Karnataka

Mumbai, Sept 26: The special court for NIA cases here today rejected the bail application of Lt Col Prasad Purohit, a prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. The order was passed by Special Judge S D Tekale. Purohit had sought the bail contending that National Investigation Agency (NIA) had dropped the charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the

Mangaluru, Sep 26: With the arrest of five members of a notorious gang of inter-state thieves, Dakshina Kannada district police have cracked a series of temple theft cases reported from across the coastal district. The arrested have been identified as Chandrakanth Poojary (36) from Manki in Honnavar taluk, Narasimharaju alias Basavaraju (38) from Doddaballapur taluk, Navinchandra Baan Singh (21)

Bengaluru, Sep 26: Hardline Hindutva activist Prasad Attavar, who had floated Ram Sena' after distancing himself from Sri Ram Sena has joined the Bharathiya Janatha Party (BJP). Former chief minister and Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa formally welcomed Mr Attavar, who was accompanied by former minister B Nagaraj Shetty, to the saffron party in a simple programme held at its office in

Bengaluru, Sep 26: Twenty organisations from diverse sectors were on Monday declared winners of the first edition of Infy Maker Awards for "making" in India by the software major's Infosys Foundation. "The Infy Maker Awards are testimony to our commitment to encourage 'making' in India and acknowledging those with innovative solutions for leveraging technology to make things easier," said the

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 26: The BJP may be busy brainstorming on its strategy in the picturesque town of Kozhikode but a string of social media pages are having a field day baiting the saffron party leaders to try out the region's most famous culinary export: The beef biryani. A page with the hashtag #ShahtoRahmath' invites BJP leaders to Hotel Rahmath known for red meat dishes with a combo offer

Bengaluru, Sep 26: Former Karnataka Minister K J George was today reinducted into the Siddaramaiah ministry, close on the heels of being given a clean chit by the CID in a case related to the alleged suicide of a Deputy Superintendent of Police. George, a close confidant of the Chief Minister, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Vajubhai Vala at a ceremony held in Raj

Bengaluru, Sep 26: The Karnataka government on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking modification of its September 20 order directing the state to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Karnataka explained to the court that it is not in a position to release any more water to Tamil Nadu due to low storage in its reservoirs in the Cauvery basin. It said that the 42,000

Mangaluru, Sep 26: The Mangaluru city corporation unit of Jamiyyatul Falah recently organized an Eid Milan at Sanidhya Residential School and Training Centre for the Mentally Challenged' at Shakthinagara here in association with Sri Ganesh Seva Trust. Advocate Abdul Azeez, president, Jamiyyatul Falah Mangaluru city corporation unit presided over the function and delivered presidential address. The

Mangaluru/Mysuru, Sep 26: The two prominent cities of Karnataka – Mysuru and Mangaluru – have been crowned the "first cities free of open defecation" in the country in the categories of million-plus population and below 5 lakh-population, respectively. The announcement was made by the Quality Council of India (QCI). Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present the award at a function in New Delhi on

Udupi, Sep 26: Coastal district of Udupi will be declared open defecation-free' on this Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) along with six other districts in Karnataka, said Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the one-day sports fest for people's representatives of rural and urban local bodies in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, the minister