Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 13: Unearthing a racket involved in illegal conversion of demonetised notes, the ED has arrested seven alleged middlemen and seized Rs 93 lakh in new currency in Karnataka as part of its money laundering probe. Officials said the agency placed the seven, including the relative of a government official, under arrest late yesterday under provisions of the Prevention of Money

Bengaluru, Dec 13: The CBI arrested K C Veerendra, a JD(S) leader from Challakere near Chitradurga, in connection with the huge pile of Rs 2,000 notes found in his possession. The FIR includes several officials of Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India and State Bank of Mysore. On Saturday, officials from the Income Tax (I-T) department conducted raids on 15 premises, including

Dharwad, Dec 13: Sriram Sene activists on Monday lodged a complaint with police alleging that a youth from Dharwad has posted his photo on the Facebook, holding Pakistan flag. According to the complaint, Altaf Tadkod uploaded the photograph on his Facebook wall at 8 pm on Sunday. “We have no objection if the youth had displayed the flag of his religion. But, holding Pakistan flag and posting its

Hosapete, Dec 13: Tension prevailed in the town as two communities clashed over tying flags for the Hanuma Jayanti and Eid-e-Milad celebrations on Monday. Flags and banners were put up at the Chittawadgi Circle on the eve of Hanuma Jayanti, on Sunday night. Members of the other community tried to tie flags for Eid-e-Milad, resulting in a war of words between the two groups. When the two groups

Shivamogga, Dec 13: State BJP president B S Yeddyurappa said on Monday that three to four senior ministers might have to resign over the next 15 days for their involvement in the steel bridge, Yettinahole project and money laundering scams, totally worth Rs around 5,000 crore. Speaking to journalists at the party office here, he said S C Jayachandra, chief project officer of State Highways Project

Mangaluru, Dec 12: Once again, Congress veteran B Janardhana Poojary has come down heavily on Chief Minister Siddramaiah and demanded his immediate resignation. This time the reason for the former's outburst is latter's inaction in Excise minister HY Meti's allegedsex tape' episode. Addressing media persons in Mangaluru, the former union minister said that Mr Meti has no moral right to continue to

Mangaluru, Dec 12: In a tragic incident, a middle aged man suffered a heart attack and died during a procession organised as part of Eid Milad at Uppinangady on the outskirts of the city on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Abdul Kareem (45), a resident of Ramnagar in Uppinangady, and proprietor of M H Bed Centre. He had taken part in the Milad procession organised by a mosque in

Mangalore, Dec 12: A large number of Muslims in the city celebrated the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed on Monday. Homes, mosques, dargahs and madrasas have been decked with flags, buntings and banners to mark the day, considered by many Muslims to be the most blessed in Islamic calendar. Madrasa children took out Milad rallies in various parts of the city. Thousands

Gangavathi, Dec 12: Over a dozen people including a senior police officer and a journalist were injured during a communal clash at Gangavathi town in Koppal district on the eve of Eid Milad-un-Nabi. More than 10 people, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police and a journalist, were injured during communal clashes at Gangavathi town in Koppal district on Sunday. Two autorickshaws, as many goods

Mangaluru, Dec 12: An elderly woman and her two children, who were reportedly financially drained, allegedly entered into a suicide pact at their home at Permude under the limits of Bajpe police station. While the mother Jayagopi (66) and son Suresh (46) died, the daughter Shobha (48) survived the suicide bid and is battling for life at a hospital. It is said that property-related disputes among