Karnataka

Mysuru, Nov 8: Several anti-Tipu agitators including two MPs of Bharatiya Janata Party were briefly detained by police in ordered to maintain law and order during a protest in Mysuru on Tuesday. The district BJP had organised a march from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple (located outside the Mysuru palace) to the Deputy Commissioner's office n protest against the State government's decision to celebrate

Bengaluru, Nov 8: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today requested visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May to review the new visa rules announced by the UK government, saying movement of skilled tech workers from India should be seen as a trade priority. "Under the new visa rules announced by the UK Home Office, anyone applying after November 24 under the Tier-2 intra-company transfer

New Delhi, Nov 8: A passenger travelling in a Jet Airways flight from here to Doha passed away onboard despite the plane being diverted to Karachi following the medical emergency. Even as the flight was diverted and medical assistance duly coordinated prior to arrival at Karachi airport, "the guest succumbed on arrival in Karachi," according to Jet Airways. The incident happened on flight 9W 202

Managluru, Nov 8: City based Yenepoya Medical College has now pioneered to become the first ever hospital in coastal Karnataka to do Robotic Donor Nephrectomy. Ms Anita (name changed) was a young lady who was determined to save her husband from the agony of undergoing dialysis once in two days. She had small kids to take care of and also had to support her family financially due to husband's ill

Moodbidri, Nov 8: Foundation stone was laid for the Skill Development Centre of Jamiyyatul Falah at Chilimbi, Belvai in Moodbidri on Sunday. Moulana Mohammed Musthafa Yamani, Khateeb, Badriya Jumma Masjid, Moodbidri, formally laid the foundation stone after Fajr namaz in the presence of Abdul Khader and others. The stage function commenced soon after Asar Namaz with a dua by Moulana Mohammed

Bengaluru, Nov 8: The shooting unit of Maasti Gudi had no permission to shoot in the Tippagondanahalli reservoir, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) said after two actors were feared drowned in the reservoir during the shooting of a stunt on Monday. An official of the Board said the crew was given a conditional approval for one-day shooting in areas around the backwaters. "The

Nagpur, Nov 8: Inspector General of police (IGP), Amravati range, Vithal Jadhav has invited trouble by threatening his boss, the state DGP Satish Mathur, to implicate him for abetting his suicide through messages which went viral on many social media groups on Sunday. It is learnt that Jadhav, apart from complaining of mental harassment, claimed that he was being targeted by Mathur for being a

New Delhi, Nov 8: Registering its strong opposition to the practice of instant divorce as well as polygamy practised by Muslim men, the National Commission for Women(NCW) has told the Supreme Court that triple talaq was unconstitutional and had ruined the lives of many women. "The commission is partaking of a large number of cases relating to women who have been at the receiving end of the

New Delhi, Nov 8: A bag containing a pistol and seven live cartridges was recovered from the main gate of JNU early on Monday. Police said the bag might have been kept by someone who was familiar with the campus as the gate was not under CCTV surveillance. A case under the Arms Act has been registered at Vasant Kunj (north) police station. Police suspect that the person panicked seeing cops raid

Mangaluru, Nov 8: A sharp decline in the number of bullet tankers on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway (NH 75) is expected as the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., (HPCL) has commissioned the Mangaluru-Hassan-Yediyur/Mysuru LPG pipeline. About 175 bullet tankers move from HPCL's LPG Import Facility at Mangaluru towards Bengaluru/ Mysuru and another about 80 towards Karwar/ Kerala every