Karnataka

Mumbai, Feb 4: In a narrow-minded move, the Maharashtra government has rolled out a deradicalisation programme targeting only minority community. The programme has completely ignored the saffron terrorism. The proposal includes opening vyayam shalas in minority areas, making National Cadet Corps (NCC), Bharat Scouts and Guides (BS&G) compulsory in minority schools, and setting up an independent

Mumbai, Feb 4: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government to give its opinion on a Public Interest Litigation, challenging the decision of the Haji Ali Trust to ban the entry of women in the sanctum sanctorum of the historical Dargah. A Bench headed by Justice VM Kanade asked Advocate General Srihari Aney to submit arguments on behalf of the State on February 9, stating

Mangaluru, Feb 4: Vittala Malekudiya, a tribal youth who is facing charges for allegedly being a naxal sympathizer, is contesting the zilla panchayat election this time as a Communist Party of India (Marxists) candidate. On Wednesday, accompanied by local leaders of CPI(M), Mr. Malekudiya filed his nomination papers for Dharmasthala Zilla Panchayat constituency. A postgraduate in Journalism and

Udupi, Feb 4: The foundation stone laying ceremony of the Salihath First Grade College was held on Wednesday at Tonse, Hoode in Udupi district. Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, national president of Jama’ath-e-Islami Hind led the stone laying ceremony.

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Following the advisory from the Centre, the State Health department will intensify screening for Zika virus carriers at the Kempegowda International Airport and the Mangalore International Airport from Thursday onwards. The Health department, which is coordinating with the airport authorities, has decided to depute two doctors and paramedical staff each from Bengaluru Urban and

Dubai, Feb 4: The much anticipated “BCF Sports Festival 2016”was recently held at the Thumbay Grounds in Ajman. True to its tag line, it was “as exciting as ever”. Exhilarating, exuberant, entertaining and outstanding are some words that could best describe this mega event, wherein a large number of NRI Beary community members as well as members from other UAE based Kannadiga organisations

Bengaluru, Feb 3: The African students in north Bengaluru closed ranks on Wednesday as details emerged of a mob of locals allegedly attacking and stripping a Tanzanian girl in the neighourhood on Sunday. The 21-year-old girl who had been attacked met with top police officials on Wednesday to narrate what the mob had done to her. She gave her statement at the DCP's office in Peenya. As the details

Mangaluru, Feb 3: In what could have been a major tragedy had local residents failed to exhibit their presence of mind, high-tension electricity wires collapsed on a busy road at Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday evening. The tragedy took place when a roadside tree, which was razed to the ground to facilitate ongoing work on national highway, brought down an electric pole. The

New Delhi, Feb 3: Exasperated at being subjected to repeated security checks, a Jet Airways passenger created a bomb scare at the IGI airport here, forcing security agencies to book Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on another flight to Chennai. Jet Airways flight 9W-821 to Chennai, scheduled to take off at 6.45 am from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on

Bengaluru, Feb 3: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday inaugurated the three-day long Global Investors Meet named Invest Karnataka-2016, at the palace grounds in Bengaluru. Speaking at the event, for which over 5000 delegates have registered, Mr. Jaitley said Karnataka has the needed human and institutional resources to grow faster than India. State Industry Minister R.V. Despande in