Karnataka

Kasaragod, Mar 26: Kerala Transport Minister A K Saseendran resigned on Sunday after an audio emerged in which he is heard having a lewd conversation with a woman on phone. A five-time legislator from the Nationalist Congress Party, the minister announced the resignation at Kozhikode. The audio was released by Mangalam TV. Earlier, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the media that he had taken

Muzaffarnagar, Mar 26: A BJP MLA has threatened to break the limbs of those who kill and disrespect cows, remarks that could spark a controversy. Khatauli MLA Vikram Saini is an accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case and was detained under the National Security Act. Speaking at a function to felicitate UP Minister Suresh Rana here yesterday, Saini said, "I had promised that I will break the

Udupi, Mar 26: Revealing that Udupi has received Rs 15 crore under Swadesh Darshan scheme for tourism development District in-charge minister Pramod Madhwaraj has said that the funds would be utilised for developing water sports at Malpe, Trasi and Maravanthe beaches. The minister who chaired the meeting of Malpe Beach Development Committee at the DCs office on Saturday, said that the rescue boats

Hosapete, Mar 26: Minister for Major and Medium Industries R.V. Deshpande has exhorted young entrepreneurs include non-resident Indians across the world to innovate, invent and invest in Karnataka. Speaking after inaugurating a two-day business summit, organised by the Department of Industries and Commerce in association with the district administration here on Saturday, Mr. Deshpande said that

Mangaluru, Mar 26: Low-cost private carrier IndiGo will has decided to launch flight operations from Mangaluru to Bengaluru and Mumbai from May 1. With this IndiGo will be the fourth airlines to operate domestic services from this coastal city after Air India, Jet Airways and Spice Jet. In the Mangaluru-Bengaluru sector, IndiGo will become the early flight to arrive from Bengaluru at 6.30 a.m

Ahmedabad, Mar 26: At least two persons were killed and around a dozen injured after a quarrel between children belonging to two different communities snowballed into a communal clash at Vadvali village in Patan district of north Gujarat on Saturday. Among those killed is 50 year old Ibrahim Khan, a local resident. In the violence that lasted an hour, more than 30 houses were set on fire when the

Mysuru, Mar 26: : City police have launched a manhunt for a man who has gone underground with Rs 35.78 lakh cash that was meant to be loaded in an ATM. M P Shivakumar, who worked at LogiCash that loads cash into ATMs, has been on the run for the past three days. Shivakumar fled after his company lodged a police complaint against him. Shivakumar allegedly pocketed the money after claiming that he

Bengaluru, Mar 26: The Karnataka Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to raise the retirement age for private sector employees to 60 years from the present 58 years. Schedule – 1 of Karnataka Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) rules 1961 will be amended to give effect to the proposal. The new rule does not apply to IT and ITES companies, according to sources in the Law department. Madhu

Mangaluru, Mar 25: A policeman, who was arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, died at a hospital after jumping off the fourth floor of court building in an apparent escape bid in Mangaluru on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Praveen (35), a resident of Manjeshwar, who was a head constable attached to the Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate. He was

Mangaluru, Mar 25: A fair price shop run by Naguri Vyavasaya Sahakari Sangha Shaktinagar branch in Mangaluru taluk lost its licence after a poor woman complained against it to a state minister for not issuing rice to her under the 'Anna Bhagya' for the month of March. The woman, a BPL card holder, had been to the fair price shop on March 23. The staff at the shop refused to give rice under 'Anna