Karnataka

Chennai, Jul 22: An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 transport plane carrying 29 people, mostly military personnel, to Port Blair is missing after it took off on Friday morning. More than 12 Navy and coast guard ships are looking for the aircraft in the Bay of Bengal. A submarine has also been diverted for the search. The Air Force has told that the search operation will continue through the night

Muzaffarnagar, Jul 22: Police have arrested three persons of a Hindu family for killing their 14-year-old Muslim neighbour and burying him in the backyard of their house after a 15-year-old female member of their family fell in love with him, here in Uttar Pradesh. In fact the Hindu and Muslim families had been living as neighbours for two decades, sharing a single wall that separated their houses

Chikkamagaluru, Jul 22: The investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the case of a businessman's kidnap and subsequent suicide of DySP Kallappa Handibag, has prompted many activists of the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad go into hiding to avoid police action. Praveen Khandya and Naveen Shetty The police, in their efforts to arrest Praveen Khandya, VHP leader and

Mumbai, Jul 22: In more trouble for doctor-turned-Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, as one of his alleged followers has been arrested by the Maharashtra ATS and the Kerala Police in a joint operation in connection with suspected conversion case of missing Kerala youths. Police sources said that Arshid Qureshi was arrested after one of the relatives of a missing youth from Kerala accused the former of

Udupi, Jul 21: T. Venkatesh has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Udupi district. An IAS officer of the 2010 batch, Mr. Venkatesh has been serving as a member of Karnataka Appellate Tribunal since July 17, 2014. He has held several posts including that of Additional Regional Commissioner, Bengaluru, Deputy Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru, General Manager of

Mysuru, Jul 21: Former Rajya Sabha member and Congress leader Faiz Mohammed Khan, popularly known as F.M. Khan, died in his Balayatrie estate in Kodagu on Thursday. A close associate of former Chief Minister R. Gundu Rao, he leaves behind his wife and three daughters. Family sources said Mr. Khan (82) died at around 11.30 a.m. on Thursday. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. at Rasulpur in

Hassan, Jul 21: Even as opposition parties in Karnataka are blaming state government responsible for suicides and suicide attempts by officers, a KAS officer reportedly tried to kill herself at her residence in Hassan on Thursday. E. Vijaya, who has been working as Assistant Commissioner of Hassan since January 2015, was transferred as Administrative Officer of Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences

Mangaluru, Jul 21: A B Ibrahim, who served the Dakshina Kannada district as its Deputy Commissioner for over two-and-a-half years, has been transferred with immediate effect. Young IAS officer Dr K G Jagadeesha, will replace him as the new Deputy Commissioner of this coastal district. 38-year-old Jagadeesha (KN-2005) was serving as the Managing Director, Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation

Mangaluru: Jul 21: The 20th annual Independence Cup football tournament organised by Dakshina Kannada District Football Association was inaugurated at the district football grounds adjacent to Nehru Maidan here on Thursday. Mangaluru Mayor Harinath, who formally inaugurated the four-week-long tournament promised to take necessary steps to establish a full-fledged football stadium at the current

Washington, Jul 21: In a case of apparent racist discrimination in the US, a 40-year-old Muslim man was removed from a plane after a flight attendant publicly announced his name, seat number and said she would be "watching" him. The matter came to light yesterday when the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) complained to transport authorities that Mohamed Ahmed Radwan was removed from the