Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 23: The High Court of Karnataka has granted bail to four accused persons in the II pre-university chemistry question paper leakage case. Those who got bail are Obalaraju, assistant director in the Department of Small Savings and Pension, who was special officer to Minister for Medical Education; M.V. Rudrappa, resident of Malleswaram; and B. Anil Kumar, resident of Ullalu in the

Mangaluru, Jul 23: A solider from coastal Karnataka was also among the 29 persons on board the transport plane of the Indian Air Force which went missing yesterday, sources said. Ekanath Shetty (48) from Guruvayanakere in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district had returned to work three days ago after spending a brief vacation with family members. On Friday, Shetty's wife received a call

Bengaluru, Jul 23: All the seven unions of the state-run transport corporations (STCs) have stuck to their decision to go on an indefinite strike from Sunday midnight as talks with the government failed on Friday. Representatives of the unions, including the KSRTC Staff and Workers' Federation (KSWF) and the Akhila Karnataka Rajya Raste Sarige Noukarara Mahamandali, had a two-hour-long discussion

Bidar, Jul 23: It was an emotional reunion for 60-year-old Nazia Begum with her two daughters after a gap of 26 years on Thursday with the Hyderabad Police playing the role of a good samaritan. Nazia, who hails from Bidar in Karnataka, along with her relatives anxiously waited at the office of Deputy Commissioner of Police at Purani Haveli. At around 5 pm, her daughters – Ayesha and Fatima – along

New Delhi, Jul 23: An Indian woman working for an international NGO, who was kidnapped in Kabul last month by suspected militants, has been rescued, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. 40-year-old Judith D'Souza, who works for Aga Khan Foundation as a senior technical adviser, was kidnapped outside her office in the heart of Kabul on June 9. "I am happy to inform you that Judith D

Mangaluru, Jul 22: A hi-tech prostitution racket has been busted by the Mangaluru city police by arresting a flesh trade kingpin who used to lure women at marriage functions and attract customers through a website. The accused identified as Shabari alias Vikram (26), a native of Kadugodu in Bengaluru, was nabbed and a young girl who was pushed into the flesh trade was rescued following a raid on

Mangaluru, Jul 22: In line with union government's policy on ease of doing business' in port, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has taken up various steps to implement the concept of ease of doing business in port's day to day affairs. In this connection testing lab for edible items will be set up in the port premises itself so that importer/exporters of edible goods can get clearance here

Mangaluru, Jul 22: A group of students of city based Milagres Degree College on Friday boycotted the classes and staged a protest to exert pressure on the administration to increase the duration of lunch break on Fridays to facilitate Muslim students to offer Juma prayers in mosques. A few dozens of students came out of their classes at 11:30 a.m. and gathered in front of the college gate

Mangaluru, July 22: Lions Governor Kavitha Shashtri symbolically inaugurates Craft of India two day expo cum sale at Roshni Nilaya College, Mangaluru on Friday. This Craft of India expo is jointly organised by Socio-Economic forum, Inchara Foundation and Gudi. Speaking on the occasion Kavitha Shashtri said that, our country has remained backward in supporting the artisans as today lot of people

Bengaluru, Jul 22: The spate of suicides involving police staff has continued in Karnataka with a constable allegedly taking his life this morning in Kalaburgi owing to issues relating to his transfer. Annarao Saibanna Gamaga (48), a head constable with the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), was found hanging from the ceiling at his staff quarters in Sultanpur in Kalaburgi. Though he was taken to a