Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 15: Amidst growing opposition to the Yettinahole water diversion project by people of Dakshina Kannada district, the Karnataka government has set up a five-member committee to study the implementation of the controversial project. The committee, headed by A.K. Bajaj, former chairman, Central Water Commission, is also expected to study availability of other water resources to

Ballari, Jun 15: KSPS officer nupama Shenoy's rsignation issue has taken a new twist on Tuesday. According to the sources, the former DySP of Kudligi sub-division had drafted two resignation letters. One letter cited personal reasons for resignation while in other letter, Anupama had revealed about the circumstances which forced her to take the drastic decision and blamed a nexus of liquor lobby

Bengaluru, Jun 15: JD(S) leader H D Revanna on Tuesday denied he had taken money during the recent Rajya Sabha elections and said he was ready to swear before God. “I have not taken a single paise from anybody. I am ready to swear before Lord Manjunatha or Goddess Chamundeshwari if they (the party rebels) wish,” he told reporters when his reaction was sought to the charges made by rebel JD(S) MLAs

Bengaluru, Jun 15: A heated argument ensued in the Debt Recovery Tribunal today after counsel for consortium of banks led by SBI called some defendants, including Vijay Mallya, "shameless" over the issue of disclosure of the balance sheets in the case. While taking up the three Interlocutory Applications (IAs) of Kingfisher Finvest by the DRT's Presiding Officer C R Benakanahalli, counsel for

Bengaluru, Jun 15: The Home Department has finally decided to do away with the orderly system, which sees constables carrying out menial jobs in homes of police officers. As an alternative to constables, Group D staff will be recruited, Home minister G Parameshwara said on Tuesday. The long pending demand had gained steam when police constables threatened to go on mass leave on June 4 over poor

Mangaluru, Jun 14: A high school teacher was on Tuesday arrested by police in Konaje near here for forcefully developing physical relations with a female teacher on the promise of marriage, and then blackmailing her with her nude pictures. The arrested is Narasimha Murthy (34) from Mysuru, who has been working in Deralakatte Netaji government high school for the last four months. The victim Smriti

Kasaragod, Jun 14: The police on Monday arrested the manager of the Muttathodi Service Cooperative Bank on the charge of duping the bank of Rs. 4 crore by facilitating pledging of fake gold ornaments at its two branches here. The police said the bank manager, who had been absconding, was the mastermind behind the crime. T.R. Santhoshkumar, 44, manager of the bank's Vidyanagar evening branch, was

Bengaluru, June 14: An FIR has been filed against JD(S) MLA Mallikarjun Khuba, who in a sting operation was purportedly seen negotiating a money deal in exchange for votes ahead of the June 11 biennial elections to four Rajya Sabha seats from Karnataka. The First Information Report(FIR) was filed by Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretary S Murthy, also the Returning Officer, on the directions of

New Delhi, Jun 14: Government has banned 240 websites offering escort services on the recommendation of an expert committee under the Ministry of Home Affairs. "The order to block 240 escorts websites was issued to internet service providers on Monday on recommendations made by an expert committee under the Ministry of Home Affairs," an IT Ministry official told PTI. He said that as per the

New Delhi, Jun 14: Significant efforts need to be made to improve employability in the engineering sector as less than 8 per cent of Indian engineers are employable in core engineering roles, reveals an Aspiring Minds' report. The National Employability Report for the first time this year looked into the employability of specialised and new careers, which are available to engineers, other than