Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 11: An LPG tanker turned turtle on the Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway in Shiradi Ghat, on Friday morning, causing leakage of highly inflammable gas. The driver and his assistant suffered minor injuries. The truck was going from Mangalore to Bangalore. As the tanker had developed cracks, the gas leaks caused tension among people travelling that way. Fire tenders were called in

New Delhi, Mar 11: India's quota for the Haj this year has been fixed at 136,020 pilgrims, according to an agreement signed with Saudi Arabia. A total of 100,020 pilgrims will come through the Haj Committee of India and the remainder through private tour operators. The agreement on the Haj quota was signed during a high-level Indian delegation's visit to Jeddah on Thursday, Arab News reported on

Nagpur, Mar 11: The RSS on Friday condemned the raising of anti-national slogans in JNU, saying “subversive” elements have made universities the centre of their activities for long and should be checked by governments, as its top brass on Friday began a three-day brainstorming session in Nagpur. Referring to Malda episode, the Sangh fountainhead also voiced concern over instances of violence and

Mangaluru, Mar 11: Harinath, Senior most corporator of the Congress has been elected as new Mayor of Mangaluru on Friday. Mr. Harinath defeated Roopa D. Bangera of the BJP by a margin of 16 votes. He is the 29th Mayor of this coastal city. The post of Mayor was reserved for a general candidate. Representing 14 Marakada ward, Harinath elected to the council for the fifth time, was the chairman of

Bengaluru, Mar 11: In a major relief to those using non-Karnataka registered vehicles in the State, the High Court on Thursday declared as unconstitutional the Karnataka Motor Vehicle Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2014 which provides for collecting lifetime tax on such vehicles. The court also quashed the demand notices issued by the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) to owners of several such vehicles

Mangaluru, Mar 11: The second Pre-University exams began across 1032 centres in Karnataka on Friday with thousands of students appearing for Biology and Electronics papers. In total, 6,40,033 students are appearing for the examinations this year out of which 3, 29,187 are boys and 3, 10,846 are girls. Out of them, 31,252 students are appearing as private students. In Dakshina Kannada, as many as

Bengaluru, Mar 11: Home Minister G?Parameshwara on Thursday said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was following leads after forensic reports established a common link in the murders of Kannada scholar M M Kalburgi in Dharwad in August last, communist leader Govind Pansare in Kolhapur and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune in 2013. “We have formed special squads to investigate the

Vijayapura, Mar 11: Burglars gained entry into the house of Kalpana, sister of Minister M B?Patil, and decamped with cash and valuables worth Rs 46 lakh early Thursday morning. The eight-member armed gang knocked on the door of the house of Kalpana Maheshgouda Biradar at Shantiniketan Layout in the city at 2.45 am. Kalpana's husband Maheshgouda opened the door, thinking that their son had come

New Delhi, Mar 10: A man tried to attack Kanhaiya Kumar inside the JNU campus, as per media reports on Thursday. His name is Vikas Chaudhary and he tried to slap the JNUSU president. The man was later detained by security officials. As per initial reports, he is an outsider and native of Ghaziabad. Some reports said that JNU students rescued the JNUSU president. Also Kanhaiya is said to be out of

Mangaluru, Mar 10: St Aloysius College for the third consecutive time bagged the overall trophy of two day National level Media Fest – Beacons-2016, organised by Nitte Institute of Communication on Wednesday at its Paneer campus, here. The two day fest which included both symposium and various events saw a participation of 16 colleges with 120 students taking part in 14 different events. Popular