Karnataka

Thanjavur , Aug 31: Thousands of farmers in Cauvery delta districts in Tamil Nadupicketed road and rail traffic at various places, demanding that Karnatakarelease water from its dams for long-term samba paddy crop. The farmers, owing allegiance to various associations and backed by political parties, including Dmkand Congress, staged demonstrations at various places in the districts, including

Bengaluru, Aug 31: The State BJP?will be holding conventions of its ST?Morcha and Other Backward Classes (OBC) Morcha in October and November, a move crafted by party president B?S?Yeddyurappa to counter his party colleague K?S?Eshwarappa. During the last few weeks, Eshwarappa has been associating himself with Sangolli Rayanna Brigade to consolidate the support of Dalits and OBCs defying

Mangaluru, Aug 30: A youth from Ullal in Mangaluru taluk was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Bengaluru last night. It suspected that he might have been murdered by some miscreants. The deceased has been identified as Nashal Ismail (20), son of Abdul Lathif, residing near Akkarakere mosque in Ullal. The family members came to know about the incident only on Tuesday morning. Having

New Delhi, Aug 30: Over 34,600 cases of rape have been reported across the country last year with Madhya Pradesh and Delhi topping the infamous list of states and union territories respectively. A total of 34,651 rape cases were reported in India in 2015. Among these, in 33,098 cases the offenders were known to the victims, as per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data released today. The rape

Mangaluru, Aug 30: Around 10 complaints have been lodged in different police stations across Dakshina Kannada district against a miscreant who posted extremely derogatory comments against a Hindu goddess on Facebook. The comments were posted on August 29 against Sri Durga Parameshwari of Kateel by an unknown miscreant whose Facebook account name is Jabbar BC Road'. Police are trying to find out

Mangaluru, Aug 30: At least two persons were killed and one more suffered severe injuries in a serial mishap involving multiple vehicles along Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway 75 at Neerakatte near Uppinangady on Tuesday. It is said that that a speeding goods tempo headed towards Nelyadi was trying to an oil-tanker on a curved stretch. Even though the tanker driver Haleem Pasha tried his best

Panaji, Aug 30: Nearly 2.5 kg of gold jewellery concealed in a toilet of an Air India flight, which today arrived at Goa airport from Dubai, was seized by the Customs and Central Excise officials. "The gold was hidden in the toilet on the flight which arrived here this morning. We found 2.5 kg of unclaimed gold worth Rs. 70 lakh," a Customs spokesman said. The airlines staff is under the scanner

New Delhi, Aug 30: Seventeen-year-old Malvika Raj Joshi doesn't have a class X or XII certificate but has made it to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), thanks to her computer programming talent. Her's is a story about a mother's conviction to break stereotypes and the self belief of her teenage daughter, who showed why "merit" has more weightage than "marks". The Mumbai

While millions of Muslims throughout the world are gearing up to rejoice and reflect Eid-ul-Adha, many fear a potentially fraught coincidence. As reported by New York Times, according to the lunar calendar for Muslims, Eid-ul-Adha looks likely to fall on September 11 this year -- the same day when the World Trade Centre and Pentagon were attacked 15 years ago. The terror attack in 2001 claimed the

Mangaluru, Aug 30: The Mangaluru International Airport has launched Swagat Seva', a unique initiative to help passengers, especially elderly people and women travelling alone. According to airport authorities, this paid service will make the entire procedure from getting boarding passes and X-Ray of baggage to being seated in the flight smoother and hassle free. It will help the passengers who are