Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 31: The organic agricultural fair organised to create awareness on organic produce by the Agriculture and Horticulture Departments at Kadri Park in the city was inaugurated on Tuesday. Participating in the fair Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said more awareness programmes should be conducted to promote organic farming in the district. "Dakshina Kannada is an organic farming

Ahmedabad, May 31: A local BJP leader in Gujarat has been arrested after a 13-year-old girl complained that he physically harassed her on a flight from Goa to Ahmedabad on Friday last. The 41-year-old BJP leader, Ashok Makwana, is a vice-president in the Gandhinagar unit of the BJP, Gujarat's ruling party. He was arrested this morning and has been booked under the Protection of Children from

New Delhi, May 31: For its massive festival held on the banks of the River Yamuna in Delhi, the Art of Living, led by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, must pay nearly five crores as a fine, the country's top environment court said today, offering strong criticism of the organization. The Art of Living had been allowed to go ahead with the three-day "World Culture Festival" on the banks of the

Melbourne, May 31: India has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of people in the world trapped in modern slavery with 18.35 million victims of forced labour, ranging from prostitution and begging, according to a new report, which estimated that nearly 46 million people are enslaved globally. According to the 2016 Global Slavery Index released by Australia-based human rights group

Bengaluru, May 31: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G Parameshwara has extended moral support to Mangaluru North MLA BA Mohiudin Bava, who was warned by chief minister Siddaramaiah for failing to convince BM Farooq to refrain from contesting Rajya Sabha polls on JD(S) ticket. Mr Bava is the Congress MLA from Mangaluru city north constituency, while his younger brother Farooq, a

Hassan, May 31: Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa, whose is dreaming to become the CM of Karnataka for the second time after 2018 assembly polls, has warned against the infighting in the saffron party and called upon party workers to strengthen keep aside differences. “I will not tolerate any sort of infighting,” the 74-year-old Lingayat strongman said while addressing party workers here on

Udupi, May 31: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, a 7-year-old girl drowned in a rivulet when one of the slabs of a vented dam gave away at Hejmady village in Uudpi district. The deceased has been identified as Riyanna Furtado (7), a local resident, who was going along with her 10-year-old brother Aron and 11-year-old relative Anish to collect coconuts. When they were crossing the nearby vented dam, one

Bengaluru, May 31: Around 500 Indians, mostly youngsters, have been attracted towards the ideological lure of the so-called Islamic State, according to union government and intelligence agencies. According to sources, these men interact regularly on the web and make efforts to get in touch with someone from the IS and are seeking ways to travel to the region in Iraq and Syria held by the outfit

Mangaluru, May 31: An amateur trekker lost his life in his bid to capture the beauty of nature during lighting atop Karadi Hills near the border between Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts. The deceased has been identified as Harish, a native of Doddakalsandra in Bengaluru. He was a lecturer by profession. The incident took place when a group of 12 enthusiasts including six women were on a trek

Mangaluru, May 31: Expressing their anger against Mangaluru City Corporation's decision to install the statue of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?corporators, including Deputy Mayor Sumitra Kariya, staged a protest during council meeting on Monday. As soon as the meeting started, Opposition Leader Roopa D Bangera said the