Karnataka

Dubai, Oct 25: Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha's decision to invite Muslim-baiter Chakravarty Sulibele as the chief guest for its upcomingKarnataka Rajyotsava' celebration has triggered a controversy with many non resident Kannadigas (NRKs) in the United Arab Emirates asking the organisers to keep communal forces and anti-social elements at bay. In its bilingual invitation card for the November 4 event

New Delhi, Oct 25: The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it won't reconsider its 1995 judgment in which it defined Hindutva a "a way of life and not a religion." The SC's statement came on a plea filed by activist Teesta Setalvad who wanted the court to reconsider that judgment even as five states head to the polls next year. Her plea was to not only redefine Hindutva, but also to ban its use in

New Delhi, Oct 25: The Supreme Court today directed beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya to give complete details of his assets outside India in four weeks, saying it was of the "prima facie view" that he has not made proper disclosure of his assets. A bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and R F Nariman also pulled up Mallya for not giving details of USD 40 million which he had received from British

Bhatkal, Oct 25: Four youths have claimed that they were tortured and beaten up by Karwar town police for refusing to pay a bribe for not carrying the documents of the vehicle they were moving around in the town recently. The victims of alleged police excesses include the son and nephew of Karwar city BJP unit's president Vivekanand Baikerikar and a gold medallist in BE, who works in a software

Mangaluru, 25: Coming down heavily on Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee working president Ibrahim Kodichal for justifying polygamy, the Karnataka state BJP co-spokesperson Sulochana Bhat has urged the Muslim males not to treat women as sex objects. Mr Kodichal's in a press meet last week had strongly supported Muslim Personal Law and stated that polygamy is far better than prostitution

Udupi, Oct 25: The seventh edition of the three-day intercollegiate national-level technical fest titledTechnidarshan - 2016' was held at the NMAM Institute of Technology at Nitte in Udupi district from October 22 to 24. Inaugurating the event, Ramesh Phatak, vice-president (R&D) of Schneider-Electric India, Bengaluru, said that digitization, urbanisation and industrialisation were the three mega

Udupi, Oct 25: The Dalita-Damanitara Swabhimani Horata Samiti has urged the Udupi district administration to take legal action against organisers and participants of the controversialKanaka Nade' for violating the rules and glorifying casteism. Shyamraj Birti, district convener of the samiti, who submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner T Venkatesh, here on Monday, said that though the

Mangaluru, Oct 25: In a blow to family members of Ramakrishna AS, the murdered administrative officer of Kurunji Venkataramana Gowda Medical College in Sullia, a local court has acquitted all seven accused in the case including the main accused Dr Renuka Prasad, younger son of Kurunji Venkataramana Gowda, the founder of Sullia-based Academy of Liberal Education, which runs a host of education

New Delhi, Oct 25: The long pending nominations to 70-odd boards and corporations in Karnataka as also to the Legislative Council were finalised today by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after discussions with the Congress central leadership. Siddaramaiah had two rounds of talks with AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh after which he met party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, according to sources. The

Mangaluru, Oct 24: A final year degree student, who had gone absconding after attacking his college principal last week for denying him hall ticket to appear for examination, was finally arrested by Mangaluru city police after four days of hunt. Mohammed Shahnavaz, son of Mohammed Mustafa, a resident of Pandeshwar area in the city, was caught by the sleuths Mangaluru North Police Station on Monday