Karnataka

Mysuru, Dec 14: Neha Saron hogged the limelight at the 97th annual convocation of the University of Mysore (UoM) on Tuesday, by bagging 16 gold medals and four cash prizes in MSc (Chemistry). Daughter of Indian Navy officer Sadaram, Neha of Rajasthan said that she wants to establish a school for girls in her state as education for girls is still a mirage there. “In Rajasthan, parents discourage

Bengaluru, Dec 14: The High Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions challenging the state government's controversial Akrama-Sakrama scheme. With this, the government can go ahead and regularise domestic and commercial buildings violating municipal bylaws. The BBMP had reported to the court at least 1.54 lakh such properties in its limits, built before October 19, 2013. A division bench comprising

Mangaluru, Dec 13: A bullet tanker overturned and fell into a 50-foot gorge on National Highway 75 at Neerakatte near Uppinangady in the early hours of Tuesday. The tanker belonging to BPCL laden with LPG was travelling from Mangaluru to Bengaluru when the mishap occurred. Driver of the tanker Marappan, a resident of Tamil Nadu, has suffered minor injuries. The team from the oil companies from

Bengaluru, Dec 13: JDS leader and casino owner KC Veerendra, who was arrested after recovery of Rs 5.70 crore of new currency from a secret chamber in his bathroom, was helped by as many as four bank officials besides two middlemen. On December 10, the Income Tax department had seized 5.70 crore in new notes, 32kg of gold biscuits and jewellery and Rs 90 lakh worth old notes stashed inside the

New Delhi, Dec 13: The Reserve Bank of India+ has suspended the official who was arrested in Bengaluru by the CBI for allegedly trying to exchange Rs 1.50 crore in old notes illegally. The RBI has ordered an inquiry into the incident and will take further action once the details are known. The RBI also clarified that the official arrested was a junior level functionary and not a senior officer as

Dubai, Dec 13: To celebrate remarkable contribution in healthcare and education services across UAE, NDTV honored Mr. Thumbay Moideen, the founder president of Thumbay Group the title of “Global Leader” at the Gulf Indian Excellence Awards on Sunday, 11th December 2016. The award was presented at a gala function held at Hyatt Regency, Dubai Creek Heights, attended by leading Indian businessmen and

Mangaluru, Dec 13: Mangaluru Press Club this time has chosen four young women from the Dakshina Kannada district who contributed exceptionally towards rural education for its prestigious annual award. The jury team headed by Kannada scholar Prof B A Viveka Rai, and comprised of Prof Rita Noronha and Sadananda Suvarna have finalised the names of Renita and Shamitha from Mangaluru and Fouziya BS and

Hyderabad, De 13: In the first conviction of alleged Indian Mujahideen cadre, a special court for cases probed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Hyderabad on Tuesday convicted Yasin Bhatkal and four others in connection with the February 2013 Dilsukhnagar twin blasts case. The court had framed charges against Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, Pakistani national Zia-ur-Rahman

Belagavi, Dec 13: The Akhil Karnataka Brahmin Mahasabha has strongly opposed chief minister Siddaramaiah's proposal to increase reservation in education and employment to 75%. Citing the Supreme Court verdict that bars state governments from extending reservation beyond 50%, K N Venkatanarayan, president of the Mahasabha, questioned the government's intention of increasing the quota. Speaking at

Bengaluru, Dec 13: Karnataka's dog squad has brought laurels to the state. It emerged victorious at the national counter- explosives competition in New Delhi, with two dogs and three handlers having bagged the best canine and handler awards. It also beat the elite units of National Security Guards (NSG), Border Security Force (BSF) and 28 other teams to be adjudged the best anti-sabotage canine