Karnataka

Udupi, Jul 15: Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis chaired a meeting on the modalities of the formation of three new taluks in the district on Friday. The three new taluks announced by the State government in the budget session are: Kaup and Brahmavar, which have to be carved out from the present Udupi taluk, and Byndoor, which has to be carved out from the present Kundapur taluk. Kundapur

Bengaluru, Jul 15: Sandalwood's popular actor Ramya Barna has allegedly married in a hush-hush affair with Fahad Ali Khan, who is two years younger to her, reports media. It is reported that Ramya and Fahad Ali Khan solemnised their marriage on May 29, 2017 at Shivajinagar's sub-registrar's office. Fahad, as media reported, is the son of JD(S) leader Zameer Ahmed Khan's brother-in-law's nephew

Bengaluru, Jul 15: JD(S) state president H D Kumara-swamy on Friday urged the state government send DGP (Prisons) H N Sathyanarayana Rao and DIG (Prisons) D Roopa on leave to ensure an impartial probe into charges of corruption in Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara. At a press conference in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy said the truth pertaining to the charges made by Roopa in her report that

Bengaluru, Jul 15: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed withdrawal of a plea against quashing of criminal proceedings against Energy Minister D K Shivakumar over denotification of land in Bengaluru. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan termed the special leave petition filed by social activist T J Abraham as “dismissed as withdrawn.” A counsel, appearing for the activist, did not press

Lucknow, Jul 15: A Muslim family of 10 including women, children, elders and a handicapped teenager were brutally assaulted in a train and robbed by a gang on Wednesday evening in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district. The horrific incident took place on the Shikohabad-Kasganj passenger train when the family was on its way back from attending a marriage ceremony. A group of 35-30 men assaulted the

Mysuru, Jul 15: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has accused the BJP leaders of instigating communal violence in Dakshina Kannada district. Speaking to reporters at Mysuru Airport in Mandakalli near here on Friday, the chief minister said BJP leaders, including party state president B S Yeddyurappa, MPs Shobha Karandlaje and Naleen Kumar Kateel are fomenting violence for political gains. “Yeddyurappa

Mumbai, Jul 15: Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale on Friday said that every individual has the right to eat beef, and that it is “not right to become a nar-bhakshak in the name of being a gau-rakshak”. Athawale, who heads the Republican Party of India, also warned that his party would be forced to take to the streets in protest if the “gau rakshaks” continue to indulge in

Mangaluru, Jul 14: Gurpur Vajradehi Mutt seer Sri Rajashekharananda Swami urged the government to establish a centre of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Mangaluru to curb terror activities in the district. Addressing media persons at Pattumudi Soudha in the city on Friday, he said the threat to the district has increased as ISIS is active in the nearby Kerala and Bhatkal. “The Hindu society

Mangaluru, Jul 14: Rupak Kumar Dutta, the director general and inspector general of police (DG&IGP) of Karnataka on Friday opined that only a handful of criminals were responsible for the communal tensions in the coastal region. The top cop, who addressed media persons after reviewing the security measures undertaken by the Mangaluru city Commissionerate Dakshina Kannada district police in the

Bengaluru, Jul 14: A top police officer, who came out with a controversial report on alleged special treatment in jail to AIADMK (Amma) leader V K Sasikala, has been served a notice by the state government asking her to explain why she reported the issue to the media. "It is absolutely against the rulebook," Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, expressing open displeasure over public comments by