Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 13: The coastal city witnessed another coldblooded murder Saturday, when a gang of miscreants stabbed a rowdy-sheeter at a flat in Jeppu Kdupady area. The victim has been identified as Ilyas, who was part of notorious Target Gang which was functioning in Ullal region in the past. Though Ilyas was rushed to a hospital after the attack, he breathed his last without responding to any

New Delhi Jan 13: The Defence Ministry has released Rs 377 crore to Karnataka state authorities to pay compensation for the land owners at Karwar, who parted with their properties for the naval base. The payment in respect of at least 12 more cases would be released by January 31. The decision comes within weeks of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's visit to the naval base on December 28 when

Bengaluru Jan 13: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar on Friday said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should take the initiative for an out-of-the court settlement with Goa to resolve the Mahadayi river water disputes. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Kumar said the state government missed the opportunity when Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had expressed his willingness

Bengaluru, Jan 13: BJP leader and MLA R Ashoka, has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him by the ACB in the Bagair Hukum land scam. The matter was posted for urgent hearing for Thursday. However, when the matter came up for hearing, Justice K N Phaneendra asked the matter to be listed for hearing on January 18. Ashoka, who was the then

Mangaluru, Jan 12: Thousands of Muslims from across Dakshina Kannada district on Friday converged at Nehru Maidan in the city to register their protest against the recent coldblooded murders of elderly Muslim man Ahmed Basheer and Hindu youth Deepak Rao. Most of the speakers at the condolence-cum-protest meet jointly organised by various local Muslim groups decried the Sangh Parivar and communal

A female law student has alleged that there is a threat to her life from Bharatiya Janata Party MLA B Suresh Gowda and has appealed for protection. Incidentally, the MLA is her relative. Addressing a press conference in Tumakuru on Friday, Gowri, who is perusing Law in Bengaluru University, revealed that Suresh Gowda had abused her using foul language and had threatened to kill her if she

Passports in India are considered to be the ultimate proof of address and residency. However, they may no longer be valid proof of address in future. The reason is simple: The Ministry of External Affairs is considering a proposal to do away with the last page of the document. The last page is where the passport-holder's address is mentioned and hence it might not work as a valid proof of address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the world's third most popular leader, according to a controversial survey done by Gallup International Association, an association of polling organizations registered in Zurich, Switzerland. Topping the list of popularity is French President Emmanuel Macron followed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Mangaluru, Jan 12: As part of Bharatiya Janata Party’s jail bharo campaign across Karnataka against chief minister Siddaramaiah’s remarks against saffron terrorists, scores of activists of BJP, RSS, VHP and other saffron groups tried to lay siege to Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee office at Kadri Mallikatte in Mangaluru on Friday. Condemning the communal violence and other illegal

Mangaluru, Jan 12: In the wake of a series of untoward incidents in coastal and malnad districts of Karnataka, Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy has directed the top cops in the region to be ruthless towards communal groups from all the communities including Hindu and Muslim. Mr Reddy, who is on visit to the coastal city on Friday held a review meeting on law and order situation with senior police