Karnataka

Mangaluru, Sep 5: In a case of moral policing, a group of people barged into a resort and threatened four youths during a birthday celebration at Parpunja in Puttur on the outskirts of the city. Puttur rural police have managed to arrest five persons after the untoward incident. They are: Mohammed Muktar, Salam alias Salamuddin, Mohammed Rafeeq, Mohammed Asif and Aseekuddin Aktar, all residents of

Mumbai, Sep 5: Days after Union Ministry of Home Affairs suspend a Joint Secretary and his subordinates for the online renewal of Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik's NGO, the colleagues of the victims petitioned Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to convey that great injustice had been done to the honest officers. The Joint Secretary, G.K

New Delhi, Sep 5: The Supreme Court today quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer M S Dhoni for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by portraying himself as God on a magazine cover. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi granted the relief to Dhoni after noting that the trial court in Karnataka erred in summoning the cricketer without following the due procedure of law. "We interfere

Mangaluru, Sep 5: A native of Aliyar village in Mangaluru taluk, who was part of a team of fraudsters that cheated nearly three hundred people in Maharashtra to the tune of Rs 4.5 crore has been arrested by the Mangaluru city police as per the request of their counterparts in Mumbai. The arrested has been identified as Santosh Bhojanna Poojary who is a wanted in a case registered at Mahatma Phule

Udupi, Sep 5: Deputy Commissioner T Venkatesh has directed all private medical establishments such as hospitals and clinics in Udupi district to prominently display the rate list for various types of for the health services or treatment being provided by them. Chairing a meeting of the Registration Authority for Private Medical Establishments at the District Offices Complex, here, Mr. Venkatesh

Kasargod, Sep 5: The police have arrested a history-sheeter in connection with the murder of Sharanappa, a native of Shimoga in Karnataka, at Nullippady locality in Kasargod. 34-year-old Maniyan, a resident of Nullippady locality was taken into custody on Sunday on charges of murdering the man and injuring his friend Maruthi, 40, a native of Hassan in Karnataka, while he and a dozen people were

Bengaluru, Sep 5: The Commercial Taxes Department has slapped a tax demand notice for Rs 133 crore on Pan Parag India, manufacturers of pan masala and zarda, stating that the company had suppressed its sales turnover between 2012 and 2015. The department will initiate the process of recovery if the company fails to pay the dues, which include additional tax, penalty and interest, official sources

Mangaluru, Sep 4: Strongly endorsing star politician Ramya's recent remarks against communal forces, AICC general secretary B K Hariprasad on Sunday portrayed Sangh Parivar as a group of liars, rumour mongers and fake nationalists. Addressing media persons here, he said that neither Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) nor its political allies had played any role in India's freedom movement. “RSS

Bantwal, Sep 4: Unidentified thieves decamped with gold ornaments worth several lakh rupees and cash from a beedi merchant's house at Guddeyangadi near Panemangaluru in Bantwal taluk. The incident occurred during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday when there was no one at the house as all the family members had gone to a relative's house in a nearby village. Mohammed Ismaeel, the house

Kannur, Sep 4: Tension prevailed in Thillankery and surrounding areas of the district on Sunday following the murder of a RSS worker M Vineesh (25) by an unidentified gang at of Pullipyilil on Saturday night. To protest against the murder, the BJP has called for a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district. However, vehicles and essential services have been spared. The CPM has also called for hartal in