Karnataka

Ranchi, Apr 7: Villagers in Jharkhand’s Gumla district allegedly tied a 20-year-old Muslim man to a tree and thrashed him for hours for being in love with a Hindu woman, leading to his death, police said on Friday. The man – identified as Mohammad Shalik, a resident of Raza Colony in Gumla town – was allegedly in a relationship with a Hindu woman of a nearby village, Soso, for more than a year

Mangaluru, Apr 7: Within a day after an assistant sub-inspector of police in was attacked by two motorbike-borne miscreants in Mangaluru, the city police managed to nab two suspects on Thursday. The accused are Niyaz and Sameer, both residents of Katipalla. The duo among them has nearly 13 cases registered against them including assault on policemen. Sameer, a member of the Safwan gang and now

New Delhi, Apr 7: The Supreme Court today sought response of six states, including Rajasthan, on a plea seeking a ban on cow vigilante groups there. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and A M Khanwilkar issued notices to Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh and asked them to file their reply within three weeks. The bench has fixed the matter for hearing on

Bengaluru, Apr 7: Legislative Assembly Speaker K?B?Koliwad has said that none of the BJP MLAs or minister Ramesh Kumar have resigned from the joint legislature committee set up to frame regulations for the media. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday, Koliwad said, “You (media) may say that the BJP?members and the minister are not ready to be part of the panel. But they have not sent

Bengaluru, Apr 7: A first-division assistant in the Lokayukta office here was arrested on Thursday for taking a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a constable for not raking up an old corruption case against him. Officials of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Sunkanna, a judgement writer at Additional Registrar of Enquiries - 1 in the Lokayukta office, on the basis of a complaint filed by a constable

Bengaluru, Apr 7: The age criteria for admission to Class 1, which is 5 years and 10 months, will not be applicable for children who have completed Kindergarten, according to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). The age criteria will come into effect from the academic year 2017-18 and, for admission to LKG, children will have to be 3 years and 10 months old. Earlier, due to the lack of a

Bengaluru, Apr 7: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and BJP?state President B?S?Yeddyurappa are literally sweating it out to ensure victory for their candidates in the bypolls to Nanjungud and Gundlupet Assembly constituencies. The results are bound to give a psychological edge to the party that emerges victorious. The results are also going to set the momentum for the Assembly polls to be held next

New Delhi, Apr 6: The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a petition seeking restoration of conspiracy charges against senior BJP leaders including L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti in the Babri Masjid demolition case. The apex court will also decide whether the trial of the VVIP accused can be transferred from a court in Rae Bareli to Lucknow. There were two sets of cases relating the

New Delhi, Apr 6: Parliament today passed four legislations to pave the way for roll out of the historic Goods and Services Tax (GST) from the target date of July 1. The Central GST Bill, 2017; The Integrated GST Bill, 2017; The GST (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017; and The Union Territory GST Bill, 2017 were returned by the Rajya Sabha after negation of a host of amendments moved by the

Mangaluru, Apr 6: Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India has ranked the autonomous St Aloysius College at 44 among the best colleges of India under the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2017. It is an outstanding achievement considering the fact that there are 45000 colleges in India. The College is the second best college at Karnataka State Level. The ranking