Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 15: The Karnataka state government has made all arrangements to administer polio vaccine to 74.25 lakh children aged less than five on January 17 from 8am to 5pm. Announcing this at a press meet here on Friday, UT Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, urged that children below five years be given polio drops compulsorily even if the vaccine is given to them in the previous

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Mangaluru city police commissioner Chandra Sekhar along with his men raided the district prison in Mangaluru on Friday. A screw driver, mobile phones, a few ganja packets were recovered among other items during the raid intended to curb illegal activities inside the prison. However, no lethal weapons have been recovered. Chandra Sekhar said that despite deploying with 26

New Delhi, Jan 15: Bomb scare at a popular Bengaluru theatre turned out to be a hoax following a thorough search conducted by bomb squad and local police on Friday. Bengaluru's popular Cauvery theatre was on Friday evacuated following the bomb threat. Bomb disposal squad reached the spot immediately after people informed the police about an unidentified box which was lying near the theatre. No

Bhopal, Jan 15: A Muslim couple was among passengers assaulted by at least seven members of the Gauraksha Samiti at Khirkiya railway station, in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh, when they objected to their luggage being searched on suspicion that they were carrying beef, police said. Police said the right-wing activists claimed to have seized “beef” from a bag during the “raid” on the general

A drawing in French satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo suggesting Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy found dead on a Turkish beach last year, would have grown up to be a sex attacker caused outrage online on Thursday. The cartoon depicts two male creatures running after terrified women with the caption: "What would have become of the young Alan if he had grown up? A groper in Germany."

Mangaluru, Jan 15: The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday facilitated the reunion of a Hindu man and a Muslim woman, who were separated by the girl’s father opposing their marriage. K Shivaraj, a native of Mysuru and DKS Haleema Shaheen of Mangaluru met each other while studying at a college in Mangaluru and fell in love. After studies, the duo wanted to start a business and had even got their

Bengaluru, Jan 15: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has released the footage of the suspect in the Church Street blast on December 28, 2014, that claimed the life of a 38-year-old woman from Chennai. This is the first time since the blast that the investigating agency is releasing the footage from three CCTV cameras around Church Street. The private CCTV cameras at three different places on

Mangaluru, Jan 15: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday rejected the bail application of Shabbeer Bhatkal, said to be an aide of Riyaz Bhatkal, an alleged co-founder of Indian Mujahideen. Shabeer has been in judicial custody since 2009 after he was arrested by the Ullal police in Dakshina Kannada district on charges of being an associate of Riyaz in some of the terror-related activities. Shabbeer

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Auto-rickshaw fares in the city have once again gone up in Dakshina Kannada, with the minimum tariff being hiked by Rs 2. The Dakshina Kannada Regional Transport Authority (RTA) on Thursday gave nod for the increase in the minimum fare for autorickshaw rides up to a distance of 1.5 km from Rs. 23 to Rs. 25, with effect from January 15. However, the per km fare of Rs. 13 has not

Tumakuru, Jan 14: Five persons waiting for a bus by the side of National Highway 48 died after being hit by a van at Dodda Aladamara Gate in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district on Thursday. Three women were among the deceased. The victims are Maradi Ranganatha (22), a student of Karejavanahalli; Lalithamma (35) of Kenchagaanahalli; Honnamma (60) of Kenchagaanahalli; Hanumantharayappa (70) of