Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 10: When the Tipu Jayanti celebrations began at the Netravati Auditorium of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat in the city on Friday morning, men-in-khaki arrested a local BJP leader for allegedly trying to disrupt the programme. Tight security is in place at the programme venue and police are not allowing the people without any identity cards to entre the auditorium. BJP minority

Udupi, Nov 10: The police have arrested two persons on the charge of murdering a man under the Ajekar police station limits in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. Raju, 48, was found murdered on Wednesday near the bridge on Bolla rivulet at Hermunde village. The police managed to arreste the accused on Thursday. In a press release issued here, the police have given the names of the accused as Ashok

Madikeri, Nov 10: In spite of tight security measures across Kodagu, anti-social elements tried to disrupt peace in Madikeri and other parts of the district opposing the celebration of Tipu Jayanti on Friday. The district-wide bandh called by BJP and other fringe elements against Tipu Jayanti was near total. Private buses were off the roads and only a handful of autos plied. Shops and commercial

Mangaluru, Nov 10: A young musician and Disk Jockey committed suicide by hanging self at his residence at Bendore area in the city on Thursday. 23-year-old Jill Gavin D'Souza resorted to the extreme step reportedly after speaking to his female friend over phone. However, the reason for the suicide is not yet known. According to sources, soon after Jill disconnected the call, his friend contacted

Bengaluru, Nov 10: Burying internal differences among BJP leaders and exerting pressure on chief minister Siddaramaiah to drop Bengaluru City Development Minister K.J. George from the cabinet before the commencement of 10-day legislature session in Belagavi are among the prominent decisions taken by the saffron party leaders during their core committee in Mangaluru on Thursday. In the meeting BJP

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10: An explosion took place at a building owned by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker in Kerala's Kannur on Thursday. The explosive that went off was a country-made bomb. Preliminary investigation revealed that the explosion took place while RSS worker Valayangadan Raghu was making a bomb in the building. At least 500 gms of gunpowder has been seized from the

Bengaluru, Nov 10: Keeping the Assembly polls in mind, the government has decided to issue ration cards on the spot. This will benefit those in an emergency, Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader said. "Those who need a ration card during a medical emergency or under the bidaai (marriage) scheme will get it on the spot. They have to just submit their income and caste certificates," Khader

Bengaluru, Nov 10: Security has been tightened across Karnataka in general and sensitive areas in particular as the state government is celebrating Tipu Jayanti for the third time on Friday amidst threats by communal forces to disrupt the celebrations. With Assembly polls scheduled next year, the government does not want a repeat of 2015 when a VHP activist had died and several were injured in

Mangaluru, Nov 10: State BJP President B S Yeddyurappa said that the government sponsored Tipu Jayanthi on Friday will be the last Tipu jayanthi celebration in Karnataka. Speaking to a section of media persons here on Thursday, he said that in-spite of stiff opposition for Tipu Jayanthi, the government is hell bent on observing it. The BJP will come to power after the assembly election in 2018

Bengaluru, Nov 9: Food and Civil Supplies Minister UT Khader on Thursday said that his government aims to provide 10 lakh free gas connections to families below poverty line (BPL) under the Anila Bhagya scheme before the state goes to polls in April or May 2018. Speaking to media persons here, the minister said that the state has 31 lakh households without a gas connection. He said the Anila