Karnataka

New Delhi, Sept 9: As the RSS-BJP came under attack in case of the gruesome murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Karnataka, the saffron party on Friday hit back at the Opposition, calling into question the role of the Congress government in the state. Another Sangh Parivar constituent, the VHP, asked for a CBI probe in the matter, expressing suspicion that the murder could be a Congress

Udupi, Sept 9: With an intention to decongest roads in Udupi the district administration has provided designated areas for street vendors who are now barred from selling their products by the side of the road. Besides, as many as 289 vendors have also been provided identity cards. G Anuradha, Additional Deputy Commissioner, said this after inaugurating a one-day workshop on Deendayal Antyodaya

New Delhi, Sept 9: The BJP is set to exploit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image in Karnataka Assembly polls, as the party is planning to have his public meetings in seven different regions ahead of the elections early next year. The BJP is conceptualising a high-voltage campaign strategy that will be built around its twin mascots -- Modi and chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa. The dates

Mangaluru, Sep 9: A first information report (FIR) was registered against Dakshina Kannada MP, Nalin Kumar Kateel, for obstructing a government officer from doing his duty. During the BJP’s ‘Mangaluru Chalo’ on Thursday, Kateel had lambasted Mangaluru East Police Inspector Maruthi G Nayak for registering cases against those detained during the rally. He also threatened to issue a shutdown call if

Bengaluru, Sep 9: The 7.65 mm country-made pistol which was used to kill journalist Gauri Lankesh, is easily available in the illegal market and is cheaper than a smartphone. According to an SIT official, when a bullet is fired from a pistol, it carries abrasions on its surface called "striation marks". These marks are unique, like fingerprints. If the bullet fired at Gauri matches with bullets

Bengaluru, Sept 9: Veteran Kannada actor, producer and singer Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan (78), popular known as R.N. Sudarshan, breathed his last on Friday at a private hospital. He is survived by his wife actor Shylashree. He had been ailing from kidney-related problems for sometime now. Fourth son of R. Nagendra Rao, one of the pioneers of Kannada cinema, Sudarshan has worked in over 250

Bengaluru, Sept 9: Three persons were killed on the spot and one was washed away in heavy rain that uprooted hundreds of trees and several electric poles in the city on Friday. Ramesh (42), wife Bharathi (38) and Bharathi’s brother Jagadish (46) — all residents of Summanhalli and natives of Hoskote, Bengaluru Rural district — were killed on the spot when a huge eucalyptus tree came crashing down

Bengaluru, Sep 8: Ameer-e-Shariat Hazrat Maulana Mufti Mohammed Ashraf Ali Baqavi (77) passed away at a private hospital in the city on Friday after a prolonged illness. Mufti Ashraf Ali was the principal of the city’s prestigious Islamic Shariah College and Darul Uloom Sabeelur Rashad Arabic College. He had also worked as working committee member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, vice

Chikmagalur, Sep 8: Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Friday filed a police complaint against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi had hit out at Prime Minister Modi after the killing of senior journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh. The BJP members filed a complaint at a police station in Chikmagalur here. The complaint also

Bengaluru, Sept 8: The Karnataka government today announced Rs 10 lakh reward to anyone who provides clues about the killing of senior journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh. The announcement was made by Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy, a day after the city police asked public to share any information that they may have in connection with the case through a specific phone number and e-mail id. "Chief