Karnataka

Malappuram, Jul 11: The National Leaders Meet convened by Popular Front of India Monday at Malabar House, Malappuram in Kerala called upon the people to resist growing incidents of mob lynching and other atrocities against weaker sections by making best use of all democratic and legal means. The Meet reminded Muslims and Dalits who are the prime victims of communal and casteist onslaughts and the

Chikkamagaluru, Jul 11: V Shruthi, a 20-year-old woman from Chikkamagaluru who slipped into a coma following a mishap during scuba diving in Hawaii, US, on June 30, died on Sunday night, her family has said. During scuba diving in the Pacific Ocean, her oxygen pipe got accidentally detached. She became asphyxiated and eventually went into a coma. Her father, Vishwanath, a resident of Lakkavalli in

Belagavi, Jul 11: The City Crime Branch police raided a hotel and seized Rs 3.11 crore in devalued currency notes here on Monday evening. They also arrested six people. The police team raided Rohan Residency, a hotel, and seized the demonetised currency, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Seema Latkar in a press conference. Latkar said that acting on a tip-off, the CCB team led by

Bengaluru/Mysuru, Jul 11: JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy on Monday said his nephew Prajwal Revanna had done nothing wrong and there was no need for him to tender an apology for his “suitcase culture” remark. Speaking to the media for the first time after Prajwal stated at a party convention that “suitcase culture” was prevalent in the JD(S), Kumaraswamy said, “He (Prajwal) has nowhere

Bengaluru, Jul 11: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday directed the police top brass to invoke two stringent laws to curb violence in the coastal region. Presiding over a meeting, he advised them to exile trouble-makers and habitual offenders or book them under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) or the Goonda Act. The laws provide for preventive arrests. He also asked them to

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 10: Popular Malayalam actor Dileep was arrested here on Monday evening in connection with the abduction and sexual assault of an actor in Kochi in February this year. The actor was apprehended following a probe into the conspiracy angle in the case after the arrest of the prime accused Sunil Kumar aka Pulsar Suni. The office of the Chief Minsiter Pinarayi Vijayan confirmed

Mangaluru, Jul 10: District in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai said that the recent murders of Sharath and Ashraf were not just a result of communal disturbances, but were definitely planned murders. “The killers need to be punished and I have been trying to everything possible by law for the same,” said Mr Rai addressing media persons in the city on Monday. He said that he does not want to see the

Mangaluru, Jul 10: Dakshina Kannada district police has slapped criminal cases against five local leaders of Hindutva groups for their alleged role in triggering unrest in Bantwal taluk during the funeral procession of murdered RSS activist Sharath Madivala. The accused include Satyajit Surathkal, State Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party Backward Classes Morcha, and Sharan Pumpwell, State Convenor

New Delhi, Jul 10: Nearly 6,000 NGOs could lose their licence to receive foreign donations with the home ministry serving them show cause notices for not filing annual income and expenditure records for five consecutive years, an official said today. The show cause notices were issued on July 8 and the NGOs have time till July 23 to give their reply. In May this year, 18,523 NGOs were given a one

Mangaluru, Jul 10: The police are on the lookout for a Hindutva leader in connection with the stone-pelting that led to chaos during the funeral procession of RSS activist Sharath Madivala, highly placed sources said. Dakshina Kannada district police on Sunday night raided the house of Satyajit Surathkal, State secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party Backward Classes Morcha, after receiving information