Karnataka

Kalburgi, Dec 11: A special land acquisition officer and another person named by his driver in a note before allegedly committing suicide last week, have been arrested by the Mandya Police here today. Ramesh K C had allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at a lodge at Maddur in Mandya district on December 6, leaving a note in which he has listed out alleged illegalities committed by

New Delhi, Dec 11: Delhi Police today raided the office of a law firm in southeast Delhi's Greater Kailash-I area and recovered Rs 10 crore in cash, of which Rs 2.5 crore was in new banknotes released after demonetisation. The raid was carried out by the Crime Branch at the office of T&T Law Firm, said a senior police officer. "Rs 10 crore was recovered. Out of which, Rs 2.5 crore was in new

Mangaluru, Dec 11: Kannada poet, journalist and photographer Ahmed Anwar passed away after a couple of years of illness at his residence in the city on Sunday. He was 55. Anwar, who worked as the official photographer of coastaldigest.com for over four years, had been bedridden for last two years. He had played a key role in promoting coastaldigest.com in Mangaluru since its launch in 2010

Vadodara, Dec 11: Apart from the winter chill, the people in and around Sankhda village in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat who camp outside the local branch of SBI every night have to fight the fear of lions and leopards. The people from nearby villages are spending the nights outside the SBI branch in Sankhda -- the lone bank branch in the area -- so that they get the cash before it runs out when

Chennai, Dec 11: Strongly backing late Jayalalithaa's long time aide Sasikala, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said she should become general secretary and lead the AIADMK. "There is no second opinion on the issue. If anyone has second thoughts, they are not true AIADMK workers," Jaya Plus Tamil TV channel reported Panneerselvam as saying. He said Sasikala shared Jayalalithaa's

Udupi, Dec 11: The Gurunarasimha temple at Saligrama near Udupi has switched to cashless donations from devotees, through e-wallet Paytm. The move is, perhaps, a first-of-its-kind initiative in a temple in the state. Ananthapadmanabha Aithal, president of the temple Trust, said that the temple had introduced a swiping machine two months ago to help devotees donate, much before the demonetisation

Bengaluru, Dec 11: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's refusal to give him an appointment to discuss drought in the state as “against democratic principles”. He told reporters after garlanding the statue of S Nijalingappa on his birth anniversary at Vidhana Soudha that he wanted to apprise Modi on the severe drought in the state. The Centre's help is

Mumbai, Dec 10: A teacher working with a school in suburban Kurla has resigned alleging that her religious sentiments were being "compromised" due to the directives from her newly appointed senior. Shabina Khan Nazneen (25) resigned on Wednesday, accusing her senior of forcing her to remove burqa and hijab (headscarf) during the teaching period. She cited that it was "not worthy to compromise with

Bengaluru, Dec 10: In what could be the second major haul of currency and gold by taxmen in the state after demonetization, the Karnataka and Goa arm of the I-T department has stumbled upon Rs 5.7 crore in new currency kept in a 'secret locker of bathroom' in Hubballi. A statement from the Panaji Directorate of the Director General of Income-tax (Inv), Karnataka & Goa said search operations were

Mangaluru, Dec 10: It will be an extended weekend for the students of schools and college in Dakshina Kannada as the district administration has decided to advance the holiday for 'Eid Milad-un-Nabi' to Monday, December 12. The Karnataka government has already declared a public holiday on next Tuesday, December 13, on account of Eid Milad. However, Muslims in the coastal belt of Karnataka will