Karnataka

Hanur (Chamarajanagar dist), Aug 29: The Ramapura police, on Sunday, arrested Shivaswamy alias Dumble Gundi, 52, an accomplice of the late forest brigand Veerappan and an accused in the Palar bomb blast and other cases in Tamil Nadu. Shivaswamy from Veppede village, Sathyamangalam (Erode district of Tamil Nadu), had absconded 25 years ago and was arrested from D G Puduru village in Sathyamangalam

Bengaluru, Aug 29: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has given a clean chit to former IPS officer Kempaiah, adviser to the Home Minister, in the fake caste certificate case. The complainant had filed several certificates, including school certificates, indicating that Kempaiah belonged to Kuruba and not Kadu Kuruba. Kadu Kuruba is an ST community whereas Kuruba is a backward community. The ACB

Bengaluru, Aug 29: An elated Shobha showed off her shining new red saree. “I’ve been walking around wearing old sarees. I have a new one now, ” she said. The 57-year-old woman from Hubballi was among 102 Dalits who had lunch with BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa at his posh Dollars Colony home here on Monday. The Dalit families Yeddyurappa hosted were those whose homes he visited for breakfast

Udupi, Aug 29: Members of the National Students Union of India district unit staged a dharna in front of the Clock Tower on Monday against the Visvesvaraya Technological University demanding cancellation of critical year-back system for non-Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) students and introduction of supplementary exams for CBCS students. Christan Almeida, president of the district unit, said

Bengaluru, Aug 28: The Karnataka government today approved the 'Arogya Bhagya' scheme for universal health coverage under which all 1.40 crore eligible households in the state would be beneficiaries. Under the scheme, all facilities will be provided through 'Aadhar linked Universal Health Card' to beneficiaries categorised into A and B sections, Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra told

Panaji, Aug 28: Sex continued to thrive in Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Goa as websites offering escort services are increasingly being used to recruit individuals in commercial sex trade. A study conducted by Anyay Rahit Zindagi (ARZ), the nodal NGO for the integrated anti-human trafficking unit of Goa police, has revealed that perpertrators are now adopting digital platforms for conducting such

Belagavi, Aug 28: BJP leader and Member of Parliament Suresh Angadi has triggered a controversy by asking Sri Siddarama Swami of Nagnur Rudrakshi Mutt whether the latter would turn the mutt into a mosque or a church. The seer is spearheading an agitation seeking recognition to Lingayat religion. “Nagnur Mutt senior seer Sri Shiva Basava Swami baptised me when I was a child. He is no more now. All

Makkah, Aug 28: India Fraternity Forum (IFF), which is known for its selfless service towards Hajj pilgrims from India in Saudi Arabia, is all set to serve “the guests of Allah”. Marakiz Al Ahya, a local organization under the auspicious of the government of Saudi Arabia involved in various community service activities, is also assisting the IFF. In a recently held press meet, the office bearers

Mangaluru, Aug 28: Veteran journalist and thinker Dinesh Amin Mattu has called upon the people of Dakshina Kannada to kick Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) out of the district to put an end to communal violence and see development. Mattu, who is now media adviser to Karnataka Chief Minister, was speaking at the 11th Mangaluru city conference of the Democratic Youth Federation of India on Sunday

Udupi, Aug 28: A fisherman was washed away after the mechanised boat in which he and seven other fishermen went overturned in the Arabian Sea near Hejmady village in Udupi district on Sunday. According to the police, Mohandas, a fisherman, had gone for fishing along with his seven friends, Tarun Puthran, Priyank, Bharat, Harish, Sukumar, Padmanabh and Praveeen, in his mechanised boat, Vithoba