The legal hurdles for the continuation of Kambala — the traditional slush-track buffalo race of the coastal districts of Karnataka — are cleared with the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2017, finally getting the Presidential assent. The Bill, which exempts Kambala from the ambit of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, was passed in the legislature session

Managluru, Feb 19: BJP president Amit Shah has kick-started his coastal Karnataka tour as part of the party's election campaign for the upcoming assembly election in the state. After arriving in Mangaluru in evening, he addressed a small public meeting near the airport. He will start the day with a visit to the Kukke Subramanya temple before he inaugurates Nava Shakthi Samavesh at Sullia. Later

Mysuru, Feb 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated by a saint as he arrives at Bahubali Mahamasthakabhisheka Mahotsava at Shravanabelagola Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lashed out at Karnataka's Siddaramaiah government over corruption, saying new scams and charges of graft were surfacing "every day" under its watch. Addressing a BJP rally here, Modi said after he levelled the "10

Mysuru, Feb 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated the double line electrified railway track between Mysuru and Bengaluru to the nation. He also flagged off the inaugural run of the new Palace Queen Humsafar Express train linking Mysuru with Udaipur which was hauled by a WAP 7 class electric locomotive. With this, the entire 139 km stretch between the Bengaluru and Mysuru has been

Hosapete, Feb 19: A tense situation prevailed in Hosapete as procession taken out by Hindu Jagaran Vedike (HJV) to mark Chhatrapathi Shivaji Jayanti took a violent turn on Monday. According to sources, a clash broke out when a few Muslim youths opposed HJV activists tying flag to a pole and raising provocative slogans. Enraged by this, HJV workers began pelting stones at the nearby mosque and

Kannur, Feb 19: Two Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) workers were arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old Youth Congress worker in Kerala's Kannur on February 13. The arrested accused will be produced before the court today. On Sunday, Kerala police arrested eight people in connection with the murder of Youth Congress leader M Shuaib. M. Shuaib was hacked to

Bengaluru, Feb 19: Mohammed Nalapad, son of Shanthi Nagar MLA NA Haris, surrendered to Cubbon Park police on Monday morning. The police had registered an FIR against Nalapad for allegedly attacking a Vidvat, a local youth along with his friends after an argument at a pub in UB City Mall on Saturday. BJP, JDS stage protest Meanwhile the case took a political turn. Following Nalapad’s surrender

Puttur, Feb 19: Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde has kicked up another row. This time, by making a controversial remark on the way people speak Kannada. Speaking at a programme here, he said, "there are a few people who can translate English to pure Kannada. Barring people from undivided Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada, others do not have