Karnataka

New Delhi, Jan 2: The apex consumer court has asked SpiceJet airline to pay compensation and penalty of Rs 60,000 to a Tripura resident for losing his luggage in one of its flights. Justice J M Malik asked the air carrier to pay the compensation amount to Agartala resident Dr Atanu Ghosh whose one out of five registered ‘check-in’ baggages was lost during his flight and could not be found. Both

Bengaluru: Jan 2: The State government on Friday reshuffled superintendents of police of many districts as part of a major surgery conducted in the State police.Names and posting of officers who have been transferred are as follows: Prem Shankar Meena, DGP, Training, Bengaluru; H N Sathyanarayana Rao, DGP, Prisons, Bengaluru; K S R Charan Reddy, IGP and Additional Commissioner of Police, West

Bengaluru, Jan 2: The State Government dealt a shocker to citizens on the first day of the new year on Friday by announcing an increase in Nandini toned milk price by Rs 4 a litre from January 5. Animal Husbandry Minister A Manju announced the upward revision in price. The milk (which comes in white-and-blue sachet) will cost Rs 33 a litre, up from Rs 29. “Price of Nandini milk was last hiked in

New Delhi, Jan 2: Indian Muslims have no fascination for radical groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, say clerics agreeing with Home Minister Rajnath Singh's assertion that Indian Muslims were not attracted to their ideologies. The minister, while speaking at a conference at Maulana Azad Urdu University of Hyderabad in Lucknow, said the terror organisation could not dominate in India because of the

Kasaragod, Jan 1: At least four persons were killed and two injured in road accidents in the district on Friday. Prabhakaran, 64, native of Edappal in Malappuram, died on the spot and his son, Sujeesh, 28, was injured when the truck they were travelling in was hit by a sand-laden truck at Karantakkad here around 1.30 a.m. They were going to attend the funeral of a relative at Edappal. Sujeesh has

Mangaluru, Jan 1: Cinemas in Mangaluru began to screen the Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer Dilwale from Friday, which was stalled following protests by Bajrang Dal-Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists in Dakshina Kannada since December 20. As the district administration and the city police did not ensure screening of the movie, social activist Vidya Dinker filed a police complaint with Mangaluru South

Mangaluru, Jan 1: Hundreds of activists of Social Democratic Party of India on Friday, January 1, staged a demonstration in front of the office of deputy commissioner in the city to register their protest against decision of Mangaluru city to ban the entry of Islamic scholar Dr Zakir Naik into Mangaluru. The protesters slammed city police and Congress government of state for failing to

Mangaluru, Jan 1: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner AB Ibrahim has expressed deep concern over the reports on possibility of withdrawal of more than a dozen cases against Sri Rama Sene leader Pramod Muthalik. In a letter addressed to Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department Mr Ibrahim cautioned against the proposal to drop 13 cases, including 12 hate-speech cases against Muthalik.

Bengaluru, Jan 1: The Karnataka high court has upheld the prohibitory order issued by Mangaluru city police commissioner S Murugan banning the entry of internationally acclaimed orator Dr Zakir Naik to Mangaluru between December 31 and January 6. The development comes after South Karnataka Salafi Movement (SKSM) which decided to postpone the public meeting of Dr Zakir Naik by two months. Dr Zakir

New Delhi, Jan 1: Eyeing to curb black money and widen the tax base, the government has effected changes in rules related to the use of PAN from Friday. Under this, quoting the PAN will be mandatory for cash payment to settle hotel bills or buying foreign travel tickets of and above Rs 50,000. For non-luxury transactions, too, quoting PAN will be required for payment of above Rs 2 lakh in cash or