Karnataka

Chennai, Dec 8: The two most politically busiest and crowded places in Tamil Nadu — Vedha Nilayam, the Poes Garden residence of late J Jayalalithaa, and the AIADMK headquarters in Royapettah — wore a deserted look on Wednesday, a day after the former chief minister was laid to rest at Marina Beach here. Both the areas had always been a security fortress with the presence of heavily armed policemen

Bengaluru, Dec 8: As a New Year gift, the state government has decided to promote 11,000 police personnel. At a review meeting held on Wednesday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said this is the first time such a huge number of police personnel are being promoted. “Police constables will be promoted as head constables (HC). Head constables, in turn, will be promoted as assistant sub-inspectors (ASI)

Bengaluru, Dec 8: Central Bureau of Investigation has registered an FIR against head cashier of State Bank of Mysore, Kollegal branch and others. The accused is Parashiva Murthy. A source said that Parashiva Murthy is the custodian of currency chest of SBM's Kollegal branch. He had entered into a conspiracy with a few other bank officials and public servants and exchanged demonetised old notes. A

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A middle aged building contractor has allegedly committed suicide at Kodikal in Mangaluru taluk under mysterious circumstances. The body of Vidyadhar Shet (42) was found hanging inside an under-construction building wherein he was working, sources said. The incident came to light when the brother of the owner of the under-construction building visited the site for inspection on

Muzaffarnagar, Dec 7: Jumping the queue in times of demonetisation may land you in jail. A man in the district found this out after he was arrested for trying to enter an SBI ATM in civil lines area here out of turn. Police said there was a long queue outside the ATM last evening. Some people jumped the queue and tried to enter the kiosk. An altercation ensued and police were called in, following

Bellary, Dec 7: A driver on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide after blaming Karnataka mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy and a KAS officer of harassing him. The incident took place in Mandya on Tuesday. In his suicide note, deceased Ramesh Gowda claimed that he knew information on how Janaradhan Reddy converted 100 crore black money into white, thus received constant death threats. Nayak is

Bengaluru, Dec 7: Close on the heels of raids by the income tax department on two senior government officials, the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday conducted raids at the residences and offices of five government employees charged with possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. They included J C Suresh, revenue inspector, Bengaluru South taluk; Narsimhaiah, section

New Delhi, Dec 7: Today, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will make its first monetary policy review announcement since high value notes were scrapped on November 8. The announcement is expected at 2:30 pm. Here are 10 things to bear in mind ahead of the announcement. 1. Most analysts expect the RBI to cut the repo rate at which it lends money to banks - by 25 basis points (bps) to six percent. If

Mangaluru, Dec 7: Dr B R Ambedkar is not only a national icon but also he is a global icon, said Prof. Vivek kumar, Professor of Sociology in JNU. He was delivering the keynote address after inaugurating a national seminar,Dr B R Ambedkar perspectives on Dalit Politics and Empowerment in India' and Dr B R Ambedkar's 60th Mahaparinirvan Day at Mangala Auditorium of Mangalore University

Manjeshwar, Dec 7: The Babri mosque demolition anniversary passed off by and large peacefully in the Kasargod district on Tuesday, barring two incidents of stone throwing. In view of incidents of attack on vehicles in the previous years, the police had made elaborate security arrangements. Unidentified miscreants threw stones at a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus and a private bus at