Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jul 2: Naresh Shenoy aka NaMo Naresh, the prime accused in murder of RTI activist Vinayak P Baliga, has been sent to judicial custody till July 11 by the 3rd judicial magistrate first class court on Saturday. Naresh who was arrested at Hejamady near Udupi on June 26 was initially sent to police custody up to June 30 and the court on request from investigating officer K Tilakchandra

Mangaluru, Jul 2: The new president of Dakshina Kannada district unit of BJP Sanjeeva Matandoor took charge on Saturday setting a goal of capturing all eight assembly constituencies in the coastal district when the assembly election are next held in 2018. Lauding the achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the newly inducted BJP chief vowed to work for the party as a 'Pradhan Sevak' in the

New Delhi, Jul 2: An 18-year-old Indian girl holidaying in Dhaka was among 20 foreigners who were hacked to death by ISIS militants in a terror attack at a restaurant in Bangladesh capital's high-security diplomatic zone. The girl, Tarushi Jain, a student at UC Berkeley, was on vacation in Dhaka. Her father runs a garment business in Bangladesh for the last 15-20 years, according to officials here

Bengaluru, Jul 2: Facing intensifying discontent in the party over his style of functioning, BJP Karnataka unit President B S Yeddyurappa today sought to quell it with a warning against "anti-party" activities by anyone, "however big they are". The appointment of office-bearers and presidents of district units has triggered discontent against Yeddyurappa, with several party functionaries under the

New Delhi, Jul 2: The Union environment ministry has withdrawn its demand for a Rs 200 crore restoration fund from Adani Ports & SEZ for damage to the environment imposed during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the biggest penalty for green violations. The ministry also extended the environmental clearance issued in 2009 to the company's waterfront development project at Mundra in

Mangaluru, Jul 2: 'It is very important that once we are beneficiaries of this society, it is everyone's responsibility to give back to it, moreover that is what counts at the end of the day, said, Executive Vice-Chairman & Chief Executive officer of Abu Dhabi based NMC Health Care, Dr. B.R Shetty. He was speaking after inaugurating two day job fair, seventh edition of Alva's Pragati' organized by

Mangaluru, Jul 2: All three personal assistants of U T Khader, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, have lodged complaint with Mangaluru East Police against Muneer Katipalla, the state president of Democratic Youth Federation of India for levelling false allegations against them and attempting to defame the minister through social media. The development comes after Mr Katipalla

Hubballi/Bengaluru, Jul 2: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said he would speak to former minister V Srinivas Prasad who has openly expressed discontent after being dropped from the Cabinet. On his way to Ranebennur, Siddaramaiah told reporters at the Hubballi Airport on Friday that disappointment was natural as some ministers had to be dropped from the Cabinet, so that others could get a chance.

Bengaluru, Jul 2: Savouring pani puri from the local chaatwala at the street corner, to buying flowers, fruits and vegetables from pushcart sellers is going to be regulated. The urban development department has finally come out with draft rules that proposes to regulate street vending through demarcation of vending zones and at the same time protect the right of hawkers. Once the rules are

Bengaluru, Jul 2: Home Minister G Parameshwara has said that prominent cities in Karnataka will get a German model of policing and traffic management. Speaking to media persons here on Friday the minister said: “The German state of Bavaria uses latest technology for effective management of traffic. The same model will be adopted in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru and other major cities where traffic