Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 17: Over 200 members of 36 organisations sat on a one-day hunger strike in front of the district office complex here on Thursday opposing the Yettinahole water diversion project. They also warned of intensifying the agitation if the government does not stop the project. Addressing the agitating members, fisherman leader Ramachandra Baikampady said from now on people would start

Rajkot, Mar 17: Eight animal rights activists on Thursday allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison in the district collectorate premises demanding that cow be declared as 'Rashtra mata' (mother of nation) and pan-India beef ban.Condition of all the eight persons is stated to be stable. The activists allegedly attempted suicide by consuming pesticides, demanding that there should be a

Kasaragod, Mar 17: NIA today arrested a man from Kerala wanted for his alleged role in conducting an arms training camp in Kannur district of the state in 2013. Officials said a team from NIA's Kochi unit arrested Abdul Jaleel (41), said to be a PFI activist, in the wee hours from a house in Narath area where his wife was staying. He will be produced before a special NIA court in Kochi today. The

Mangaluru, Mar 17: Ashwin Naik, a Mangaluru based rallyist, along with his Bengali colleague Amittrajit Ghosh broke a glass ceiling by becoming first Indians to finish on the podium in the British Rally Championship (BRC4) recently. Former national rally champion Amittrajit Ghosh and co-driver Ashwin Naik scored a class podium in the first round of the BRC4, during the opening round of the 39th

Udupi, Mar 17: A large number of women took out a rally from Peramapalli Circle to the Deputy Commissioner's Office in Udupi, urging the Karnataka government not to permit any more liquor shops in the State. The rally was jointly organised by the district units of Zilla Janajagriti Vedike and Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP). The protesters held placards with messages

Mangaluru, 17: Defending Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner AB Ibrahim for printing his name on the invitation card of the annual festival of a Muzrai temple in Puttur taluk, the Karnataka state government has urged the Hindutva groups not to blow the issue out of proportion. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister TB Jayachandra on Thursday stated that there was nothing wrong in DC's name being

Mysuru, Mar 17: Intensifying probe into the murder of BJP activist Raju in Mysuru, the police detained a few suspects for questioning on Wednesday. However, no arrests have been made so far. On the other hand videographers and photographers of various media houses were approached by the police for the footage to identify the rioters involved in Monday's violence in the city. Apart from the case of

Gadag, Mar 17: Gadag city on Wednesday took a big step towards becoming the first in the State to offer Free Wi-Fi facility to people with the commissioning of as many as 10 hotspots to begin with. Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa dedicated the hotspot facility at a programme at the District Stadium here on Wednesday. District in-charge Minister H.K. Patil was present. Following an initiative taken by Mr

Mangaluru, Mar 17: Numerous petty shops were dismantled and destroyed as the Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) launched an anti-encroachment drive across the city. On Thursday a team of officials from MCC, led by Revenue Officer Praveen Chandra and Health Officer Manjaiah Shetty, removed the petty shops that had come up on pavements and other public places around Pumpwell, Kankanady and other areas

Bengaluru, Mar 17: Even as the State government is facing the heat from civil society and legal experts over setting up of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), it has come to light that the Raj Bhavan had asked the Lokayukta police about the status of the complaint against Justice S R Nayak, who was recommended for the post of Lokayukta by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Sources said the Lokayukta