Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 10: Two youths who pretended to be journalists to blackmail jewellery shop owners in southeast Bengaluru have landed in police custody. Based on a complaint filed by the Jewellery Shop Owners Association, Thalaghattapura police on Sunday arrested Rudrajith, 26, and Somashekar, 23. The duo, claiming to be journalists working with a local TV news channel, allegedly approached the

Mandya, Oct 10: A youth was allegedlystabbed to death by hisgirlfriend's brother, who despised the love affair, in Haralahalli village of Pandavapura taluk during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony on Saturday. Purushottam, 27, a private moneylender, was dancing with a group during the ceremony, when he was allegedly attacked by Varun and his friend Abhi. According to police, Varun had warned

Mangaluru, Oct 10: Veteran Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary has cursed the Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah after the latter gave the formal inauguration of Kudroli Dasara a miss although he was present in Mangaluru on Sunday. Mr Siddaramaiah had inaugurated the Kudroli Dasara in 2014. Every year Mr Poojary, the patron of Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, invites a special guest for the

Allahabad, Oct 10: A male Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader covered himself fully in a burqa' was caught red-handed when he was harassing and molesting women at a Muharram Majlis late on Saturday night near here. Locals present at the programme thrashed Abhishek Yadav before handing him over to the police. Police on Sunday lodged an FIR against Yadav and his accomplice for eve-teasing and

Mangaluru, Oct 10: Mangaluru city police have reportedly detained a non-Indian resident in connection with the case of derogatory Facebook posts about Sri Durga Parameshwari of Kateel and other Hindu deities. According to sources, Shafi Bellare, a native of Sullia, is currently in custody of Mangaluru North Police, who are questioning him in connection with the case. The derogatory comments

New Delhi, Oct 10: The Kannada Sahitya Parishat on Sunday selected 69-year-old writer Baraguru Ramachandrappa to chair its 82nd Akhila BharathaKannada Sahitya Sammelan to be held at Raichur in December. The Kannada Sahitya Parishat's state executive committee meeting held here on Sunday selected Ramachandrappa to chair the annual literary conference, Parishat president Manu Baligar told reporters

Panaji, Oct 9: Four days after perfume specialist Monica Ghurde was found murdered in her flat near Panaji, Goa Police tracked down the alleged killer, a 21-year-old man, and arrested him from a hotel in Bengaluru on Sunday, a top official said. Rajkumar Singh, who hails from Punjab, was a security guard in Panaji and had worked in a building complex where Ghurde stayed earlier. “The accused was

Puttur, Oct 9: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has reiterated his promise of splitting Puttur taluk into to two and providing taluk status to Kadaba. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the new college of Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University at Koila, here on Sunday.The CM said that Kadaba is among the 43 places in queue for taluk status, as per

Udupi, Oct 9: Social activist and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Sunday exposed the terrible face of Gujarat model of development, which has been a matter of pride for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Addressing thousands of people at the valedictory of Chalo Udupi' rally, Mr Mevani, who had recently led a historic Dalit rally in Una, revealed that the members of so called lower caste are facing

Mangaluru, Oct 9: Reiterating that the Yettinahole project would not affect the interests of people in Dakshina Kannada district Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has on Sunday said that it would only drain out only excess rainwater during the four monsoon months and won't divert the entire river. Speaking to presspersons at Mangaluru International Airport on his arrival for a one-day tour of