Karnataka

New Delhi, May 11: A five-judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court on Thursday commenced hearing on a plea that the triple talaq and nikah halala violated Muslim women's rights to equality and dignity. As the hearing began, the SC cleared that it would examine whether the practice of triple talaq among Muslims is fundamental to their religion. “We will also examine whether triple talaq is part of

Bantwal, May 11: Three persons of a family lost their lives in a ghastly road mishap occurred at Kalladka in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district last night. The deceased have been identified as Harish (35) and his brother Vishwas (10), hailing from Mani, and Narayan (34), from Swarga in Kasargod. They were travelling together by a motorbike. It is learnt that a speeding fish-laden lorry

Bengaluru, May 11: Rowdy-sheeter turned realtor Suresh Poojary K aka Golden Suresh (40) was found dead with his throat slit at his apartment in Jayanagar on Wednesday evening. He was a financier and realtor. He was a resident of JSS Circle, 7th Block, Jayanagar and a native of Udupi district, the police said. According to the police, Poojary was living in a rented flat on the first floor of the

Mangaluru, Apr 11: Senior journalist and Kannada writer B M Basheer has been chosen for the ‘Muslim Sahitya Prashasti-2015’. His anthology of poems ‘Amma Hacchida Ole’ has fetched him the award. The annual literary award instituted by city based Muslim Lekhakara Sangha (MLS) for Muslim writers will be conferred on Mr Basheer on May 19, 2017 at Town Hall in Mangaluru. The award also comprises of a

Bengaluru, May 11: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said there is scope to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system to ensure disputes are resolved at the panchayat level. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the silver jubilee of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act-1993 and the completion of four years of his government, Siddaramaiah hailed former prime ministers Rajiv Gandhi and P V Narasimha Rao for

Bengaluru, May11: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday stumbled upon gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs 95 lakh, 33.28 litres of liquor, mostly foreign-made, $1,559 and 60 wrist watches from the house of H Nagesh, director of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (KPTCL). The official was raided by the ACB for assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The office and

Bengaluru, May 11: BJP?state president B?S?Yeddyurappa said his party will release a “charge sheet” on the “failures” of the Congress government in the state during the last four years on Thursday. Speaking at the BJP?headquarters in Bengaluru, Yeddyurappa said the “charge sheet” will be released by Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Jagadish Shettar. The Siddaramaiah government

Jaipur, May 10: In a shocking statement, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajasthan minister Kalicharan Saraf on Wednesday stirred a controversy with his remark asserting that the government cannot prevent rape incidences from taking place, adding that it can only catch hold the culprits. "If a servant in a Jeweller's home would rape his minor daughter, then what could police do in such

Mangaluru, May 10: Calling Gautama Buddha a harbinger of democracy, PWD Minister Dr H C Mahadevappa on Wednesday said that the founder of Buddhism had laid emphasis on a democratic setup in the society to protect weaker sections from the oppressors. The minister, who also hails from a suppressed class, was speaking after inaugurating the Buddha Purnima, the 2561st birthday of Buddha, organised by

Srinagar, May 10: His first leave home became his last. A wedding gathering that he wanted to join turned into his funeral procession. Martyred Lieutenant Umer Fayaz, 22, from the troubled region of Kulgam district, had joined the Army after being commissioned in December last year. Fayaz studied at Navodaya Vidyalaya, a branch of government schools for gifted students, at Ashmuquam in South