Karnataka

New Delhi, Oct 30: Indian pistol shooter Heena Sidhu has pulled out of the Asian Airgun Shooting Championship in Iran due to the compulsory hijab rule for all women athletes. The former world number one thinks that forcing athletes to wear a hijab is against the spirit of a sport. “Sport is an exhibition of sheer Human Effort Performance. Our ability to dig deep for Strength, Will Power and

Mangaluru, Oct 30: The Social Democratic Party of India has condemned themedia trial' in connection with the murder case of RSS worker Ruredresh, who was hacked to death on October 16 in Bengaluru. “Even though the case is still in the investigation phase, some media houses with vested interests, to increase their TRP, are jumping to conclusions,” stated a release issued by there SDPI. The release

Mangaluru, Oct 30: Police have nabbed person in connection with a house break theft reported at Gurigudda under the limits of Mangaluru South Police Station. The arrested is Manjunath, 40, resident of Hattara Jeddu in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district. The arrest was made by a team of police headed by police inspector Belliappa KU. The team also recovered 32 grams of gold jewellery valued Rs 92,800

Bhopal, Oct 30: A suspected stalker pulled a college student out of a crowded bus in eastern Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district and stabbed her to death in full view of co-passengers, police said on Saturday. Sanju Singh of a Rewa college was on her way home in Sidhi's Kusumi area for Diwali when the 19-year-old tribal was attacked on Friday evening. The accused fled the spot near Gotara market, 600

Bengaluru, Oct 29: Officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau, Bengaluru Zone, have seized amphetamine drug worth Rs 9 crore in the international market. The NCB officials, disclosing the seizure to the media on Friday, said the contraband was seized from a house rented by Indian Air Force Wing Commander Rajasekhar Reddy who was arrested recently in a drug bust case. The NCB officials busted the

Shivamogga, Oct 29: Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has ruled out the possibility of revoking the suspension of eight rebel MLAs including Zameer Ahmed who had indulged in cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections. Mr, Gowda said that by violating the whip issued by the party, the rebel MLAs had voted against the official candidate of the party. Such indiscipline cannot be tolerated

Bengaluru, Oct 29: In bizarre argument Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has said that the Karnataka government should not celebrate the birth anniversary (Jayanti) of Tipu Sultan as the British also had considered him as cruel and inhumane. The assertion comes after the Kannada and Culture department decided to go ahead with the Tipu Jayanti celebrations on November 10 in spite of strong

Alapuzza, Oct 29: Three members of a family hailing from near Pattanakkad here were killed after a fire at their apartment complex in New Jersey . The news regarding their death was confirmed by their relatives at Putiyakavu on Friday morning. Venugopal R, an assistant sub-inspector with the excise department, said his nephew Vinod B Damodaran, 44, wife Sreeja, 38, and their daughter Ardhra, 13

Bengaluru, Oct 29: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has urged the police to find out whether Popular Front of India (PFI) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) were behind the murder of Rudresh R, who was hacked to death on Kamaraj Road in the city on October 16. Appreciating the work of police, who have arrested four suspects in connection with the murder, RSS Kshetreeya Sanghachalak V

Bengaluru, Oct 29: The High Court of Karnataka has finally permitted organising Kambala, a slush track buffalo race, in Udupi district as per the safety norms imposed in the State government's December 17, 2015 notification. On Friday Justice A.S. Bopanna passed the interim order while staying the October 20, 2016 endorsement given by the Deputy Commissioner, Udupi district, rejecting the