Karnataka

New Delhi, Jan 25: The Centre on Monday announced Padma awards – the country's highest civilian honours – for imminent persons under various categories for the year 2016. As per ANI, among those who have been selected for Padma Vibhushan awards for this year include - Yamini Krishnamurthi, Girija Devi, Ramoji Rao, Shri Shri Ravi Shankar, Dr Viswanathan Shanta. Padma Vibhushan will also be accorded

Bengaluru, Jan 25: A reported statement by Dinesh Amin Mattu, media adviser to the Chief Minister, that it had become common of late to arrest “some persons” on Republic Day and Independence Day, has ruffled the feathers of the Bharatiya Janata Party which has urged Siddaramaiah to clarify whether he would subscribe to such a view. Maintaining that Mr. Mattu was subscribing to his ideology instead

Lucknow, Jan 25: About 25 years after the incident, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday said he "felt sad" for ordering firing on 'karsewaks' in Ayodhya in 1990 but it was necessary to save the religious place. Mr Yadav, who was the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, had ordered firing on karsewaks in Ayodhya in 1990 in which 16 people were killed. "I feel sad for firing on

Mangaluru, Jan 25: The Lawrence Pinto Human Rights Award was conferred on social activist Vidya Dinker in a programme held at Kalaangann in Shaktinagar here on Sunday. Prof. MI Savadatti, Scientist and former Vice Chancellor – Mangalore University, presented the Award, which comprised of a citation, public honour and a purse of Rs 1 lakh. Ms Dinker, the Convener of Citizens' Forum for Mangalore

Bengaluru, Jan 25: The six suspects, who were picked up by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) during Friday’s raids across Karnataka, were flown to Delhi on Sunday after the NIA obtained their in-transit custody for four days. “The six were taken in different vehicles to the Kempegowda International Airport. The NIA formed six special teams and each suspect was taken on a different flight to

Chikkamagaluru, Jan 25: The entry to Inam Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah Datta cave has been banned for three days from Sunday for security reasons. The Home Department has directed the officials to beef up security following the terror threat. As a result, the tourists had to return to their places without having the Darshan of the ‘Datta Paduke’ in the cave shrine. Devotees unhappy A team of

Mysuru, Jan 25: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday advised BJP leaders to mind their tongue, as language denotes personality of the speaker. Siddaramaiah came out with the advice while reacting to a statement made by BJP leader Subramanian Swami on All India Congress Committee chairperson, Sonia Gandhi. Swami, during the media briefing held on Saturday, had called Sonia ‘brigand, liar and thief

Mangaluru, Jan 25: A fresh leak in the crude oil pipeline of the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited was successfully plugged by the employee of the same company. According to a press release, crude oil started leaking from the pipeline after personnel of an external agency, which is not related to MRPL, accidentally hit the pipeline while doing ground work in Thokur. Ramesh Poojary from

Bidar, Jan 25: A van carrying buffaloes hit a car killing six passengers on Bidar-Srirangapatna State Highway near Jalasanghi village in Humnabad taluk on Sunday. Among the passengers dead are two children. Three of the 12 buffaloes in the van were killed. Six buffaloes were seriously injured. They are being shifted to the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University hospital in

Mangaluru, Jan 24: A three-year-old girl died after accidentally falling into an open well in a house in Bejai, according to Urwa Police. The police said that Ashwini from Bagalkot was with her mother who works in a house in Dolu Lane in Bejai. Ashwini reportedly climbed up the well and put her left leg on a grill covering the open part of the well. The grill collapsed as, a part of it had