Karnataka

Belagavi, Nov 19: Karnataka is quietly building a technology backend to deliver services through Aadhaar and is in the process of framing a law to make the 12-digit unique number compulsory. The government’s e-governance wing, a portfolio Chief Minister Siddaramaiah handles, is moving to issue certificates and documents virtually through DigiLocker, the Centre’s flagship Aadhaar-based platform for

Bengaluru, Nov 18: “If a Muslim plants a tree or sows seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, it is regarded as a sadaqah (charitable gift) for him,” said Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) nearly one-and-a-half-thousand-years ago. Inspired by this message, Karnataka’s 18th century legendary ruler Tipu Sultan pioneered the systematic tree planting in and around Bengaluru and Mysuru and

Davangere, Nov 18: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would present his next Karnataka budget in February, around two months before the state Assembly Polls. The CM himself made this announcement on Saturday while addressing media persons at Channagiri in Davangere district. He said it was natural for the budget to be termed an election budget, as the polls are scheduled in April or May. Siddaramaiah

Beluru, Nov 18: Town police have arrested a Principal of Government First Grade College for allegedly uploading defamatory pictures and messages of a girl in the social media, in the taluk on yesterday. The accused is Jayannagowda, who had allegedly uploaded the photos and circulated messages about the girl on WhatsApp. The girl's father, who is one of the college employees has lodged a complaint

Mangaluru, Nov 18: As a prelude to the 4-day convention of Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) to be held under the theme ‘Religion: Tolerance, Co-existence, and Peace’, South Karnataka Salafi Movement (SKSM) will be organising a publicity convention on November 20 at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru. Announcing this at a press conference in the city on Saturday, Abdul Rahman, office bearer of the

Mangaluru, Nov 18: A woman lost her life after she was knocked down by a speeding car while crossing the road near Kumpala Bypass near Ullal in Manglauru taluk Saturday morning. The victim has been identified as Nisha (31), wife of Sudheer, a resident of Vidyanagar in Kumpala. She worked for a hardware shop in Mangaluru. According to sources, a Maruti Omni coming from the direction of Kerala hit

New Delhi, Nov 18: NRIs and PIOs are not required to link bank accounts and other services with Aadhaar, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said today, while instructing various implementation agencies to work out a mechanism to verify the status of such individuals. It said the Prevention of Money laundering Rules 2017 and the Income Tax Act clearly stipulate that the linking of

Bengaluru, Nov 18: Following a plaint by Indira Lankesh, mother of slain activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, the Principal City Civil and Sessions Court has issued injunction against the employees of Gauri Lankesh Patrike, against launching a new newspaper using the name of Gauri or her father P Lankesh. There were reports that Chandre Gowda and other employees of Gauri Lankesh Patrike were

The Supreme Court of India has allowed a UAE-based NRI professional to approach the Bench, expected to be set up to hear the petitions challenging the Aadhaar scheme, with his plea to exempt Non-Resident Indians from linking their bank accounts with Aadhaar. A Bench, led by Justice A.K. Sikri, took note of the plea by Femin Panikkassery Subramaniyan as the law allows only resident Indians to enrol

Mangaluru, Nov 18: In what will come as a big shock for the residents of both Mumbai and Mangaluru, their beloved cities are in big danger and they should be aware of what is likely to happen, sooner rather than later. The port city of Karnataka, Mangaluru is currently at risk of flooding from the sea levels. As per the data released by NASA, this is due to melting glaciers. In next 100 years