Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Reiterating that his government was keen on introducing an anti-superstition legislation, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the aim was to stop exploitation in the name of superstition and blind belief. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the ‘Vishwamanava Day’ celebrations to mark poet Kuvempu’s 111th birth anniversary in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah said despite steadfast

Udupi, Dec 31: A youth died on spot while another suffered critical injuries when their scooter rammed into a bus on Karkala-Padubidri highway in Udupi district on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as Dileep (22). His friend Ranjan has been admitted to ICU at a private hospital in Mangaluru. The tragedy took place when Dileep riding towards the office of Suzlon Infrastructure

New York, Dec 31: When she was 16, Rana Abdelhamid was accosted on the streets of New York by a man who tried to pull off the head scarf she wears as a symbol of her commitment to her Muslim faith. Rather than withdraw, as she'd seen other Muslim women do, she turned her anger into a program that is now working with young Muslim women to teach them self-defence while encouraging them to become

Mangaluru, Dec 31: The capital of coastal Karnataka is all set to welcome 2016 with parties and celebrations. With only a few hours left for the New Year's eve, clubs and star hotels in the city are already booked. Parties are being held on the outskirts of the city too. The Ocean Pearl, Summer Sands Beach Resort, Pandit Health Resort and Spa, City Beach Resort, Hotel Indrani Amrut Palace, Mukka

Bengaluru, Dec 31: The Legislative Council election results have indeed made Chief Minister Siddaramaiah bid goodbye to the year 2015 with a smile and welcome the New Year with renewed zeal. Even though the poll results do not significantly change the overall numerical positions in the Legislative Council (where it earlier held 12 out of 25 local body seats), the Congress victory gains

Hassan, Dec 31: Three residents of a Dalit colony at Sigaranahalli village in Holenarsipur taluk are facing the ire of police and taluk administration after they raised voice against untouchability. According to sources, the taluk administration has issued notices to a woman and two men under Section 107 of the Criminal Procedure Code and asked them to appear before the taluk magistrate. Thayamma

Mangaluru, Dec 31: Nearly three weeks after a bullet driver was beaten to death in Telangana, hundreds of his colleagues (drivers of bulk tankers transporting LPG by road) staged a protest in front of Hindustan Petroleum Corporations’ LPG filling unit near Surathkal, demanding compensation to the kin of the victim and immediate arrest of culprits. Led by Centre of Indian Trade Union and Democratic

Udupi, Dec 31: Two persons got electrocuted when they came into contact with a live wire at Tallur village in Kundapur taluk late on Tuesday night. The victims have been identified as Manoj (28) and Sunil Mogaveera (19). According to the district police, the tow were part of a committee who were making preparations for a “Srinivasa Kalyana” programme and were tying banners, when they touched a

Mangaluru, Dec 30: The Karnataka state government has reportedly decided to transfer Mangaluru City Police Commissioner S Murugan. If sources are to be believed another senior IPS officer M Chandra Sekhar would replace Mr Mruguan as the new Commissioner of Police in Mangaluru. While contacted, Chandra Sekhar, who is serving as joint commissioner of police (crime) in Bengaluru city, said that he

Mangaluru: Dec 30: The party workers and leaders of both BJP and Congress celebrated the victory of their candidates Kota Srinivas Poojary and Pratapchandra Shetty in the Legislative Council election, here on Wednesday. Agents from both the parties, who were present at the counting centre at Lady Hill Victoria Girls Convent, consistently kept track of the trends by visiting all counting tables