Karnataka

Dharwad, Sep 28: As many as five miscreants belonging to a hardline Hindutva outfit were taken into custody by the police in Dharwad, after they allegedly assaulted three persons, including a woman, for selling non-Hindu religious texts. The miscreants have been identified as as Rakesh Nazare, Onkar Raichur, Harish Salunke, Vinay Patil and Sagar Benagi, all said to be the members of Sri Ram Sena

Mangaluru, Sep 28: The failure of Dakshina Kannada district administration in addressing the sand crisis has brought the construction segment in the district to a standstill, claimed Bharatiya Janata Party. The local unit of BJP on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the office of deputy commissioner in the city against the district administration's apathy to allow sand extraction and its

Mangaluru, Sep 28: In a bizarre incident, an elderly man has been arrested by the police on charge of molesting a woman inside a hospital lift in the city. 60-year-old Abdul Azeez, a resident of Sajipa in Bantwal taluk, has denied the molestation allegations levelled against him. The complainant is a north Indian woman, who has been working as a lift operator at Mangala Hospital in the city. The

Mangaluru, Sep 27: Dakshina Kannada Muslim Association, a newly formed group of philanthropists, has said that it would distribute beneficiary cards to the Muslim working women too if they were found eligible. S M Rashid Haji, the president of the Association told media persons on Tuesday that they have already distributed cards to around 85 beneficiaries. “Today, we distributed beneficiary cards

New Delhi, Sept 27: Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and his spouse will have to face criminal trial for alleged misuse of official position in granting lease to a mining firm and allotment of 80 acres of land to a private cooperative society, the Supreme Court said today. The allegations against the Janata Dal (Secular) leader include that he abused his official position in

Mangaluru, Sep 27: A young doctor, who had completed his internship at Yenepoya Medical College, Deralakatte in Mangaluru, last week, died under mysterious circumstances on Monday during Ladakh expedition. 24-year-old Mohammed Irshad, hailing from Alappuzha in Kerala, had reportedly planned to continue practice in Mangaluru. After successful completion of his internship, Dr Irshad along with his

Mumbai, Sep 27: The Shiv Sena's mouthpiece Saamna on Tuesday enraged the Maratha community by publishing a cartoon that appears to poke fun at the campaign for Maratha reservations that's being organised in Maharashtra. Samna's office in Navi Mumbai was attacked later in the day, and pro-Maratha social organisation, 'Sambhaji Brigade' claimed responsibility for the incident. The controversial

London, Sep 27: A 26-year-old woman in the UK is believed to have become the world's youngest ever commercial airline captain, British media reported. Kate McWilliams, with budget carrier easyJet, is based at London's Gatwick Airport. She began flying at the age of 13 in the air cadets before embarking on a training programme at CTC Aviation in Southampton on her 19th birthday. She first became

New Delhi, Sep 27: A day after Karnataka expressed inability to release Cauvery water, Supreme Court today asked it to discharge 6,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu till Friday despite its assembly resolution, but called for a political solution to the impasse by convening of a meeting of Chief Ministers of the two states and the Centre. The apex court, which was strongly urged by Tamil Nadu not

Mandya, Sep 27: Film star-turned politician Ramya, in her latest Facebook post, has sought to find an answer to the Cauvery water sharing dispute. The former Mandya MP revealed that she has written a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him for his intervention. Here is her full post: We all know by now that the Cauvery dispute is based on a faulty agreement. There are certain