Karnataka

Raichur, Mar 31: An Automated Teller Machine (ATM), which had Rs. 4.70 lakh in cash, was taken away at Kallur in Manvi taluk, Raichur district, on Tuesday night. The Indicash ATM kiosk was being operated by Tata Communications Payment Solutions Limited. According to the police, though the CCTV camera was intact at the ATM kiosk, the footage storage device (hard disk), which was installed inside

Mangaluru, Mar 31: The Mangaluru police, who have arrested two supari killers in connection with RTI activist Vinayak Baliga murder case, have now issued a a look out notice for two more suspects, Shrikanth and Shiva alias Shivu. Shrikanth (40), son of Itappa Moolya and resident of Kavoor, near Shanti Nagara Ground, Mangaluru, is said to be a close associate of Yuva Brigade (erstwhile Namo Brigade

Bengaluru, Mar 31: A young woman scientist at Biocon was killed and two of her colleagues suffered head injuries on Wednesday when the mini-bus attached to the company in which they were returning home rammed into a lorry on Nice Road. The Electronic City traffic police said around 15 employees escaped unhurt. However, the front portion of the mini-bus was badly damaged. The scientist, Revathi (25

New Delhi, Mar 31: A day after former chief minister S M Krishna's meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi, senior Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge on Wednesday said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should convene the Congress Legislature Party meeting immediately and take the party's view on the decision to set up the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Kharge's statement

Mangaluru, Mar 31: Mangalore University has set an example by conferring a PhD degree posthumously to an assistant professor, who had lost his life in a tragedy in the city two-and-a-half years ago. Iqlas Ahmed (55), who was serving as an associate professor at College of Fisheries, was killed in a road accident on October 21, 2013 on National Highway 66 near Jeppinamogaru. He was riding his two

Bengaluru, Mar 30: The Karnataka High Court today directed the state government to reprint the invitation card for a festival at Puttur temple after it admitted the error of printing the name of Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahims name, in violation of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee and Justice Ravi

Mangaluru, Mar 30: Expressing grave concern over the murder of RTI activist Vinayak Baliga, several city based intellectuals, activists, rationalists and Dalits have demanded a high level probe into the case. 51-year-old Baliga, who had successfully sought out more than 90 RTIs, was hacked to death near his residence in the city on March 21 by two assailants. He had more than 17 stab injuries on

Mangaluru: Mar 30: Stating that the Digital India Programme of the Union Government aims to transform India to a connected economy, Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, NITI Ayog member, said that it intends to connect 2.5 lakh villages across India through broadband highways, public internet access, universal access to mobile connectivity, e-governance, e-kranti and information to all. It aims to empower

New Delhi, Mar 30: India has seen the fourth biggest outflow of high net worth individuals globally in 2015 with shifting of 4,000 millionaires overseas, says a report. According to a report by New World Wealth, some 4,000 uber-rich Indians have changed their domicile in 2015, while France saw the maximum outflow of millionaires with as many as 10,000 super rich leaving the country. The report

Mangaluru, Mar 30: Two controversial personalities and a cardiovascular surgeon were honoured with Honoris Causa (honorary doctorates) during the 34th annual convocation of Mangalore University here on Wednesday. Kannada novelist SL Bhyrappa, who is known for promoting Hindutva and spreading the misconception about Muslims and Islam, Mangaluru based entrepreneur AJ Shetty, who is known for liquor