Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 30: Expressing deep frustration and resentment over recent developments in the Congress party in Karnataka, former union minister B Janardhana Poojary said that incumbent chief minister Siddaramaiah should have quit the party instead of former chief minister S M Krishna. Addressing media persons in the city on Monday, the 79-year-old outspoken leader hailed the contributions of 85

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30: A case was registered under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act against Principal of a private law college, where the students are on strike since the past 20 days, demanding her resignation. The case against the Principal Lakshmi Nair has been registered under Sect 31 (s) of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, which was a non-bailable offence, police said. The case

Bengaluru, Jan 30: The interim ban on annual buffalo race Kambala in Karnataka will remain for at least another two weeks as the High Court today decided to await the Supreme Court verdict on Jallikattu pending before it. "This honourable court will wait for the Supreme Court order on Jallikattu (bull taming sport) and accordingly decide on Kambala," Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee heading a

Kundapur, Jan 30: A series of explosions near a temple at Badakere village near Navunda in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district triggered panic among villagers on Monday. Rumours ofserial bomb blast' began to spread on social media after the explosion of crackers dumped in a heap of wastes near Sri Laxmi Janardana temple. According to sources, the temple had arranged a fireworks display during its

Mumbai, Jan 30: British mobile phone giant Vodafone said on Monday that it was in talks to merge its Indian unit with Idea Cellular in a move that would create India's largest telecoms company. The confirmation ended months of speculation that the two operators were exploring a deal to help fend off Reliance Jio whose recent arrival shook up India's ultra-competitive mobile network market. It also

Madikeri, Jan 30: A tigress died after it got caught in a snare in Kodagu district. The tigress, aged around 6, was found dead with serious injuries to its pelvis, at Kummatur village in Srimangala, near the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. This is the sixth tiger death this month in the Nagarahole and Bandipur region. The state lost 10 big cats between December and January. Of them, eight tigers died in

Mangaluru, Jan 30: Prof. (Dr) U S Krishna Nayak, Principal & Dean - A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences and senior consultant orthodontist of Mangaluru, has been conferred the prestigiousDistinguished Orthodontist Award-2016'. Prof Nayak was chosen for this national level award in recognition of hishard work, dedication and excellence in Orthodontics which has made a difference in the

Washington, Jan 30: President Donald Trump insisted on Sunday that his executive order temporarily halting travel from seven majority-Muslim countries+ was "not a Muslim ban," after it was met with confusion, global outrage and huge protests+ across the United States. "America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do so

Mysuru, Jan 30: Yoga guru and Patanjali group patron Baba Ramdev has said that the mission of Patanjali Ayurved was to root out all multinational products from India in 10 years. Speaking at the valedictory of Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Jatra Mahotsava at Suttur, Nanjangud taluk in Mysuru district of Karnataka on Sunday, he said the East India Company which entered India for trade, ruled the

Pune, Jan 30: A 26-year-old security guard has been apprehended in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old woman IT professional from Infosys, who was found dead last night in a conference room of the company in Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park at Hinjawadi here, police said today. "On the basis of the CCTV footage from the company premises and other clues, we zeroed down on a security guard from