Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 27: As many as nine passengers have been booked for creating trouble on board Chennai Central Mangaluru Express recently. Among them seven have been remanded to judicial custody while two others have been released on bail. On February 21, the on-duty train ticket examiners (TTEs) of train No.12685 Chennai Central - Mangaluru Express, D Rajasekaran, Rajeswar Meena, Carl Max and

Mangaluru, Feb 27: Deputy Commissioner AB Ibrahim said that a fresh survey would be conducted from February 29 to identify 'safai karmachari' (manual scavengers) involved in cleaning human excreta in an insanitary latrine or in open drain in Dakshina Kannada district. As per the Socio Economic and Caste Census - 2011, there were 123 manual scavengers (0.04%) in rural areas Dakshina Kannada

Washington, Feb 27: Expressing serious concern over violence against religious minorities in India, 34 top American lawmakers have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate steps to protect their fundamental rights and bring the perpetrators to justice. "We urge your government to take immediate steps to ensure that the fundamental rights of religious minorities are protected and that

Kanpur, Feb 27: Congress workers today tried to stop the cavalcade of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy here and allegedly threw eggs, tomatoes and ink on it. Police used mild force to disperse the protesters in which some of them received minor injuries. BJP district President Surendra Maithani said Swamy's cavalcade was on its way to SD college from circuit house around 11 AM for a seminar on global

New Delhi, Feb 27: JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar has told a Supreme Court-appointed lawyers' probe panel that he was beaten up, pushed to the ground and injured by men in lawyers' robes before the police, when he was brought to the Patiala House court premises on February 17. "When the police brought me inside the court's gate, a mob of men in lawyers' robes attacked me. It appeared as if they

Udupi, Feb 27: The Udupi district unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has launched a month-long district-wide campaign, “Quran for all”. Speaking at the inauguration programme of the campaign held at Durga international Hall in the twon JIH state president Mohammed At'harullah Sharif said that the Quran is the literal word of God, which He revealed to His Prophet Muhammad. Quran is meant for the entire

Mangaluru, Feb 27: A reporter of a Kannada eveninger was attacked by a gang of miscreants under the limits of Uppinangady police station on Friday evening. The injured has been identified as Mohammed Asif, the Belthangady reporter of Jayakirana newspaper. It is learnt that Mr Asif was riding his motorbike towards his home when the miscreants who came in a car waylaid him at Saralikatte near

Bengaluru, Feb 27: Amidst concerns over flight of investment from the State, the Economic Survey 2015-16 tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament on Friday stated that Karnataka is the third largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country. Karnataka received FDI amounting $3,266.48 million during April-November 2015 against $3,443.89 million in April-March 2014-15

Mangaluru, Feb 27: Taking serious note of complainants turning hostile during trial of complaints of sexual harassment, a magistrate has ordered initiation of criminal proceedings against them. The II Judicial Magistrate First Class has ordered registration of criminal cases against Violet Mascarenhas, her sister Prescilla Mascarenhas and her neighbour Jovith Carel D'Souza of Padu Perar village

Manipal, Feb 27: For the 33 engineering students of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), called RoboManipal, it was a moment of pride and joy as they unveiled two robots designed by them at a workshop here on Friday. After all, this team of students drawn from different streams of engineering had put in their efforts and burnt the midnight oil to come up with these robots. The team will take