Karnataka

Udupi, Nov 7: The district administration has clamped three day prohibitory orders across Udupi district in the wake of constant threats by communal outfits to disrupt Tipu Jayanti celebrations to be held on November 10. The prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC will be in force from 6 am on November 8 till 6 am on Nov 11. However, the ban order will not be applicable to the venues of Tipu

Mysuru, Nov 7: Public Works Department Minister HC Mahadevappa on Monday said only feudalists and communalists can call Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as casteist and anti-Dalit. Addressing a gathering during the 530th birth anniversary celebration of saint-poet Kanakadasa here, Mahadevappa, also the district in-charge minister, without taking any names said that a section of fundamentalists

Bengaluru, Nov 7: Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar was among 15 persons who appeared before Income Tax officials on Monday after being served notice to respond to questions on alleged undisclosed wealth. The officials, who searched over 60 premises belonging to Mr. Shivakumar, his relatives and aides on August 2, issued notice to 15 persons to provide statements on the wealth unearthed during those

Hubballi, Nov 6: Former Chief Minister and BJP leader Jagadish Shettar had openly backed the demand for separate religion tag for Lingayats when his party was ruling Karnataka a few years ago. However, the same Shettar, who is now Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly, on Monday called incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah the mastermind behind the struggle for Lingayat religion. Speaking

New Delhi, Nov 6: Rekha Sharma, chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), on Monday met 24-year-old Hadiya, who had converted to Islam and married a Muslim man, weeks after a video emerged in which she pleaded to be rescued from her parental home in Vaikkom. Sharma told reporters outside Hadiya’s home that she is in ‘good health’ and that she seemed happy. “I just met Akhila, Hadiya

Chennai, Nov 6: A Bali-bound Qatar Airways flight from Doha had to be diverted to Chennai thanks to the ruckus created by an inebriated and angry woman passenger, who had just went through her husband’s flirtatious chats with another woman. According to sources, the Iranian lady reportedly unlocked her sleeping husband’s mobile phone by putting his finger on its scanner and then she realized that

Mangaluru, Nov 6: The Supreme Court of India has refused to stay a plea filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to ban a legislation in Karnataka that permits the annual buffalo race known as Kambala. The sport is similar to the other controversial traditional game called Jallikattu. The Kambala season begins in November and goes on till March. The sport is popular in coastal

Mangaluru, Nov 6: A 34-year-old amateur bodybuilder collapsed and died following a heart attack when he had taken part in a bodybuilding competition in the city. The deceased is Vinayaraj, a resident of Kodimoole in Farangiper near Mangaluru. He had recently got married, sources said. The district level bodybuilding contest was organized by the Dakshina Kannada District Amateur Body Builders

Mangaluru, Nov 6: U T Khader, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, who is known as a Good Samaritan politician in Karnataka, this time saved the life of an army man, who was bitten by a poisonous snake in the wee hours. Santosh Kumar, a soldier of the Indian Army and a resident of Mudipu Kodakallu on the outskirts of Mangaluru, was bitten by a poisonous snake. The victim was rushed to a private

Mysuru, Nov 6: A 7-year-old girl has created a new world record by driving a heavy lorry at Eid-gah Maidan in Mysuru in front of hundreds of people. The achievement of Rifah, daughter of Tajuddin, a famous racer who had won several state and national awards, is likely to find place in Golden Book of World Records. According to Tajuddin, his daughter as a prodigy and who learnt to drive vehicles at