Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jul 1: The III Judicial Magistrate First Class Court here has extended for two days the police custody of Naresh Shenoy aka NaMo Naresh, the prime accused in the murder of RTI activist Vinayak Panduranga Baliga. Naresh, who had been absconding since the March 21 murder, was formally arrested by the police on June 26. He was initially produced before the court on July 27. The court had

Bengaluru, Jul 1: In a surprise U-turn, former minister Qamar-ul-Islam has said that leadership change is not the need of the hour in Karnataka. He also made it clear that he would not associate himself with disgruntled Congress MLAs. Responding to the queries of media persons, the Gulbarga North MLA and said the party has assured him justice. He said AICC secretary in charge of Karnataka A

Udupi, Jul 1: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested on the charge of sexually assaulting a college student in a village coming under Gangolli police station limits in Kundapur taluk. The police identified the youth as Suraj. The police said that he was stalking Smrithi (name changed), a college student, for the last one week. 19-year-old Smrithi was also working as tailor. On Wednesday when she

Udupi, Jun 30: Anupama Shenoy, former Deputy Superintendent of Police of Kudligi sub-division in Karnataka's Ballari district, on Thursday said she was a victim of both the system and corrupt politics. Shenoy, who had written to the Karnataka State Commission for Women accusing a senior official of 'harassment' on duty, said, "I am a victim of both the system and corrupt politics." She has accused

Bengaluru, Jun 30: The Supreme Court has once again granted permission to PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani to visit his ailing mother at his house in Kerala. Madani has been lodged in a Bengaluru jail in connection with a Bengaluru serial bomb blast case. The duration of his stay in Kerala will be decided by the trial court. Madani had submitted a petition in the apex court, seeking permission to

Bengaluru, June 30: India's leading e-tailer Flipkart has sought better infrastructure and ease of doing business to invest more in Karnataka for expanding its operations, Industries Minister R.V. Deshpande said on Wednesday. "They (flipkart) did talk about fresh investments in the state and are looking for our support, especially better infrastructure and favourable regulatory framework for e

Mangaluru, Jun 30: The Mangaluru City Corporation, which is gearing up for a complete ban on all plastic material has launched a drive to distribute one lakh cloth bags to residents, to effectively convey the message. These plastic bags bear the message - 'I Love Mangaluru City More than Plastics', and also a slogan 'Namma Mangaluru - Swachh Mangaluru'. Mayor Harinath who symbolically launched

Mangaluru, Jun 30: During the financial year 2015-16, the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) has recorded a net profit of Rs. 546.86 lakh. MIA director J.T. Radhakrishna has stated in a release that that total revenue realised at the airport during the year was Rs. 8562.02 lakh (over 85.62 crore) while it was Rs. 6748.53 lakh (over 67.48 crore) during the previous fiscal. The net profit of Rs

Kasaragod, Jun 30: In what could have been a major tragedy, a portion of the Government Junior Basic School at Peral, near Kumbla, caved in under incessant rain. It was indeed a lucky escape for students as the school was closed for Ramadan for the past few days. The tile-roofed block, the middle portion of which caved in, housed Class 3 students. Senior Revenue and Education department officials

New Delhi, Jun 30: Law Minister Sadanand Gowda is likely to be dropped by the Union cabinet among a few other ministers as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set for a cabinet reshuffle. If this happens, it would be the second time that Gowda is shunted out of a ministerial position. Prior to taking over as the law minister in November 2014, he was in-charge of the Railways. However, Gowda