Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 15: Nearly 14,000 guest lecturers in government first grade colleges, who were on strike for over a month, stare at a blank future as the Higher Education Department has not only initiated process to hire fresh candidates in their place but also directed the colleges not to consider the agitating members for employment. Stating that their agitation has affected the academics and

Ahmedabad, Feb 15: Shouting slogans against actor Shah Rukh Khan, members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad or VHP threw stones at a parking lot of a luxury hotel in Ahmedabad early on Sunday damaging his car. The attack was reportedly against the shooting of his upcoming film "Raees" in Gujarat over his earlier remarks on "intolerance". The film's crew members are staying in the hotel but the 50-year

Mangaluru, Feb 14: Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing, Urban Poverty Alleviation M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asked Mangaluru and other 79 cities to look inward, refine their proposals and compete in the second round for the selection of 40 cities that will be receiving grants under the Smart city scheme. Speaking on “Sustainable Development - way forward” at Sanghaniketan here on Sunday

Mangaluru, Feb 14: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s ‘expensive watch’, which he claimed to have received as a “gift”, has even fellow Congressmen take a jibe at him like Opposition leaders. Senior Congress leader B. Janardhana Poojary, known for his blunt remarks, has asked the Chief Minister to auction the watch and donate the proceeds to families of soldiers, who died in Siachen recently. Not long

Mangaluru, Feb 14: A speeding bullet tanker toppled on a busy highway on Sunday at Thumbe on the outskirts of the city causing traffic chaos and panic in the area. The driver of the ill-fated tanker, identified as Jayaprakash N (27), a native of Tamil Nadu, breathed his last in the intensive care unit of a hospital. Even though there was no oil spill from the tanker, a tense atmosphere prevailed

Mangaluru, Feb 14: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, four tourists from Hassan were washed away in high tide and heavy currents of sea water at Someshwar beach off Ullal town on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. Mohammed Haneef (20), Mohammed Siyab (19), Imran Pasha (20) and Sahid Khaleel (22) disappeared after they were engulfed by a mighty wave while playing in the water, sources said. Fire

Mangaluru, Feb 14: The customs investigators in Kerala have seized 7 kg of gold smuggled in a car imported by a native of Mangaluru through Kochi port. 14 crude gold chains of 24 carat, each weighing 500 gm concealed in the fuel tank of the imported Mini Cooper car were seized by the authorities said KN Raghavan, Commissioner, Cochin Customs. The luxury car was imported under Carnet De Passage — a

Udupi, Feb 14: Reminding that Congress provided 50 per cent reservation in the three tiers of panchayati raj institutions in Karnataka, film actress turned politician Jaimala said that the Siddaramaiah led state government was committed to empowering women and strengthening the panchayati raj system. She was speaking after inaugurating a district-level workers convention titled ‘Mahila Shakti’

Udupi, Feb 14: Unable to bear the burden of debt after the price of rubber crashed in the markets, a rubber-grower allegedly ended his life at a remote village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district. The deceased has been identified as CC Joseph (58), a resident of at Jadkal village near Kollur. He resorted to the extreme step at his house Friday night and breathed his lost while being taken to

Mangaluru, Feb 14: Ensure individual liberty during Valentine’s Day celebrations, the Mangaluru city and the Dakshina Kannada district police said no one would be allowed to take law into their own hands in the guise of opposing ‘western culture’ on Sunday. Police has intensified patrolling in Mangaluru and other parts of the district in the wake of Bajrang Dal District Convener Bhujanga Kulal