Karnataka

Kumta (Uttara Kannada), Dec 12: A protest organized by saffron groups at Kumta town in Uttara Kannada district on Monday took a violent turn. The protest was staged under the pretext of pressurizing police to arrest the culprits behind the suspicious death of Praresh Mesta, whose body was found in a lake near a temple in Honnavar last week. Saffron outfits have claimed that he was a Hindutva

Bengaluru, Dec 11: The 1st ACMM court, on Monday, remanded tabloid journalist Ravi Belagere to judicial custody till December 23, 2017. The City Crime Branch (CCB) police who finished questioning 'Hi Bangalore' tabloid editor Ravi Belagere, produced him before the court today for judicial custody. Belagere is accused of giving a supari to kill his colleague Sunil Heggravalli.

Mangaluru, Dec 11: As many as 11 students from Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL), Mangaluru, have been selected in the prestigious Karnataka Regional Mathematics Olympiad (KRMO 2017). They are among the 35 students selected from across Karnataka. Mathematical Olympiad is one of the most prestigious examinations conducted by the Government of India and all selected students qualify for INMO

The Modi Narendra Modi-led NDA government has created a new record in India by spending a whopping Rs 3,755 crore on its publicity in just three-and-a-half years till October this year. An RTI query has brought this fact to the light. The application was filed by Ramveer Tanwar, a social activist from Greater Noida. In its reply, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, has said that the

Mangaluru Dec 11: City-based Kanara Club organized a district level inter-club Manmohan Malli Memorial Badminton Tournament from December 8 to 10 at its indoor courts. D.K. District Badminton Association President Sadananda Shetty graced the occasion as Chief Guest and awarded Trophy and Merit Certificates to the winners and the Runners up and congratulated them on their achievements. Organizing

Vijayapura, Dec 11: Groups from Muslim, Jain and Dalit communities extended their support to the mega rally organised at the Ambedkar District Stadium on Sunday for demanding religion tag for Lingayat community. Though the organisers of the rally had organised food and water for participants at different places in the city, the leaders of Muslims and Jains also made their contribution. Several

Even as Janata Dal (Secular) is trying to woo Muslims in poll-bound Karnataka, its state president H D Kumaraswamy, who had once formed a coalition government with the BJP, has declared that he would not join hands with the saffron party in future. Replaying to queries of media persons in Bengaluru, the former chief minister said that his party would opt for a “democratic and secular party which

Mangaluru, Dec 11: Railways will now be able to operate its traffic between Mangaluru and Kerala’s Shoranur entirely using electric locomotives with the long-awaited project to charge the electric feeder substation at the Uppala railway station to be executed by December. The project gets a boost with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) affirming that finishing touches are under way to

Bengaluru, Dec 11: The State government will urge the Centre to confer Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the country, on the former Chief Minister S. Nijalingappa. The State government will also urge the Union government to install his statue on Parliament House premises. “We will send a proposal in this connection to the Union government,” said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after offering

Bengaluru, Dec 11: BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa said that his party would reopen all cases wherein "clean chit" has been given to Congress leaders by the Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) and other investigating agencies. Speaking at a well-attended Nava Karnataka Nirmana Parivarthana Yatra at JP Nagar in Bengaluru, Yeddyurappa said the government was misusing the ACB and the CID to give clean