Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 23: Amidst report that Congress has referred complaints against him to the party's Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC), senior leader B Janardhana Poojary has warned that he would fight against those to try to take action against him. Meanwhile, Mr Poojary rubbished the rumours about him receiving notice from the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and said that no representative

Bengaluru, Dec 23: The anti-superstition Bill is finally heading towards cold storage, amid receding hopes in Congress government over convincing its own party leaders on supporting its first major social reform initiative. Sources in the social welfare department said: "The government has decided to shelve the Bill due to lack of consensuses among ruling party leaders on what constitutes

Bengaluru, Dec 23: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is all geared up to give a facelift to the stretch from the city centre to the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) on Tumakuru Road ahead of the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) starting from January 7. The Palike is going all out to make the event successful since the programme is meant to woo non-resident Indians to

Bengaluru, Dec 23: Congress MLC and chairperson of legislature committee on crimes against women and children, V S Ugrappa on Thursday sought police action against members of Swacha Brahmana Vedike, for trolling him on social media. Addressing the media in Bengaluru, Ugrappa said that members of the Vedike, who are also followers of Ramachandrapura Mutt seer Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swami, had

Kasargod, Dec 22: A 40-year-old woman killed her two young daughters by tossing them into a 60-foot-deep well on her residential premises at Kanichira in Madikkai village and tried to commit suicide by jumping into it on Thursday, the police have said. Geetha, a teacher with a private school here and said to be suffering from mental disorder, threw her daughters — Harinanda, 5, and Lakshminanda, 2

Mangaluru, Dec 22: The coastaldigest.com XI on Thursday registered yet another thrilling victory by giving Udupi Tigers a bloody nose in the Mangalore Premiere League 2016. This is the third consecutive win achieved by the men in blue in the much-hyped tournament being organised at Dr Ambedkar Stadium, Panambur under the aegis of Karnataka Regional Cricket Academy. It was all-rounder Adiyta

New Delhi, Dec 22: E-commerce company Snapdeal today announced the launch of a 'Cash@Home'; service, which allows users to order Rs 2,000 cash and get it delivered at their doorstep. "The launch of the cash on demand service is intended to further help our consumers tide over any cash crunch that they might face in addressing their daily needs," Snapdeal Co-founder Rohit Bansal said in a statement

New Delhi, Dec 22: Najeeb Jung, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, has resigned 18 months short of his tenure and said he wants to return to his "first love, academics". Mr Jung's two years in office were dogged by his constant battle with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. His announcement surprised many and was seen in the context of his clashes with Mr

Mangaluru, Dec 22: In an attempt to throw light to the rising concern of air-pollution, city based non-profit Anti­-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation has conductedSHUDDHA GAALI', a new project to measure the air quality levels of Mangaluru city. The air samples were collected over a two week period in the first and second week of December. Ambient air quality monitoring under five parameters

New Delhi, Dec 22: Indian Cricketer Harbhajan Singh rubbished the rumours that he was joining the Congress party ahead of the Punjab elections. “I have no intentions of joining politics any time soon. Please stop spreading rumors,” the veteran off-spinner clarified on Twitter. Reports have emerged that the 36-year-old was likely to join Congress and could be fielded from the Jalandhar seat. Days