Karnataka

Mandya, Dec 17: The recent derogatory statement by Hindu Mahasabha president Kamalesh Tiwari against Prophet Muhammad has triggered protests across the State. Responding to a call given by the Mandya Muslim Okkoota, Muslims gathered in hundreds near the deputy commissioner’s office and staged a protest against Tiwari, here on Wednesday. More than 2,000 people from?Mandya and surrounding places who

Bengaluru: Dec 17: Justice Narayanappa Ananda, a retired judge of the High Court, was sworn in as Upalokayukta on Wednesday. Governor Vajubhai Vala administered him the oath of office at a function held at the Raj Bhavan around 6.35 pm. Justice Ananda took the oath in the name of God. He assumed office at the Lokayukta office around 7.15 pm. Speaking to reporters, he said the Lokayukta institution

Mumbai, Dec 16: In a freak accident, an aircraft technician died after being sucked into the engine of an Air India (AI) aircraft during pushback at the Mumbai airport on Wednesday evening. The mishap occurred when the co-pilot of Mumbai-Hyderabad Flight 619 mistook a signal for starting the engine and the victim, Ravi Subramanian, who was standing close, got sucked into it. The incident occurred

Mangaluru, Dec 16: Promising batsman Aditya Somanna’s timely onslaught could not prevent Bedra Bulls claiming an eight-run victory over coastaldigest.com in a nail-biting match on the fourth day of Amaco Mangalore Premiere League 2015. In a high-scoring thriller at the NMPT stadium coastaldigest.com made a spirited chase of the Bulls’ challenging 172-7 before being stopped just short on 165-8. The

Mangaluru, Dec 16: Union Minister for Shipping Nitin Gadkari during his visit to Mangalore reviewed the Port development and performance and directed NMPT and MRPL to take up the LNG Project in the fast track and commission it by June 2017. He asked to make LNG available to the fertilizer plants which will reduce the cost of urea which in turn will reduce the govt subsidy and make available

Managluru, Dec 16: Accusing Dr Zakir Naik, an authority on comparative religion and founder of Islamic Research Foundation, of provoking people and insulting “gods” of Hindus, two saffron groups have urged the Karnataka government and Dakshina Kannada district administration not allow the former to enter Mangaluru. Ever since the South Karnataka Salafi Movement announced to host an inter-faith

Bengaluru, Dec 16: Amidst the growing popularity of the app-based taxi services in prominent cities of Karnataka, Heytaxi, a new taxi service is all set to roll out motorcycle taxis in the state capital in January. Heytaxi has 27 registered riders in Bengaluru and is planning to induct more in the coming weeks. From January, the service will be available at a base fare of Rs 20 for first 2 kms and

Madikeri, Dec 16: The Kodagu police on Tuesday arrested three persons in connection with the killing of a man during the Tipu Jayanthi celebrations in Madikeri on Nov 10. Shahul Hameed, who was shot at on November 10, had died at a Mysuru hospital the next day. The arrested are P?U?Kaverappa alias Kavan (31), SH?Bhishma alias Nanda (36) and K R?Ramesh (45), all activists of Sangh Parivar. Kodagu

Lucknow, Dec 16: Uttar Pradesh Police Director General Jagmohan Yadav on Tuesday courted controversy by saying that "rapes were committed even during the Ram Rajya". Responding to a question by a young reporter on increasing number of sexual assault cases, Yadav asked him to meet him in private to get an answer to the question. Yadav, who is set to retire this month, told a press conference here

New Delhi, Dec 16: Quoting PAN will be mandatory from January 1 for cash payment made to settle hotels bills or for buying foreign travel tickets of Rs 50,000 as the government tightened disclosure norms to check generation of domestic black money. The PAN requirement for non-luxury cash transactions will be Rs 2 lakh. However, in a relief to small investors, the requirement of furnishing PAN for