Karnataka

New Delhi, Jul 7: The CBI on Friday carried out searches at the premises of family members of former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with a fresh case of alleged irregularities in awarding the tender for maintenance of hotels. The case has been registered against the then railway minister, his wife Rabri Devi, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and his son Tejashwi, the then IRCTC MD, P

Udupi, Jul 6: The district administration of Udupi has banned entry of tourists in all the beaches in the district till the end of August as part of precautionary measures during the rainy season. The ban would apply to beaches at St Mary's Island, Padubidri, Kaup, Malpe, Kundapur-Kodi Light House, Trasi-Maravanthe and Baindoor-Someshwara (Ottinene). The order by Udupi Deputy Commissioner Priyanka

New Delhi, Jul 6: After what seemed like an amply cheerful three-day visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to go to Germany. As the way Israel and its prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed PM Modi continues to make headlines and memes, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has slammed Modi. In a Facebook post, Kerala CM Vijayan said making an anti-terrorism alliance with a country that kills

New Delhi, July 6: Political parties spent Rs. 573.24 crore in the five Assembly elections held in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal in 2016, out of which the lion’s share was spent on publicity (Rs 256.79 crore) and paying lumpsum amount to candidates (Rs 212.54 crore), says an analysis by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), a non-profit election watchdog. Among

Mangaluru, Jul 6: Educationist and social worker U T Ifthikar Ali has been appointed as the president of the Dakshina Kannada district unit of the Graduates and Teachers Cell of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.

Bantwal, Jul 6: A speeding car rammed into a motorbike killing the rider on spot at K C Road near Kalladka in Bantwal taluk around 9: 30 a.m. on Thursday. The bike rider has been identified as Mohammad Owais (20), son of D Ismail a resident of Nandarabettu of Parliya, B C Road. He was coming back after visiting his relatives in Kalladka when the incident took place. The Toyota Qualis car bearing

Kalaburgi, Jul 6: A Muslim youth was set on fire alive near Hagarga village on the outskirts of Kalaburagi on Wednesday. The victim is undergoing treatment in the district hospital with about 40 % burns. The victim was identified as Mohammad Nooruddin (22), resident of Millat Nagar who works at a saw mill in Gunj locality. The incident occurred when Nooruddin was waiting for a bus near KCT College

Lucknow, Jul 6: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that is probing the mysterious death of Karnataka cadre IAS officer Anurag Tewari, who was found dead on the road in Lucknow in May, is banking on the viscera report to solve the mystery. According to the sources here, the CBI team, even almost a month after probing the matter, has failed to conclusively establish the cause of Tewari’s

Bengaluru, Jul 6: Farmers of Sompura village in Nelamangala taluk of Bengaluru Rural district have filed a complaint with the Lokayukta against former Industries minister Katta Subramanya Naidu and the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) for allowing BPL India Ltd to use industrial land for real estate benefit. The complaint filed by Kempanna, a resident of Bharatipura in Sompura

Bengaluru, Jul 6: The NDA candidate in the Presidential election, Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday welcomed the support extended to him by some non-NDA parties and assured that he will act in an impartial manner if elected as the President. Addressing the BJP MLAs, MPs and other legislators as part of his election campaign, Kovind is learnt to have said that the decision of the non-NDA parties to