Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 21: Two more persons, involved in purchasing expensive items using fake credit cards of persons settled abroad, were arrested taking the number of accused held in connection with the case to seven. Saif Ali, 24, based in Mumbai and Nishad, 27, a resident of Uppala, said to be key accused in the case, were trapped by a police team headed by the Kasaragod Circle Inspector Abdul Rahim

Pune, Nov 21: An infant girl died at KEM Hospital here today after she was allegedly refused treatment by a prominent hospital for her heart condition, apparently over the issue of payment in demonetised currency notes. However, Ruby Hall Clinic, where the girl was to be admitted for heart surgery, refuted the claim made by her relatives that their request to accept at least part payment in

Bengaluru, Nov 21: Senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa on Sunday revived the Sangolli Rayanna brigade, an apolitical forum for organising backward classes and Dalits, despite stiff opposition from BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa. Eshwarappa held a meeting with the office-bearers of the Rayanna brigade from Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts at the Legislators' Home and decided to

Gonikoppa (Madikeri dist), Nov 21: The rogue elephant which had claimed five lives and was captured by the Forest department has been kept inside a kraal at the Mathigodu elephant camp near here. The tusker had scared people in K Gudi and Biligiri Ranganabetta in Chamarajanagar district as it had killed five people. It was a challenging time for the department as officials and tamed elephants

Mangaluru, Nov 21: Continuing the Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan for the sixth consecutive week as part of 400 abhiyans planned by the Ramakrishna Mission, volunteers cleaned 13 areas in the city and nearby places on Sunday. The drive was taken up in Shivbagh, Kavoor, Landlinks Township, St. Aloysius College, Jail Road, Naguri, Urwa Grounds, Derebail, Kolya, Sharavu Temple Road, Konaje and Nanthoor. In

Belagavi, Nov 20: The winter session of the Karnataka Legislature which will begin in this border city tomorrow, is expected to be stormy with the Opposition likely to corner the government on various issues, including murder of RSS and BJP workers and a minister allegedly watching sleazy pictures at a public function. During the 10-day long session till December 2, dispute over Mahadayi river

New Delhi, Nov 20: A proctorial enquiry by JNU has found ABVP member Vikrant Kumar guilty of assaulting Najeeb Ahmed during a brawl following which the latter went missing over a month ago. Najeeb (27), a student of School of Biotechnology and a native of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, went missing on October 15 following an on-campus scuffle allegedly with the members of ABVP, including Vikrant, the

Boston, Nov 20: A 22-year-old Sikh, studying at the prestigious Harvard Law School, was allegedly abused and harassed at a store near the campus by a man who mistook him for a Muslim. Harmann Singh, a first year law student at the university, said he was shopping in a store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, while speaking on the phone with his mother, when a man walked in and said to the clerk behind

Dubai, Nov 20: Former Pakistan Test opener Imran Nazir launched 10PL, the richest ever gully cricket tournament to be played with tennis ball at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium this month end, during a colourful ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency on Friday evening. This tournament, which has Indian opener Virender Sehwag as their brand ambassador, with prize money of Dh 250,000, will be contested by

Shivamogga, Nov 20: The Agumbe Ghat Road that connects Malnad with coastal Karnataka will remain closed for the whole of December for repair work. The Public Works Department (PWD) has received Rs 3.5 crore from the state government for repairing the 2.5-km road that is spread over Shivamogga and Udupi districts. The road will be maintained by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) after