Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 22: Dismissing the rumours about his visit to a rowdy’s home during poll campaign in his constituency as baseless and false, Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader has said that he never ever visited any rowdy’s home so far and would never stoop to such a low level in future too. Speaking at a programme here on Sunday, Mr Khader, who had earlier preferred to ignore the

Davos, Jan 22: The richest 1 per cent in India cornered 73 per cent of the wealth generated in the country last year, a new survey showed today, presenting a worrying picture of rising income inequality. Besides, 67 crore Indians comprising the population's poorest half saw their wealth rise by just 1 per cent, as per the survey released by the international rights group Oxfam hours before the

Mangaluru, Jan 22: The coastal city of Mangaluru on Monday woke up to the news of another coldblooded murder. A gang of miscreants hacked a 45-year-old man to death at his home at Tannirbhavi. The deceased has been identified as Shivaraj, son of Karunakar. He is the brother of rowdy-sheeter Bharatesh, who is also a suspect in Bejai Raja murder case. Police sources said that the incident took place

Mangaluru, Jan 22: JD(S) National President H D Deve Gowda, on Sunday evening, visited the grieving family of Hindu activist Deepak Rao who was murdered in Katipalla on January 3. JD(S) General Secretary B M Farooq briefed Gowda of the condition of Deepak's family. "No matter how I offer my condolences it is not possible to bring your son back to life. But please console yourself," Gowda pled to

Kasaragod, Jan 22: The annual Urus at the 12th century Pulingome Makham, a Sunni pilgrim centre here, has religious harmony written all over it. In fact, the festivities are finalised only in consultation with a Hindu family in the area. In strict adherence to tradition, the Pulingome Juma Masjid Jamaat committee, this year too, invited senior members of the Kamballur Kottayil family to the mosque

Kasaragod, Jan 21: A 36-year-old woman and her teenaged daughter were crushed to death and three others sustained critical injuries in a head-on collision involving a truck and an autorickshaw, near Poinachi, here on Sunday. The mishap occurred around 4 a.m. as the autorickshaw collided with the truck bearing Maharashtra registration number. The multi-axle vehicle overturned on the three-wheeler

Udupi, Jan 21: The SEWA, South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association (SKMWA) – Muscat distributed scholarship worth over Rs 5 lakh among 41 eligible students from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts at a programme held on Friday at Jamia mosque auditorium here. Speaking after distributing the scholarship M A Gafoor, chairman of Karnataka state minority development corporation, said that Muslims

Sharjah, Jan 21: A 27-year-old India worker was crushed to death after a diesel container fell on him while unloading goods from a small ship near Khalid Port in Sharjah in United Arab Emirates. Police received a call at the operation room about the incident and rushed to the site where the worker was found death. Police team comprising officers from CID, patrol and rescue departments arrived at

Bengaluru, Jan 21: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the Chief Secretary of the Karnataka, directing him to transfer all government officers who have served three years or over in the same position, to ensure fair and transparent polls this year. Karnataka goes to its Legislative Assembly polls in May 2018. The ECI has asked the state government to transfer police and other

Ballari, Jan 21: BJP leader and Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Anantkumar Hegde, who is known for making provocative and controversial statements, was at it again in Ballari on Saturday. Soon after his arrival in the district, a group of Dalit activists blocked his vehicle and shouted slogans against him for his statement about changing the Constitution. They accused him