Karnataka

Udupi, Apr 11: A group of women under the banner of the Udupi district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha staged a protest in front of the Clock Tower here demanding the abolition of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) by the State government. Addressing the protestors, Sheela K. Shetty, zilla panchayat member and mahila morcha leader, said that the whole purpose of the State government in

Mangaluru, Apr 11: The Karnataka government has once again forced the South Karnataka Salafi Movement to drop the plan to bring Islamic orator Dr Zakir Naik to Mangaluru in the wake of unexpected developments in coastal Karnataka. The SKSM had in fact panned to host Dr Zakir Naik's event at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru on December 27 last year and then postponed it to January 2 this year. However

Kasaragod, Apr 11: A Gulf based Indian Muslim business tycoon has set an example by announcing a massive compensation to the kin of the victims of the fireworks tragedy at the Puttingal Devi temple in Kerala's communally sensitive Kollam district. Yusuff Ali MA, the Managing Director of Abu Dhabi-headquartered EMKE LuLu Group of companies, has come forward to provide Rs 1 lakh each as compensation

Mangaluru, Apr 11: The police have reportedly arrested one more supari killer in the murder case of city-based RTI activist Vinayak Pandurang Baliga, who was hacked to death on March 21.Shivaprasad (29), a resident of Panjimogeru, here is the third person to be arrested by the police in the case. The police had arrested two supari killers – Vineeth Poojary and Vishith Devadia – on March 27.However

Kollam Apr 11: The Kerala Fire and Rescue Services had not given clearance for the fireworks display that ended in a massive disaster at the Puttingal Devi temple in Kollam on Sunday. The Director General, Kerala Fire and Rescue Services, Lokanath Behera visited the site along with senior officials to assess the situation and Director, Technical, E. B. Prasad has been asked to submit a report. A

Udupi, Apr 10: A group of 11 students of Shiroor-based Green Valley National School and PU College and their chief coordinator are on a visit to the John F. Kennedy Space Centre, Port Canaveral, Orlando, U.S., where they are participating in a space camp for international students. In a press release issued here on Saturday, John Mathew, principal of Green Valley National School and PU College

Udupi, Apr 10: The Udupi district police have arrested a former Executive Officer of the Sri Mookambika Temple in a case related to the siphoning off gold ornaments, donated by the devotees to the temple. K. Annamalai, Superintendent of Police, told media persons that L.S. Maruti was arrested near Kollur. The accused was the Executive Officer of the temple from July, 2012, to August, 2015. Instead

Kollam, Apr 10: One person, who had allegedly stored crackers and fireworks ten times more than the permit, was today booked by police in connection with the Puttingal Devi Temple fire tragedy here. Attingal police said they have registered a case against the licensee, Surendran, who had stored about 150 kgs of crackers and fireworks material at the storehouse without valid permission. Surendran

Kollam (Kerala), Apr 10: Top officials of the Puttingal Devi temple in Kerala have reportedly gone missing after an illegal fireworks show left over 100 people dead early on Sunday, police sources said. The police have registered a case of culpable homicide against senior temple officials. An media correspondent tried to reach them on their mobile telephones but they were switched off. A case has

New Delhi, Apr 10: The US government airport security agency recently contacted tech giant IBM to create an app for managing passengers in airports. The app didn't do something particularly complicated; it randomly directed people in queues left or right on the press of a button. Just like any other big tech company IBM charged a premium amount, $ 1.4 million (9.5 crore) to be precise. It was all