Karnataka

Ahmedabad, Oct 15: Non-resident Indians (NRIs) will soon be able to proxy-vote in elections in the country as the government was set to amend the Representation of the People Act, according External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Addressing women BJP workers in a town hall interaction, here on Saturday, she said that under the present law, NRIs registered in India as voters had to fly to the

Bengaluru, Oct 15: AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal on Saturday said he would quit politics if the sexual abuse charge against him is proved. “I’m in politics for the last 40 years and I don’t have any black spot,” he told reporters after flagging off a new KSRTC Diamond Class bus service from here to Alappuzha in Kerala, which he represents in the Lok Sabha. Saritha S

Bengaluru, Oct 15: The central crime branch (CCB) may believe that inmates of the Parappana Agrahara jail have easy access to mobile phones, but prison officials beg to differ. They say the use of mobile phones is “fully in check”. The conflicting claims come to the fore two days after a City Armed Reserve (CAR) constable, Dinesh, was caught red-handed trying to sneak two smartphones into the high

Udupi, Oct 14: Cases would be filed against parents if minors were found driving in the district, warned Udupi Superintendent of Police Sanjeev M. Patil. He was responding to a caller during the weekly phone-in programme organised at the District Police Office here on Saturday. A total of 26 calls were received during the hour long phone-in programme. Besides booking cases, even the vehicles

Mangaluru, Oct 14: The City Crime Branch of Mangaluru City Police on Saturday busted a prostitution racket by arresting two agents and two clients from an apartment in Kadri in the city. The police also rescued two women, who were used in the business by the agents. Acting on a tip-off that prostitution was being carried out on the fifth floor of an apartment in Karangalpady here, the CCB police

Hubballi, Oct 14: The leader of opposition in assembly Jagadish Shettar said Urban Development Minister R Roshan Baig by abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not only shown his culture but also that of Congress. Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, he said if the Congress leadership including All India Congress Committee ‘future president’ Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Urban Development Minister R Roshan Baig’s controversial speech, which went viral on social media, has provided a fresh opportunity for BJP and JD(S) to target chief minister Siddaramaiah led government thanks to his outburst against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in broken Tamil. Both the opposition parties have urged the CM to dismiss the minister. The controversial speech was

Bengaluru, Oct 14: The Special Investigation Team, after 38 days of investigation into the murder of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, on Saturday released three sketches of two suspects and sought help from the public to identify them. SIT chief B.K. Singh said that the sketches, including two different for one suspect, were prepared after analysing the CCTV footage and getting physical

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Film actor-turned-politician C P Yogeshwara, who is considered a party hopper in political circles, is now all set to change the party once again. Yogeshwara was a forest minister when Yeddyurappa was chief minister of Karnataka. He had quit the BJP during the collapse of its government in Karnataka and won the 2013 Assembly election from Channapatna on a Samajwadi Party ticket

Mangaluru, Oct 14: Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesha, who has been transferred after a year long stint in Dakshina Kannada, was given a fond farewell by the district administration and police department in the city. Dr Jagadeesha, who has been posted as the Director of Mines and Geology Department, Bengaluru, speaking on the occasion, said that he was indebted to the affection showered on him