Karnataka

Belagavi, Aug 26: Former chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council Rambhau Bhimrao Potdar passed away on Saturday due to ill health in Belagavi. He was 93. The veteran Janata Pariwar leader, known as showman of Belagavi is survived by wife and son. He served as the cooperative minister in Ramakrishna Hegde’s cabinet and later went on to become Karnataka Legislative Council chairman. He was also

Bengaluru, Aug 26: A whopping 37% of the engineering seats in private, government and aided colleges, bagged by students through the Common Entrance Test or the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) route have gone unfilled this year. To be precise, over 29,000 of the 77,500 available engineering seats in Karnataka remained vacant in 2017. These figures do

Mangaluru, Aug 26: A city-based travel agency has been accused of swindling several lakhs of rupees by duping as many as 95 Haj aspirants in 2017. The issue came to light on Friday when one M P Moidinabba from Udupi lodged a complaint with the Mangaluru city police commissioner against Shahada Travels operating from Mission Street in the city. The complainant, who claims to be one of the 95

Mangaluru, Aug 25: The principal district and session court has sentenced a person to five years rigorous imprisonment finding him guilty of possessing an illegally manufactured pistol of prohibited bore. The judge K S Bilagi also directed the accused Babu, 33, resident of Sasihithlu in Haleyangadi village of Mangaluru taluk to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 and undergo an additional 30 days imprisonment

Panchkula, Aug 25: At least 31 Dera Sacha Sauda followers were killed and more than 300 injured in an hour of violence after cops and paramilitary forces fired on angry mobs, shortly after the verdict convicting Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of rape at 2.30pm on Friday. While 28 were killed in Panchkula, three Dera supporters were killed in Sirsa, the headquarters of the cult. Fifteen years

Bengaluru, Aug 25: Nandan Nilekani, who returned as the Chairman of Infosys after founders staged a dramatic coup, today sought to allay concerns of investors and employees, saying he will focus on finding a CEO, recasting the board and bringing in stability at the troubled technology icon. Nilekani, 62, one of Infosys' seven founders and also a former CEO, said he wants to put the company on "the

Mangaluru, Aug 25: BJP leader and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has sought the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the media reports about alleged destruction of evidence following the suicide of police officer M K Ganapathi. Ganapathi, who was serving as Deputy Superintendent of Police in the office of Inspector General of Police in Mangaluru had committed suicide at a lodge

Mangaluru, Aug 25: Home Care Physiotherapy, a health care company which will provide a complete home care and clinical health service was launched today at A.P.S Complex, Kankanady-Falnir Road in Mangaluru. It is one of its kind and first in the coastal city. U T Khader, Minister for food and civil supply and consumer affairs department, was the chief guest of the inaugural ceremony. Prof. Dr. L

New Delhi, Aug 25: The Supreme Court today said its verdict declaring right to privacy a fundamental right would have "some bearing" in matters related to the possession of beef in Maharashtra. The apex court made the observation while hearing a batch of appeals filed against the Bombay High Court's May 6, 2016 verdict decriminalising the possession of beef in case of animals slaughtered outside

New Delhi, Aug 25: Tax payers will have to link their PAN with Aadhaar by the stipulated deadline, which is this month-end, as the Supreme Court verdict on privacy has no bearing on the requirement, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said today. The requirement for Aadhaar being quoted for availing government subsidies, welfare schemes and other benefits will also continue unhindered for now, he told