Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 20: All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Digvijaya Singh on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to divide Hindus and Muslims in the country. Speaking at a programme organised to mark the Communal Harmony Day by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghatan, he said systematic efforts are being made to create distrust about Muslims

Belagavi, Dec 20; A woman who was depressed over marital issues poisoned her two kids to death before committing suicide by consuming poison at Basidoni village in Saundatti taluk of Belagavi district. The incident came to light on Monday. The police gave the names of the victims as Nirmala Subhash Akki (28) and her sons Rohit (eight months) and Dhanush (3).

Mysuru, Dec 20: Karnataka, which was the first state in the country to establish cyber crime police station, will add another feather to its cap. The state government is gearing up to create cyber crime squad to avert cyber crimes. To check cyber crimes across the state, the squad would have branches in all the district headquarters, Home Minister G Parameshwara announced during the inaugural

Mangaluru, Dec 19: The Diocese of Mangaluru under the leadership of Social Concern Committee of the Diocesan Pastoral Council has planned to hold a mega vehicle rally to mark the Christmas Celebrations. The rally will be held on Wednesday, 21-12-2016 in the after-noon. Five deaneries of Mangaluru Diocese(Episcopal, City, Permannur, Pezar and Suratkal) will participate in the rally. The rally will

Mangaluru, Dec 19: St Aloysius College inaugurated the much awaited swimming pool of Olympic standards, on 19 December 2016 on its campus in the heart of the city. A project of the UGC, St. Aloysius College Alumni Association (SACAA) and MJES (Mangalore Jesuit Educational Society), this swimming pool is equipped with state-of- the-art-features and facilities. The chief guest for the occasion was U

Bengaluru, Dec 19: Indian American author and Hindu activist Rajiv Malhotra said the Modi government was likely to effect a sweeping change in its policy towards supporting the "grand Hindu narrative". In a conversation with Manipal Global Education chairman TV Mohandas Pai at the Bangalore Literature Festival, Malhotra said: "The government is planning to make changes to the Indian Council of

Hyderabad, Dec 19: Five senior operatives of banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen were today awarded death penalty by a special NIA court here in the February 2013 Hyderabad blasts case. This is the first case that any operative of the IM has been convicted. On December 13, the court convicted the five members, including IM co-founder Mohd Ahmed Sidibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal, Pakistani national

Udupi, Dec 19: A rowdy-sheeter was hacked to death in broad daylight in front of a bar and restaurant at Kotanakatte under Hiriadka police station limits in Udupi district on Monday. A gang of miscreants chased Praveen Kulal (45) after a drunken brawl in the bar and attacked him with machetes before fleeing the spot. According to sources a fight broke out between Kulal and few others drunkards in

Kasargod, Dec 19: Around 18 sovereigns of gold ornaments and Rs.2.45 lakh in cash were stolen from two houses in the district in the weekend. The burglars broke into the locked house of Beefathima, a resident of Alampadi locality falling under the Vidyanagar police station, and decamped with 12 sovereigns of gold ornaments along with Rs. 35,000 in cash, the police said. The miscreants gained entry

New Delhi, Dec 19: Old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes in excess of Rs 5000 can be deposited only once per account until December 30th 2016, the Ministry of Finance has said. RBI imposed stiff conditions on deposit of old notes exceeding Rs 5,000. Credit of deposits in such cases will be accepted only after receiving a satisfactory explanation. The tenderer will be asked as to why this couldn't be done