Karnataka

Jodhpur, Jan 18: Bollywood actor Salman Khan was today acquitted by a court here in an Arms Act case related to the alleged poaching of two blackbucks 18 years ago Chief Judicial Magistrate Dalpat Singh Rajpuroti acquitted 51-year-old Salman, who along with his sister Alvira was present in the court. Besides the cases of poaching of endangered antelopes under Wildlife (Protection) Act, a case

New Delhi, Jan 18: A newly recruited sub-inspector with the Delhi police hailing from Karnataka committed suicide due to depression, police claimed on Tuesday. The body of 28-year-old Thippeswamy, who belongs to Kenchaginal village, Chennagiri taluk in Davangere district, was found on a railway track in Srinivaspuri in south-east Delhi on Tuesday morning. Thippeswamy, an engineering graduate with

Chicago/London, Jan 18: The country's tech capital Bengaluru has been rated the most dynamic city in the world by the City Momentum Index (CMI), drawn up by a professional services and investment management firm JLL. This is the first time that Bengaluru has moved to the top slot, while five other Indian cities have also featured in the CMI Global Top 30. In fact, India has snatched the lead from

Bengaluru, Jan 18: A jilted woman threw acid and slashed a man's face for refusing to marry her in Vijayanagar on Monday night. The incident came to light on Tuesday after the victim, Jayakumar Purushottam (32), approached the police to lodge a complaint. The police have arrested the accused, Lydia Yeshpaul, a nurse at a private hospital on Ali Askar Road. DCP (West) M N Anucheth said, “She threw

Mangaluru, Jan 18: Three years after a 70-year-old woman was found dead in a lodge in Mangaluru, the first additional district and sessions' court sentenced a bus conductor-turned realtor to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of murder. Both, the victim and the accused in the case are from Kerala. Eali Kutty (70) from Pallikavala near Ernakulam had come to the city in a train from Kannur

Kozhikode, Jan 18: Coming down heavily on private self-financing college managements, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that even Christian managements which had once strived for social service have become part of the education business lobby in the State. Inaugurating the diamond jubilee celebrations of St. Joseph's College, Devagiri, here on Tuesday, Mr. Vijayan complained that most of

Mangaluru, Jan 18: U T Khader, minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, has said that his department has proposed introducing optional cash coupon instead of food grains coupons for BPL ration card holders in Karnataka. Addressing media persons here on Tuesday, Mr Khader said BPL ration card holders could be provided the option of buying food grains from selected shops using the

Mangaluru, Jan 17: Social welfare minister H Anjaneya on Tuesday laid down the foundation for Ambedkar Bhavan near Urwa Store in Mangaluru. The four storied Ambedkar Bhavan with 9,881 square feet built up area will be coming up in 1.61 acres land reserved for it near the Radio Park in Urwa Store. The bhavan will have space for reception, library, social welfare department office, parking for 71

Chamarajanagar, Jan 17: U T Khader, minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, has been made in-charge of Chamarajanagar district. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took this decision on Tuesday. The district-in-charge minister's post was vacant in Chamarajanagar after the death of Co-operation and Sugar Minister H S Mahadeva Prasad on January 3. Mr Khader, who represents Mangaluru

Dubai, Jan 17: Indian passport has been ranked a lowly 78 in a global ranking of the world's most powerful passports which was topped by Germany. Germany stands at the top with a visa-free score of 157 while Singapore overtakes South Korea and becomes the highest ranked Asian passport with a visa-free score of 156. India stands at 78th position with a visa-free score of 46, ahead of China and