Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sep 23: The Karnataka Assembly passed a unanimous resolution on Friday asking the Government not to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The Assembly, at the end of the special session, decided to retain Cauvery water to meet the drinking water needs of the state. Earlier, a resolution asking the government to use Cauvery water only to meet drinking water needs was moved at a special

New Delhi, Sep 23: A high-end Samsung smartphone caught fire inside a Chennai-bound IndiGo aircraft today, creating a scare among 175 passengers on-board but the plane made a safe landing. The incident, concerning Samsung Galaxy Note 2 device, prompted the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ask all airlines to ban the use of this series of smartphones inside planes, while the company

New?Delhi, Sep 23: A Goa court acquitted on Friday two men accused of raping and killing British schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling in 2008, triggering outrage in a case that put a global spotlight on the dark underbelly of India's tourism industry. “I find them not guilty of all charges,” Judge Vandana Tendulkar said after the trial of Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho in the state capital Panaji. But

Mangaluru, Sep 23: In a shocking incident a local Congress leader was hacked to death on Friday at Ivarnadu in communally sensitive Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The victim has been identified as Ismail (52), a resident of Nelyamajalu village. He was the Congress Minority Wing local Karavali Valaya (coastal unit) President. The incident occurred around 1.30pm when Ismail was returning

Mangaluru, Sep 23: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the Karnataka state government and police department to take necessary steps to conversion of Hindus into Islam in Sullia and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district. Speaking to media persons Sanjeev Matandoor, Daskhina Kannada district unit president of BJP, said that some youths were forcibly converted to Islam but no action was

Mangaluru, Sep 23: The world of music was celebrated at St Aloysius PU College as it hosted Musical Day 2016 on the college premises recently. The formal programme began with a grand entrance of the dignitaries welcomed by the band followed by the invocation melody by the college choir. In the Inaugural address, the chief guest, Loy Valentine Saldanha, music director and composer, narrated how St

Kasargod, Sep 23: Amidst ongoing efforts to sterilise street dogs under the initiative of the district panchayat, three persons, including a 3-year-old boy, were injured after they were attacked by a dog at Perla. The incident occurred at 10 a.m. on Thursday, when the trio was standing inside a shop run by Prakash Pai. The dog attacked Prakash Pai's son Srivishnu and two others, Mahesh, 30, a

Mangaluru, Sep 23: Stating that his priority is the interest of the people of Karnataka, Congress leader and state minister UT Khader has said that he is ready for any sacrifice for Cauvery cause. Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, Mr Khader, who is the minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, said that he will not hesitate to resign for Cauvery cause if the chief minister

New Delhi, Sep 23: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday met Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti and sought the Centre's intervention in the Cauvery river water row. The chief minister, who was accompanied by ministers M B Patil, T B Jayachandra and D K Shivakumar, met the Union minister here and apprised her of the issue. At the meeting that lasted for more than half-an-hour

New Delhi: Sep 23: Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has denied before the Supreme Court any wrongdoing in passing orders for denotification of land during his tenure. The registration of 15 FIRs on the direction of the Lokayukta on the basis of Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) reports was “completely misplaced” and has rightly been quashed by the Karnataka High Court, he submitted. In