Karnataka

New Delhi, Mar 27: Now, mobile phone users in the country will have to take up a verification process which will require them to produce their Aadhaar card number. With the government instructing telecom operators to initiate the process in this regard, existing subscribers will also have to go through mandatory Aadhaar-based verification to continue using the service. "All licensees (telecom

Lucknow, Mar 27: Even as the meat sellers across Uttar Pradesh launched an indefinite strike on Monday against an ongoing crackdown on slaughterhouse, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the action will be taken only against illegal slaughter houses and that the licensed abattoirs will not be touched. “Only the illegal abattoirs would be closed down,” the CM said adding that the National

Mangaluru, Mar 27: In an apparent attempt to trigger unrest in Ullal area of Mangaluru taluk, two motorbike-borne miscreants, suspected to be saffron activists, brutally attacked a Muslim youth near a mosque at Kodi near Ullal last night. Naushad Husain (23), a resident of Kodi, who survived the murder attempt, was rushed to a hospital for treatment by patrolling police. Security has been

Mangaluru, Mar 27: An engineering student committed suicide by jumping before a moving train on the tracks at Kolya near Thokkottu in Mangaluru taluk on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Nishan Kumar (25), a student of a private engineering college in Mangaluru. He was missing since Saturday and his family members’ search till late night proved futile. The local residents, who saw his

Udupi, Mar 27: Police have arrested a group of seven miscreants, all activists of Bajrang Dal, after they barged into a house and allegedly misbehaved with a woman at Tellar village near Karkala in Udupi district. The incident took place on Sunday. Additional Superintendent of Police Vishnuvardhan said that the miscreants forcefully entered into the house claiming it to be a slaughterhouse

Bengaluru, Mar 27: With its new-found friendship with the Congress, the JD(S) is toying with the idea of bagging the legislative council chairman's post by moving a no-confidence resolution against current chairman D H Shankarmurthy Sources said. JD(S) MLC T A Sarvana met chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday seeking his support to remove BJP's Shankarmurthy and replace him with its seventh-time

Mysuru, Mar 27: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has finally tendered his apology for his misogynistic remarks against Geetha Mahadev Prasad, the widow of the late H S Mahadev Prasad. Mahadeva Prasad, who died in January 2017, was a five-time Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Gundlupet constituency of the Chamarajanagar district. At the time of his death

Bengaluru, Mar 27: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said his government was exploring the possibility of increasing the reservation ceiling in education and employment to 72 %. Speaking after being felicitated by various Dalit organisations, he said the government had been holding consultations with legal experts on introducing population-based reservation in state. Tamil Nadu government has

Bengaluru, Mar 27: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda flagged off the Yeshwantpur-Hassan Superfast Intercity Express and inaugurated a host of services at various stations on Sunday. Speaking at the programme, Deve Gowda expressed satisfaction at the commissioning of the track between Bengaluru and Hassan via Kunigal which he sanctioned 20 years ago. “I am in

Mangaluru, Mar 26: A city based Muslim family that travelled to Dubai through an Air India Express flight last night, had a harrowing experience at the Mangaluru International Airport as the airline officials allegedly tried to prevent their journey. As many as eight passengers including children, all belonging to a family from Jeppu area in Mangaluru had reached the Airport on Saturday night