Karnataka

Ajman, Jan 31: The Board of Governors of Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman headed by the Founder President ThumbayMoideen, appointed internationally renowned medical educator and pediatric surgeon Prof. HossamHamdy as the Chancellor of GMU, the leading private medical university in the region. Prof. HossamHamdy,accompanied by ThumbayMoideen, Founder, President of Board of Governors of GMU, was

Mangaluru, Jan 31: Mangaluru city police have cracked four cases of robbery and one theft after arresting three persons on Monday. The arrested have been identified as Sarfaraz, Muhammad Aviz and Muhammad Nizamuddin, all residents of Kasaba Bengre. Police recovered four cell phones and a motorcycle from their possession. The arrests were carried out by the sleuths of Urwa police station, said M

Pune, Jan 31: Rasila Raju OP, the Infosys engineer who was found strangled at her work place in Pune on Sunday, was working alone in her ninth-floor office on a weekend when a watchman allegedly approached her on the pretext of fixing a computer cable and later murdered her. Police arrested a private guard on Monday for the murder of the 25-year-old techie and recounted the murder after catching

Mangaluru, Jan 31: In the month of January this year the Customs officers at Mangaluru International Airport have seized contraband valued over Rs 57.60 lakhs in 12 instances of smuggling. In the first instance of smuggling, gold in the form of English alphabet “E” shaped silver coloured plates totally weighing about 759.200 grams valued over Rs.21.56 lakhs were found ingeniously concealed in the

Bengaluru, Jan 31: The state BJP on Monday invited former chief minister S?M?Krishna to join the party. BJP state president B?S?Yeddyurappa told reporters in Bengaluru that he will soon meet Krishna and hold talks with him. “I was eager to visit him today. But I learnt that he has left for Maddur. I?am leaving for New Delhi today and will meet him after I come back,” Yeddyurappa said. Sources said

Davangere, Jan 31: Hundreds of residents of Doddabbigere near Santhebennur in the district barged into stone crusher units in the village and set fire to bikes, trucks and a generator on Sunday night. They were protesting against the damage to their houses and properties caused by stone-quarrying activities. Hanumantha, the owner of the unit and several labourers in the stone crusher units were

Maddur (Mandya district), Jan 31: Former chief minister S M?Krishna has said that his resignation from the Congress is now a “closed chapter”. Speaking to reporters at Somanahalli in Maddur taluk on Monday, Krishna said that Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior leader Ahmed Patel had called him over phone following his resignation. “But, it is a closed chapter. I don't want to react about it

Bengaluru, Jan 30: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday urged former chief minister S M Krishna to take back his resignation to the Congress party. Siddaramaiah said he would speak to Krishna and try to resolve issue if any. "Krishna has served in all important capacities including those of chief minister, governor and minister for external affairs. He should have not taken this step at this

Tikamgarh (MP), Jan 30: As many as 67 students, including 16 kids belonging to scheduled caste category, of a government primary school are reportedly not having lunch prepared by a Dalit woman for the mid-day meal since July. The development came to light after the school headmaster Ramgopal Gupta shot off a letter to Jatara Janpad CEO P K Mishra yesterday. Gupta said that in the past also he has

Mumbai, Jan 30: In a big relief to people and small businesses, RBI today announced lifting of restrictions on daily withdrawal of money from ATMs and from current accounts but the weekly limit of Rs 24,000 on savings bank accounts will continue. The Reserve Bank also promised to review the weekly limit in the near future depending on the pace of remonetisation. "On a review of the pace of