Karnataka

New Delhi, Mar 6: The Supreme Court today expressed concern over delay in trial against people involved in demolition of Babri Masjid. The apex court has said that joint trial of the accused could be held in the matter to speed up the judicial process. The Supreme Court's observation today may brew trouble for BJP veterans LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti. They are likely to face

Abu Dhabi, Mar 6: Indian expat Sreeraj Krishnan Kopparembil will wake up as a millionaire on Monday. The 33-year-old shipping coordinator has won a whopping Dh7 million (nearly Rs 13 crore) in the Abu Dhabi Big Ticket Draw announced on March 5. "I just went blank for a minute when I got the call from the Big Ticket. I still cannot believe it has happened," said an elated Krishnan, from the south

Manjeshwar, Mar 6: An Indian expatriate worker, who had recently returned from a Middle Eastern country on a brief vacation, lost his life in a ghastly road mishap last night at Uppala Gate near here. The victim has been identified as Abdul Razzaq (34), a resident of Alampady, who was working in Saudi Arabia for past few years. He had come home to attend his brother’s wedding ceremony and was

Mumbai, Mar 6: The man who sent lewd messages to BJP functionary Shaina NC has been identified as Jayantkumar Singh alias Sinku. He claims to be a BJP activist from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. While the police team has gone to nab him, Shaina wants a strict action against him so that a strong signal is sent to such perverts. Last month Shaina a fashion designer, politician and a BJP functionary had

Udupi, Mar 6: Ivan D'Souza, chief whip of the Congress party in Karnataka Legislative Council, has urged the state government to upgrade the Christian Development Council into Corporation and allot Rs 300 crore for the welfare of Christians in the upcoming budge. Speaking to media persons at Udupi bishop's house, D’Souza, who is also the vice president of the Council, said that the council is

Kalaburagi, Mar 6: Pointing out at the increased attacks on Indians in the United States, M. Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervene by raising the issue with American president Donald John Trump to ensure the safety of Indians living there. He was speaking to media in Kalaburagi on Sunday. “The Union government should

Mudigere, Mar 6: A massive forest fire that erupted last week at Thathkola in Mudigere taluk, has destroyed nearly 10,000 acres of forest area and caused deaths of a large number of birds and animals. Thathkola reserve forest comes under Mudigere and Aldur range of forest and covers 25,000 acre forest land. The forest fire has entered the forests in Kenjige, Balehalli, Kundra, Belagodu, Saragodu

Bhatkal, Mar 6: A teacher of a private high school in Bhatkal has been arrested by the police on charges of attempted rape while the principal of the institution and his car driver who are also accused in the case are absconding. Police have filed cases against all the three accused under Pocso Act. According to the FIR lodged in Bhatkal police station, the girl who hails from Byndoor in Udupi

Udupi, Feb 6: Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Services and Sports Pramod Madhwaraj has said that it was the 73rd and 74th amendments to the Constitution brought by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi responsible for strengthening the panchayat raj system in the country. He was speaking after inaugurating the Rajiv Gandhi Gram Swarajya Abhiyan organised by the Udupi District Congress

Bengaluru, Mar 5: A land dispute in the family and sorcery are believed to have led to the killing of Ayesha (10), a resident of Magadi town in Ramanagaram district. Magadi town police on Saturday detained seven people, including an astrologer from Bengaluru, in connection with the murder. On Friday, a highly decomposed body of the fourth standard girl was found in a gunny bag behind a mosque in