Karnataka

New Delhi, Jun 16: Prices of pulses inched close to Rs 200/kg today even as the Centre has decided to increase the buffer stock by over five times to 8 lakh tonnes for retail sale at a highly subsidised rate of Rs 120/kg. It is yet to be seen however whether procuring more pulses for the buffer stock would help in curbing price rise at a time when not many states have evinced interest in lifting

Mangaluru, Jun 16: Popular Front of India has demanded the Central Board of Secondary Education to withdraw the controversial circular it had sent to all schools under it, as part of the celebration of International Day of Yoga. “It is the very spirit of our secular constitution that is being questioned by making any particular religious practice part of a school curriculum,” said PFI Chairman KM

Vijayawada, Jun 16: A 2012 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, K Sasikumar, today died of a bullet injury under mysterious circumstances inside his office chambers at Paderu in Visakhapatnam district, police said. Sasikumar, who hailed from Tamil Nadu, was posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police at Paderu. "We are not sure whether it happened accidentally or done intentionally. The

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 16: The suspect in the April 28 brutal rape and murder of a 30-year old Dalit woman at Perumbavoor in Kochi is in police custody, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said. "Investigation team has received full information about the accused. From yesterday onwards, the accused was under police radar," he said reacting to reports that the accused, Amir Ul Islam, a

Bisle Frogwatch is a citizen science initiative organised every year since 2012 by Gubbi Labs, Bisle Kappe Team and Kudremukh Wildlife foundation to create awareness about frogs. This year the event was held from June 10 to 12 with 20 participants across the state actively taking part in the frog watch. The resource persons for the event were Dr. Gururaja KV renowned Batrachologist (Frog

Mangaluru, Jul 16: Two days after a group of miscreants belonging to a saffron outfit attempted to attack a young couple at a lodge in Deralakatte on the outskirts of the city, the Mangaluru City Police Commissioner M Chandra Sekhar has sought a detailed report on the incident from the jurisdictional Konaje police station. Coastaldigest.com had published a report on Monday's incident, wherein a

Kasaragod, Jun 16: As many as seven workers of Bharatiya Janata Party have been arrested by police in Kasaragod in connection with two separate incidents of violence in the in the district. Murder attempt The police have arrested two more BJP workers in connection with the murderous attack on a youth at Kudlu here on the Assembly election poll vote counting day. Local youths Chandan Naik, 25, and

Ahmedabad, Jun 16: While investigations into the Bihar toppers scandal continue, a 'matchless' incident concerning the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has come to light. A class 12 student in Ahmedabad wrote his Economics and Geography papers and later checked it with red-ink giving himself full marks in one of the subjects. The board has now filed a complaint

Dharward, Jun 16: In an incident that sent shockwaves across Dharwad, a zilla panchayat member belonging to the BJP and representing Hebballi constituency was hacked to death in an early morning attack on Wednesday. Yogeeshgouda Goudar (35) was attacked at Uday Gym in Saptapur, owned by him, between 7.30 am and 7.45 am. He was running a gym in memory of his slain brother Uday Goudar. Police said

Mangaluru, Jun 16: Reckless driving by an empty sand lorry claimed the life of a 35-year-old woman near Golithottu bridge in Puttur traffic police station limits, in Dakshina Kannada on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as Janaki, 35, a midday meal cook at a nearby school. The police said that the incident took place just a few minutes later after she left her home, which is 200 metres