Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 10: Nearly a decade after an octogenarian woman was bludgeoned to death at Ganjimath in Mangaluru taluk a local court found one of her relatives guilty of crime and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The convict Narayana Gowda (then 47) had murdered his relative Kalyani (then 82) on December 2, 2007. A case was registered in Bajpe police station. Narayana, hailing from Mundevu

Mangaluru, Nov 10: Massive precautionary measures by the Dakshina Kannada district administration and police department have thwarted the plans of trouble mongers to create tension during Tipu Jayanti celebration on Thursday. A high alert has been sounded in Mangaluru Police Commissionerate limits and 2,000 police personnel have been pressed into service. In addition to city police, CAR police

Lucknow, Nov 10: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisationof Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, the burnt remnants of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes were found at a place in Bareilly on Wednesday, police said. Informed sources said the burnt currency notes were reportedly brought in sacks and then dumped by workers of a company on Parsa Kheda road at C B Ganj in

New Delhi, Nov 10: Further dangling the stick, government last night warned that cash deposits above Rs 2.5 lakh threshold under the 50-day window could attract tax plus a 200 percent penalty in case of income mismatch. "We would be getting reports of all cash deposited during the period of November 10 to December 30, 2016, above a threshold of Rs 2.5 lakh in every account. The (tax) department

Mangaluru, Nov 9: An atmosphere of confusion and disorder prevailed in Mangaluru, the commercial hub of coastal Karnataka, after the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. As expected, the sudden demonetization of high value notes badly affected business on Wednesday. The fishing industry which largely depends on cash transaction was in for a shock. At the Mangaluru Fishing Harbour where at

New Delhi, Nov 9: Having junked 86 per cent of total currency in circulation with the demonitisation decision, government today sought to assuage anxious public saying banks and post offices would start giving out high denomination replacement notes from tomorrow even as it expanded the list of exempt public utilities. It also ordered banks to remain open full day on Saturday and Sunday to deal

Bidar, Nov 9: Police have ruled out political and communal angles in the murder of Sunil Shivarj Dongre, said to be a Bharatiya Janata Party worker. Dongre (35), a farmer and businessman, was killed by unidentified people near the village school on Monday at Sonal village in Aurad taluk of Bidar district. Aurad BJP MLA Prabhu Chavan had claimed that the victim was a party worker and was killed for

The sudden withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes is likely to hurt the real estate market, which is already reeling under crisis in Indian cities. The builders who are already hassled by the slowdown rued that it will make the situation worse. On the other hand there are indications that realty prices may reduce. The invalidation of old currency notes will directly impact the secondary market

New Delhi, Nov 9: The Rs. 2,000 notes that will enter into circulation from November 10, 2016 will not have any electronic chip, the Reserve Bank of India clarified on Wednesday. “The only security features of the Rs. 2,000 note are the ones we have mentioned in our releases regarding the note,” an official in the Reserve Bank of India told media persons. “The release is also on our Twitter

New Delhi, Nov 9: All ATMs will remain shut today and tomorrow as banks replace the now declared invalid Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes with new currency papers. Last night, after the government's announcement of withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, people rushed to ATMs to withdraw lower denomination valid currency notes. However, banks closed ATM operations past mid-night. Banks are also closed