Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 22: Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development has lodged a complaint against Bajrang Dal activists for forcibly preventing the screening of ‘Dilwale’, a Hindi film starring Shah Rukh Khan at various film theatres in the coastal city. The complaint was on Monday submitted to the city police chief S Murugan, who forwarded it to Mangaluru South Police Station, where formally a case was

Chandigarh, Dec 22: Bizzare it may sound but Punjab Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani does not consider 'sharab' (booze) an intoxicant. "I don't think 'sharab' (booze) is an intoxicant. You cannot call alcohol an intoxicant. It is (consumed) there in the army, parties. The government gives licences for manufacturing liquor, we auction liquor vends. As long as it is done, sharab cannot be called

Mumbai, Dec 22: Maharashtra government has allowed alcohol shops to remain open from late night till wee hours on Eid-e-Milad, along with Christmas and New Year's Eve,prompting the Congress and AIMIM to accuse it of disregarding the sentiments of Muslims over demand for liquor ban on that day. A circular issued by the state home department grants relaxation in timings to shops, beer bars and other

Bengaluru, Dec 22: As part of the Karnataka government’s plans to curb proliferation of blind beliefs and superstitions in the state, authorities are expected to hold a meeting with private TV channels. A highly placed source said that the government has appointed officials to hold a meeting with heads of various private regional TV channels, which air astrology-based shows, to arrive at a

Chikkamagaluru, Dec 22: Even as the State government is yet to resolve the title claims over the disputed Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swami Dargah in Chikkamagaluru district, as per the direction of the Supreme Court, a three day Datta Jayanti celebrations by saffron outfits have commenced on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Sajjada Nasheen (hereditary administrator) has decided to file a contempt petition

Kolkata, Dec 22: A Jet Airways shuttle bus on Tuesday rammed into a stationary Air India flight at the city airport here. However, no casualty or injury was reported, an official said. The incident happened at bay number 32 early Tuesday when the driver lost control of the bus and rammed it into the parked aircraft damaging one of its engines. The driver of the bus was being questioned and the

Ballari:?Dec 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government has no plans of beginning construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, according to Lok Sabha member and Karnataka BJP?president Pralhad Joshi, Speaking to reporters here, Joshi said that the case pertaining to Ram Janmabhoomi was pending before the Allahabad High Court and he had no any information on Union government taking up the

Kasaragod, Dec 22: A man was killed when a country-made bomb exploded in an uninhabited plot near Dharmadom near Thalassery in Kerala on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Puthiyandi Sajeevan, 47, of Dharmadom. The police said he suffered fatal injuries in the explosion that occurred at Swamikunnu, near the beach at Dharmadam. The blast occurred around noon. Quoting witnesses, the police

Udupi, Dec 22: The district administrations of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have given green signal for Kambala even after Animal Welfare Board of India requested the Karnataka govt to stop the traditional sports. Official sources said that this year too last season’s model for Kambala will be followed in the twin districts wherein the events will held under strict supervision, without giving room

Bengaluru: Dec 22: The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) wants the State government to take immediate steps to stop Kambala (the annual buffalo race) planned for the year 2015-16 in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Acting on a complaint by the animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the board has written to Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee