Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 27: Memorizing the holy book of Quran is challenging in its own way. But this 13-year-old daughter of U T Khader, the minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs in government of Karnataka, has inspired all by remembering the entire book by heart at an early age. Hawwa Naseema began memorizing the holy book from the age of 11 and within two years, she's learned it all

Kochi, Dec 27: The gold holdings of the three largest gold loan companies in Kerala have grown from 195 tonnes two years ago to nearly 263 tonnes towards the end of September 2016. Between them, they have more precious metal in their vaults than the gold reserves of some of the richest nations. Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Finance and Muthoot Fincorp jointly hold nearly 263 tonnes of gold jewellery

Bengaluru, Dec 27: The government has effected amendments to the Karnataka Industrial Employment rules to ensure 70% reservation for Kannadigas in the private sector, said Labour Minister Santhosh Lad. The minister, however, said the rules will not apply to the IT-BT sector. Lad told reporters in Bengaluru on Monday that the draft rules would be placed before the Cabinet in a couple of months for

Mandya, Dec 27: A tense atmosphere continued to prevail in Mandya's Thopanahalli, which witnessed a double murder during a clash over a petty issue two days ago. Five persons have been arrested in this connection. The clash, which erupted during the Gram Panchayat elections, ended in the murder of two JD(S) workers, triggering tension in the village. The clash erupted after Congress workers

Panaji, Dec 27: A Jet Airways flight with 161 people on board veered off the runway at Dabolim airport in Goa while aligning for take off to Mumbai early today, with 15 passengers suffering "minor" injuries during evacuation. The incident took place at around 5 AM. Flight 9W 2374 which had arrived from Dubai and was bound for Mumbai, was about to take off when it skidded off the runway. When the

Bengaluru, Dec 26: The consultation-cum-clarification meeting on the Yettinahole project on Monday turned into a political slugfest with the Congress and BJP members accusing each other of politicizing the issue for electoral gains. While the BJP leaders from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, where people are opposing the project exited the meeting mid-way alleging "lack of transparency", the

Bengaluru, Dec 26: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, a 6-year-old boy was crushed to death when a bird bath made of stone fell on him when he was posing for a photograph at Lalbagh on Monday. Vikram Kumar was visiting the botanical gardens with his aunt Eashwari, her daughter Mithali, and two other cousins. A Class I student at a BBMP?school in Srirampura, near Malleswaram, he had holidays for Christmas

Lucknow, Dec 26: Demonetisation has forced candidates to find "innovative ways to pump in black money" for campaigning which will end up making the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls more costly, a survey has claimed. The survey conducted jointly by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and UP Election Watch to study impact of demonetisation on poll expenses said, "Demonetisation will have no impact

Hyderabad, Dec 26: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was today conferred honorary doctorate by the Maulana Azad National Urdu University here for contribution towards promotion of Urdu culture. Chancellor Zafar Sareshwala conferred the 'honorius causa' (doctor of letters) on Khan and Rekhta Foundation founder Sanjiv Saraf at the sixth convocation of the university, for their contribution in the

Bengaluru, Dec 26: A private liquefied petroleum gas agency owner was stabbed to death by unidentified men near Shankara Mutt Circle, west of Chord Road, Mahalakshmi Layout in north-east Bengaluru on Saturday night. Puneeth Naik, 34, a native of Magadi and resident of Shankara Mutt in Basaveshwaranagar, was riding back home from a club when he was attacked around 1am. The assailants stabbed him at