Karnataka

Udupi, Aug 18: Even though many among the cow vigilantes who lynched an alleged cow trafficker to death in Udupi on August 17, did not know the fact that the victim was a BJP worker, those who led the attack knew him very well, reliable sources said. A group of around 30 people owing allegiance to Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Wednesday night attacked Praveen Poojary (29), and his aide

Udupi, Aug 18: The cow vigilantes of Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, who brutally attacked two cow transporters and killed one among them on Wednesday night in Udupi district, made all attempts to twist it into an accident case, but in vain. The incident occurred at around 7:30 p.m. when Praveen Poojary, a cattle trader, was loading three cows into a Tata Ace for transportation at Kadike in

Udupi, Aug 18: In a shocking incident, a group of miscreants belonging to Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal beat up a youth to death for involving in illegal cow transportation near Hebri village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district last night. The miscreants came to know that the ill-fated cow trafficker was also an activist of Bhartiya Janata Party only after the attack. The BJP activist

Mangaluru, Aug 18: A Dubai-bound NRI, who was detained at Mangaluru International Airport for carrying 26 passports belonging to different persons, was in fact a travel agent. Police officers, who subjected Abdulla (43), a native of Taliparamba in Kannur district of Kerala, to a prolonged interrogation, told Coastaldigest.com that all the 26 passports recovered from him were genuine. He was

Lucknow, Aug 18: Nagla Fatela village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, which found mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech as being “electrified” 70 years after freedom, is still “powerless”. According to the UP Power Corporation officials here, Nagla Fatela did have power lines, but they were meant only for supplying power for irrigation and running the tubewells and

Bengaluru, Aug 18: The State Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to entrust the work of turning the famous Jog Falls into an all season spectacle to a firm owned by Abu Dhabi-based Indian businessman B?R?Shetty. A proposal for retaining the Jog Falls in?Sagar taluk in Shivamogga district in its full glory throughout the year, including the dry months, has been on the cards for nine years now

Mangaluru, Aug 18: Dakshina Kannada district police have arrested another Bajrang Dal activist on the charge of setting ablaze a KSRTC bus in Nellikatte village in Puttur on November 12, 2015. The arrested has been identified as Prajwal (27), a resident of Nekkila in Bannur, Puttur taluk. With this the total number of arrests in this case mounted to two. Earlier this month police had arrested

Mangaluru, Aug 17: A 31-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday on charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl under the limits of Vittla police station in Bantwal taluk. The accused has been identified as Balakrishna Nayka alias Keshava alias Bajrangi Keshava, a resident of Alike village. The victim is his close relative. According to police, the accused on Tuesday visited his relative's house when

Bengaluru, Aug 17: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said no arrests would be made pending the probe into the event on Kashmir held by Amnesty International where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised, according to Congress leader Digvijay Singh, days after the NGO was slapped with sedition charges. "I spoke to CM Karnataka and he has assured me that no arrests would be made pending

Mangaluru, Aug 17: Officials at Mangaluru International Airport have arrested a Dubai-bound passenger, who was allegedly in possession of 26 passports. The accused has been identified as Abdulla (43), hailing from Taliparamba in Kerala. He was supposed to board flight number 9W 532 on Tuesday night. Sources said that during security check, the accused was found in possession of 26 passports