Karnataka

New Delhi, Mar 29: More than a hundred hoax calls about bomb threats in flights and airports in the country were received in the last four years, the government said recently. Nearly half of these calls were made in 2016 alone, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha told the Lok Sabha recently. There were 14 hoax calls in 2014. This figure grew to 34 in 2015. The number of hoax calls in

Imphal, Mar 29: An incident of attack on a Hindu temple was reported on Wednesday. This Hindu temple on the Indian side of the India-Myanmar International Border was attacked on Wednesday, causing concern among local officials and people. It's the second largest temple in the Northeast -- and popularly known as Shiva temple. The temple was inaugurated over 18 years ago by the Tamil Sangam Moreh in

New Delhi, Mar 29: In a major set back to auto manufacturers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained them from selling BS-III vehicles+ from April 1 when BS IV emission norms would come in force. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that health of millions of citizens was more important that commercial interests of manufacturers and directed the government not allow

Faizabad, Mar 29: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board is in favour of Supreme Court-monitored negotiation with Hindu parties for out-of-court settlement of the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi dispute. Convenor of the Babri Masjid cell of AIMPLB, Syed Qasim Rasul Ilyas said, "We will talk after Supreme Court monitors the negotiation and gives both parties equal status." AIMPLB, the apex body that

New Delhi, Mar 29: Congress general secretary Digivijaya Singh is one leader who would never miss an opportunity to attack the Opposition. His latest target is Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The senior Congress leader took to Twitter to criticise the minister hours after cricketer MS Dhoni wife's complaint about her husband's Aadhaar details being leaked. "IT Minister

Bengaluru, Mar 29: Central Crime Branch sleuths arrested four persons for trying to exchange demonetised notes and recovered Rs 4.98 crore in Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations and four mobile phones from them. In the first case, Rs 3 crore was recovered from Nanjunda (46), a resident of Shanthinagar, Bengaluru. On a tip-off, the police arrested the suspect when he was waiting for customers in his

Bengaluru, Mar 29: Veteran Congress leader Nafees Fazal, who was Medical Education Minister in the cabinet of former chief minister S.M. Krishna, has resigned from the primary membership of the party. Fazal, who started her political career with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1978, is exploring the option of joining the BJP considering she has a good rapport with Krishna recently joined

Udupi, Mar 29: In a tragic incident, a 14-year-old boy lost his life when a bus rammed the bicycle which he was riding at Amasebail in Udupi district on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Vijay Naik, son of late Lakshman Naik from Hengavalli village. He was riding back home from school when the bus rammed the bicycle near a mosque. A severely injured Vijay died on the way to hospital.

Bengaluru, Mar 29: A derogatory remark about minority communities by BJP opposition leader in the legislative council K S Eshwarappa led to uproarious scenes in the House on Tuesday. Though Congress and JD(S) members demanded an apology, Eshwarappa firmly declined. Following protests by Congress and JD(S) members belonging to the minority community, council chairman D H Shankarmurthy expunged the

Shahpur, Mar 29: A 45-year-old shepherd was killed by a crocodile at Tumakur village in the taluk on Tuesday. The crocodile dragged the victim, Mareppa Hanamantha Idlur, into River Krishna when he was taking a bath. Mareppa’s friend, Honnappa, who was standing on the bank of the river, tried to save him by pulling him by the hand, but in vain. Honnappa informed Mareppa’s family about the incident