Karnataka

Lucknow, Dec 30: In a tough action, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today expelled his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as well as general secretary Ramgopal Yadav from the party for six years for "gross indiscipline", a decision that will lead to a political crisis in Uttar Pradesh. Making the announcement at a press conference here, Mulayam said the new Chief Minister will be chosen by the

Mumbai, Dec 30: In an explosive twist to the Malegaon terror attack case, a former anti-terrorism squad (ATS) cop has claimed that two key accused in the 2008 incident have been killed by police but still shown as 'missing' in official records. Hindutva extremists Ramchandra Kalsangre and Sandeep Dange, who are currently shown as wanted, were in fact killed by ATS officials on December 26, 2008

Bengaluru: Dec 30: The cyber crime police are trying to trace the miscreants who created a fake Twitter handle closely resembling Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's official account. Chief minister's office on Thursday lodged a complaint with the cyber crime unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) against unknown persons who have opened fake Twitter account in the CM's name. In the

Udupi, Dec 30: A medical student died in a ghastly mishap after lost control over his motorbike and rammed into a median near Karavali circle in Udupi on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Pawan Kumar Raghavan (20), a native of Hyderabad. His female friend, identified as, Sakshi Maheshwari, who was riding pillion, suffered severe injuries in the accident. Both were perusing medical

Mangaluru, Dec 30: The repair work of Suratkal-Kana-MRPL Road that falls under Mangaluru North legislative constituency is likely to commence soon as the corporates have pitched in to ensure an immediate solution for the problem of local residents and motorists. Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) on Thursday handed over cheques for Rs. 10

Mysuru, Dec 30: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that prediction made by senior Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary on the party's defeat in Nanjangud Assembly bypolls should not be taken seriously. “Poojary's statement will not dent the party's image. He is unaware of the mindset of the voters in Nanjangud Assembly constituency. I have not considered his comments seriously,”

Mysuru, Dec 30: Accidental firing during “Operation Tiger,” a Forest department mission to drive a straying tigress and her two cubs back into the forest, claimed a life and left two persons injured at Antharasanthe in Nagarahole National Park limits on Thursday. The deceased is Murthy (25), son of Nanjappa of N Bellur village in the taluk. Antharasanthe Range Forest Officer Mahesh and Kenchaiah

Bengaluru: Dec 30: Getting a building plan approved in urban areas, excluding Bengaluru, has just become costlier. The Urban Development Department has come out with the rate chart of lake rejuvenation fee to be collected by urban planning authorities while sanctioning plan approval for buildings and layouts. The state government had amended the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961, last

Bengaluru, Dec 30: With just a day left for depositing the demonetised notes, banks across the city witnessed a huge rush as large number of people came to deposit Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes. One of the persons who came to deposit scrapped notes said that he had to take half-a-day leave to visit the bank. “I had few thousand rupees. I took half-day leave, stood in a queue and deposited the

Udupi, Dec 29: The district and sessions court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of Rajeshwari, prime accused in the Bhaskar Shetty murder case. T Venkatesh Naik, magistrate for the session court, Udupi, rejected the bail plea on the ground of grave nature of the crime. M Shantaram Shetty, special public prosecutor said the bail plea was rejected based on the seriousness of the offence. She had