Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 20: Though the crime rate in Mangaluru is very less compared to other prominent cities of India, the coastal Karnataka’s port city is being defamed by certain vested interests through mass media and social media for reasons better known to themselves, said T R Suresh, the Commissioner of Mangaluru City Police. Speaking at an interaction programme organized by the Bearys Chamber of

Bengaluru, Jan 20: Unidentified thieves decamped with 19 kg of gold biscuits of a passenger on board the Kurla Express, heading towards Bengaluru. Mumbai-based businessman Rijoy, who works with a private gold company, was on his way to the city carrying gold biscuits in a suitcase. Around midnight when he was asleep with the bag next to him, his bag was stolen, he told the police. The victim

Experts have officially confirmed that as many as 102 unfired rockets found in an open well at a farmhouse in Nagara village, Hosanagar taluk in Shivamogga district belonged to the era of Tipu Sultan, the visionary South Indian ruler. The rockets used by the glorious Mysuru kingdom during the Anglo-Mysuru wars, especially in the last two of them during the reign of Tipu Sultan, are considered the

Dharwad, Jan 20: Expressing grave concern over historians with right-wing ideological affiliations playing a decisive role in chronicling our past, acclaimed historian Ramachandra Guha said that true historian should overcome all kinds of chauvinism. Speaking at an interactive session at the Sahitya Sambhrama here on Friday, Mr. Guha said Marxist historians, who ruled the academic institutions

Mangaluru, Jan 20: Traffic on Sampaje and Charmadi ghat roads increased on Saturday as Shiradi Ghat stretch on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75 was closed from 6 a.m. for highway improvement works. The stretches of road on Sampaje Ghat of Mangaluru-Myssuru route and Charmadi Ghat of Mangaluru-Chikkmagaluru route will have to bear the load of additional traffic for next few months. The

Bengaluru, Jan 20: Caste, income and residence certificates are now being issued over the counter by the Karnataka state government from this month, in what is touted as India's first such facility. Applicants are issued these three certificates instantly - in under 10 minutes - without the need for any field verification, resulting in significant time-saving for both citizens as well as revenue

Kasaragod, Jan 19: A 60-year-old woman was found murdered at her residence at Ayampara, near Periye in Kasaragod, on Friday. This is the third such incident in the district. Zubaida was found dead inside her house at Chekkipallam with her hands and legs tied up. The woman had been staying alone for five years in the house built on land given by the government. The incident came to light around 12

Kannur, Jan 19: An Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) worker was hacked to death by a group of masked assailants near Peravur in Kannur on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Shyam Prasad (24), a student of the Peravur Government ITI. A native of nearby Kannavam, Shyam was hacked to death at Kommeri under the Peravur Police Station limits here at around 5-30 p.m., the police said

Bengaluru, Jan 19: A court has directed issuance of arrest warrant against defaulter businessman Vijay Mallya and 18 others in the Kingfisher Airlines case, on a complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). The probe agency, which comes under the corporate affairs ministry, has come across various violations of companies law in the case related to Kingfisher Airlines, which

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Bellandur Lake in South East Bengaluru, infamous for its severe pollution levels, caught fire once again on Friday. Residents living around the 910 acres lake reported huge clouds of smoke emitting from the highly polluted lake. The smoke, which could be spotted from kilometres away, is being observed nearly a year after a similar plume of smoke caught the eye and invited the