Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 24: A case has been registered at Panambur police station in Mangaluru against a provocative comment posted by a miscreant on ‘Veera Kesari’ Facebook page, which is infamous for spreading communal hatred in coastal Karnataka. A suspected saffron activist, with a fake account name of ‘Boon Nam’, had posted a comment on the Facebook page threatening to murder one Muslim man in

Bengaluru, Apr 24: A six-year-old girl, who went missing in Karnataka's Veerbhadranagar area was found dead at her neighbor's house on Sunday evening. The police suspect that the minor girl, identified as AN, was raped and murdered. A case has been registered at Girinagar police station. Anu, who was studying in first standard, went missing last Thursday, following which her parents lodged a

Kasaragod, Apr 24: At a time when the country’s tradition of peaceful coexistence of various communities is under threat, the annual festivities at Arasu Manjishnar Daivasthanam at Udyavar in Manjeswaram become an example of communal harmony. The temple office-bearers, as per age-old traditions, ceremoniously invited members of the nearby Aayiram Juma Masjid committee on Friday for the four-day

Shivamogga, Apr 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has defended censuring Mandya superintendent of police C H Sudhir Kumar Reddy at a public programme recently. He said BJP workers carrying black flags had tried to block his car in Malavalli, Mandya district. The protesters (BJP workers) could have lost their lives had the driver not applied the brakes, he said. “It was a major security breach. I

Koppal, Apr 23: Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy has said that his statement on Prime Minister Narendra Modi had deep undertones. “You have to understand my feelings. I won’t ever wish something bad for someone. I?have a lot of respect for Modi and I wish him a healthy life for 100 years,” the minister said here on Saturday. While reacting to the removal of red beacon from vehicles

Bengaluru, Apr 24: The Karnataka government is in touch with various information?technology companies for collaboration to set up a Centre for Excellence in Cyber Security in Bengaluru. The proposal is to offer both short and long-term industry-specific job certification courses for engineering students and practising engineers as an add-on to their careers. Besides protecting computers, networks

New Delhi, Apr 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday accused the Centre of reducing funds for Central schemes to Karnataka, forcing the state government to make good the shortfall from its own budget. Speaking at the 3rd meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council here, the chief minister also flagged concerns over lack of provision in the Union budget for compensation to state governments for

Bengaluru, Apr 24: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday described as “lack of experience” the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s comments on an advice given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the officials on using social media. “It (Rahul’s remark) shows lack of experience. The prime minister has been a motivating person for both his ministers and

Bengaluru, Apr 24: There is no subway to access the stations on the Peenya-Nagasandra stretch of Namma Metro, even two years after the line was thrown open for the public. The delay cost a teenager her life recently. On April 11, 16-year-old R Pooja was crossing the national highway in front of the Nagasandra station around 12.30 pm, when she was hit by a speeding car. She died two days later.

Mangaluru, Apr 23: United Muslim Front (UMF), an umbrella body of PFI, SDPI and a few likeminded groups, has turned down the suggestion of Chamrajpet MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan to withdraw or postpone the ‘Mangaluru Chalo’ event. Headed by former Mangaluru Mayor K Ashraf, the UMF had recently announced its plan to hold ‘Mangaluru Chalo’ at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru on May 2. ‘Mangaluru Chalo’ is a